CSPs play a critical role and are often seen as the face of The Career Center at campus events while providing resumes, cover letters, and LinkedIn reviews, and as they facilitate career readiness workshops for our campus partners.If you have excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills, and will be enrolled full-time for the upcoming semester, please apply at the link below by Monday, April 19, to allow sufficient time to apply.More Information on the CSP position: https://www.careercenter.illinois.edu/opportunity/undergraduate-career-services-paraprofessional

Application Link: https://go.illinois.edu/ApplyCSP2021

Please email Lisa Fay (lfay@illinois.edu) to schedule an audition, for questions, or to schedule an alternative audition time! Open to all university students. Though useful, no previous experience is required. Come with a prepared 1 to 2 minute monologue (does not have to be memorized). Students can elect to receive 2 hours of course credit Theatre 400M.INNER VOICES Social Theatre takes on subject matter that is timely and often difficult to address. This requires a willingness to be open-minded and curious about social issues and justice on the part of all who participate in the project. Past topics have included hate crimes, sexual assault, body, image, gender identity and transphobia, racism, socioeconomic status, and suicide. INNER VOICES is sponsored by the Counseling Center and the Department of Theatre.

The Spurlock Museum is open! They are following all COVID-19 safety protocols and encourage you to come by during usual hours - https://www.spurlock.illinois.edu/visit/.

Join the Office of Volunteer Programs Team as the Barbara Seaquist Williams InternThe intern will engage in community service activities and organize peer experiences that highlight their academic interests. They will network with social service agencies and nonprofit professionals to help develop a climate of community engagement on and off-campus. The intern builds project management and volunteer administration skills. Find more information and application details at https://studentengagement.illinois.edu/volunteer-programs/programs/leadership/. The application is due 4/22/21.

Be A Part of the Service Leaders at Illinois Council-Engaged (SLICE)SLICE is a great opportunity for second and third-year students still looking to make a mark on the university's mission for student involvement in community service and public outreach! However, all students are welcome. Students will learn to value collaborative relationships and shared governance, work with others to boost student affinity for global awareness and civic participation, and build a community that results in group resilience, persistence, and retention. Those selected to SLICE for 2021-2022 will assemble for the first council meeting on 4/19/21. Interest forms can be found at https://go.illinois.edu/ServiceLeadersCouncil.

Check out the Japan House cherry blossoms (2000 South Lincoln in Urbana)! If they are gone by the time you get there, check out photos at https://www.flickr.com/photos/japanhouseillinois/sets/72157718509287735/

Join the Office of Volunteer Programs Team as the Barbara Seaquist Williams InternThe intern will engage in community service activities and organize peer experiences that highlight their academic interests. They will network with social service agencies and nonprofit professionals to help develop a climate of community engagement on and off-campus. The intern builds project management and volunteer administration skills. Find more information and application details at https://studentengagement.illinois.edu/volunteer-programs/programs/leadership/. The application is due 4/22/21.

Be A Part of the Service Leaders at Illinois Council-Engaged (SLICE)SLICE is a great opportunity for second and third-year students still looking to make a mark on the university's mission for student involvement in community service and public outreach! However, all students are welcome. Students will learn to value collaborative relationships and shared governance, work with others to boost student affinity for global awareness and civic participation, and build a community that results in group resilience, persistence, and retention. Those selected to SLICE for 2021-2022 will assemble for the first council meeting on 4/19/21. Interest forms can be found at https://go.illinois.edu/ServiceLeadersCouncil.

Registration for the April 14th LGBTQIA+ Ally Training is open!

The National and International Scholarships Program will be hosting information sessions for undergraduate students and recent alumni to provide an overview of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, including eligibility, grant types, and application advice.  In addition to information sessions, NIS will be hosting in-depth workshops on each application component to help students get started in filling out the application. They will share samples of successful applications, provide helpful suggestions for essay writing, and answer questions. Sessions are targeted to juniors, seniors, and recent alumni who wish to apply for the Fulbright Priority Deadline of June 21, 2021.

Are you looking for an exciting way to spend a year abroad starting in the Fall of 2022? If so, it’s time to think seriously about submitting an application for a Fulbright Scholarship!  Join us for an information sessions and workshops to learn more. Please register early for these events!  

Fulbright Information Session: Apr 14, 2021 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada). Register in advance for this meeting: https://illinois.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkduipqDgpGdNrpB__oxueb3lfZw89ndyMFulbright Personal Statement Writing Workshop: Apr 15, 2021 03:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada). Register in advance for this meeting: https://illinois.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsf-6qrj8tHdUO4A0E90PAcoBvCNVRdODcFulbright Information Session: Apr 21, 2021 08:30 AM Central Time (US and Canada). Register in advance for this meeting: https://illinois.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkc-yvqj0tGdyJ0cLemx5cO_fIlR5wZEw8Fulbright ETA Workshop: Apr 23, 2021 03:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada). Register in advance for this meeting: https://illinois.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtdeqtrTgpH9YcdbewMUgqeAhvxuMM_C3aFulbright Research Workshop:  Apr 30, 2021 03:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada). Register in advance for this meeting: https://illinois.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkc-qpqzMvGdwCjKB96h_dzzsVk-JKCciH

The 10th Annual Illinois Interfaith Conference is a *free* opportunity for University of Illinois students, campus allies, and community leaders to join together to consider interfaith engagement and racial justice. The Conference takes place March 23rd & 24, 2021.  Register today: http://oiir.illinois.edu/diversityed/interfaith/illinois-interfaith-conference

CHP emeritus professor Carol Spindel will be reading from I Give You Half the Road and showing images for an online Urbana Free Library program on Monday 4/5/21 at 7 pm; register at https://events.urbanafree.org/event/4884211

I Give You Half the Road, January 2021, University of Wisconsin Press, tells the turbulent recent history of Ivory Coast through the lives of five people she has known since they were children. All five left the same rural community in northern Ivory Coast and moved to cities just as their country, considered the most stable in West Africa, was split in two by exclusionary politics. As northerners, they faced discrimination and police harassment during a decade of instability and a violent post-electoral conflict. More info can be found at carolspindel.com.