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Monday, March 18, 2024

    • 7:00 am

    • 1:00 - 1:50 pm
    • This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.

    Infographics can be an effective way to convey small bits of information very quickly, while drawing viewers in due to their visual appeal. In this workshop students will learn about best practices for creating infographics and be introduced to several free online tools that allow users to create their own infographics, including: Piktochart, Infogr.am, and Visme.

    • 3:30 - 4:00 pm

    Topics to be covered include information about the Churchill, Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, George Mitchell, Knight-Hennessy, Luce Scholars, Marshall, Rhodes, and Schwarzman programs and how to apply for these scholarship opportunities. For more information, contact the scholarships office at topscholars@illinois.edu or visit our website at www.topscholars.illinois.edu

    • 7:00 pm
    • Lincoln Hall Theater, 702 S. Wright St., Urbana, IL

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Thursday, March 21, 2024

    • All Day
    • AACC Lounge

    • All Day
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign | Main Level, West Gallery and Light Court

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

    • 9:30 - 10:45 am
    • Remote workshop via Zoom

    Developing skills and knowledge that can be used to succeed at real-world tasks is a strong source of motivation for many students. Authentic assessments conceptually mimic these tasks and are a more valid means of measuring learning objectives compared to conventional means of assessment.Join us as we investigate using authentic assessment effectively in our courses.

    • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    • 11:30 am - 12:20 pm
    • This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.Web of Science is the widest-scoping, multidisciplinary platform of abstract databases for full-text articles, books, and conference proceedings. This session provides insight and strategies for getting the most use out of the platform. We will highlight how to search for literature and authors, as well as where to find citation tracking data and grant information. Additional features and strategies covered include: the advanced search builder, refining and managing search results, analyzing citations, and unpacking item records.

    Web of Science is the widest-scoping, multidisciplinary platform of abstract databases for full-text articles, books, and conference proceedings. This session provides insight and strategies for getting the most use out of the platform.

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    • 1203 W Nevada St. Urbana, IL 61801

    • 1:00 - 1:50 pm
    • Main Library 314

    This hands-on workshop will teach you how to make common word processing documents accessible for screen readers, and how to make presentations accessible for a wide range of users. We’ll cover MS Word and PowerPoint, Google Docs, and PDFs, as well as general best practices for accessibility that you can incorporate across formats.

    • 1:00 - 4:00 pm
    • OVCDEI, HUB 3070, 614 E. Daniel St., Champaign, IL 61820

    • 3:00 - 3:30 pm
    • 807 S Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820 - Rm IUB 514

    Topics to be covered include information about the Churchill, Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, George Mitchell, Knight-Hennessy, Luce Scholars, Marshall, Rhodes, and Schwarzman programs and how to apply for these scholarship opportunities. For more information, contact the scholarships office at topscholars@illinois.edu or visit our website at www.topscholars.illinois.edu

    • 3:00 - 3:50 pm
    • Grainger Engineering Library, Grainger Commons, Rooms 233/235

    This session introduces the podcasting equipment and technology available to our campus community from the libraries. In addition to familiarizing ourselves with the equipment for recording, we will cover some beginning recording and audio editing techniques, particularly within the software Audacity.

  • Current Affairs Forum
    • 3:30 - 5:00 pm
    • 319 Gregory Hall (810 S. Wright St., Urbana, IL 61801)

    • 5:00 pm
    • Cafe Paradiso, S. Lincoln Ave, Urbana

    Come join us for conversation practice in Polish. All levels welcome.

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    • 5:30 pm
    • Erlanger House (303 W Indiana Ave, Urbana)

    • 6:00 - 6:50 pm
    • This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.Are you preparing for an upcoming conference? Need to design a poster for your class? This workshop will give you tools for communicating your research for academic conferences and professional meetings in a concise and visually effective poster presentation. This event is co-sponsored by Teaching, Learning, and Academic Support, the Writers Workshop, and the Office of Undergraduate Research.

    Are you preparing for an upcoming conference? Need to design a poster for your class? This workshop will give you tools for communicating your research for academic conferences and professional meetings in a concise and visually effective poster presentation. This event is co-sponsored by Teaching, Learning, and Academic Support, the Writers Workshop, and the Office of Und

Friday, March 22, 2024

Saturday, March 23, 2024

    • All Day
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign | Main Level, West Gallery and Light Court

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

    • 3:00 pm
    • Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Goodwin Ave

    Take a peek inside each of our theatres and learn more about Krannert Center.