blog posts FREE 9/27/14 Kaplan test information – sign up today! Sep 22, 2014 1:30 pm3 views FREE Practice GRE, LSAT, Current & 2015 MCAT, DAT & OAT – on Saturday, Sept 27, 2014 @ 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. at the UIUC Campus! Check out “Being Able: Disability Awareness and Alliance” on 9/23/14 Sep 22, 2014 1:45 pm3 views Disability Awareness workship to take place on Tuesday, September 23 9/24/14 Campus recruiting session for Ad Astra, translation and interpretation service company Sep 22, 2014 2:00 pm24 views LAS Global Studies to sponsor a campus recruiting session next week! Faculty and students can nominate students and alums for the International Achievement Awards: Nomination deadline is 9/30/14 Sep 22, 2014 2:15 pm2 views Consider nominating a student for the International Achievement Award! Cans Across the Quad! Food Drive is September 21 - 29, 2014 Sep 22, 2014 2:30 pm4 views Cans across the Quad Food Drive Returns! Nominate a favorite English teacher for an undergraduate teaching award: deadline is 10/1/14 Sep 22, 2014 2:45 pm13 views Call for nominations!! U.S. Department of State announces the 2015 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program: applications are due 11/12/14 Sep 22, 2014 3:00 pm159 views The 2015 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program competition opening soon! Apply for OUR Fall 2014 Conference Travel Grant funding by 10/05/14! Sep 22, 2014 3:15 pm9 views Fall 2014 conference travel grant competition announced! KDR and SAS Update Sep 22, 2014 3:45 pm52 views SAS sign-up to begin Thursday, September 25 and Friday, September 26 and KDR sign-ups Continue Rock the Vote Concert Event on 10/3/14 Sep 29, 2014 10:45 am4 views Come to the Rock the Vote Concert! Apply to be a Managing Editor of the Ethnography of the University Initiative: Application Deadline is 10/6/14 Sep 29, 2014 11:00 am1 views Managing Editor Opportunity! Pre-Law Programs on 10/1, 10/2, and 10/7/14 Sep 29, 2014 11:15 am1 views All students are welcome to attend the following Pre-Law programs: Beckman Institute and IPRH present a “Forum on Academic Freedom Across the Disciplines” on 9/29/14 Sep 29, 2014 11:30 am1 views Beckman Institute and the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities to Present a “Forum on Academic Freedom Across the Disciplines” today, Monday, September 29 at 4:00 p.m. Don’t miss the Fall 2014 Majors and Minors Fair on 10/8/14 Sep 29, 2014 11:45 am1 views Fall Majors and Minors Fair to be held on October 8, 2014! IPRH Presents “False Friends? Modern Images of Friendship in Ancient Rome” on 10/2/14 Sep 29, 2014 12:00 pm5 views Check out the Fifth Annual IPRH Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities by Craig Williams (Classics, University of Illinois) on “False Friends? Modern Images of Friendship in Ancient Rome” on October 2, 2014 at 4:00 p.m., in Illini Union, room 314A. This event is free and open to the public. Japan House events: Tea Ceremonies every Thursday (and 3rd Saturday), and Fall Open House on 10/25/14 Sep 29, 2014 12:15 pm4 views Attend a weekly tea ceremony and the Fall Open House at Japan House on Saturday, October 25! Graduate and Professional School Fair on Wednesday 10/1/14! Sep 29, 2014 12:30 pm3 views Attend the Annual Graduate and Professional School Fair on Wednesday, October 1! Reminder! Apply for OUR Fall 2014 Conference Travel Grant funding by 10/05/14 Sep 29, 2014 12:45 pm5 views The Office of Undergraduate Research announces its Fall 2014 conference travel grant competition. Celebrate 2014 Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 – October 15, 2014 Sep 29, 2014 1:00 pm0 views La Casa Cultural Latina Hosts Multiple Events for Hispanic Heritage Month! SAS sign-up began last Thursday/Friday – still plenty of room in this Thursday’s Prairie Garden SAS! Sep 29, 2014 1:15 pm15 views Sign up for Thursday's Prairie Garden SAS! Important information for all December 2014 graduates - please respond by October 10, 2014 Oct 1, 2014 9:45 am16 views ATTENTION: All December 2014 Graduates – Important Information! KAM presents Global Africa Community Forum “What does black masculinity look like? Blackness, Gender, and Contemporary African Dance” on 10/9/14 Oct 6, 2014 1:45 pm10 views The Global Africa Community Forum “What does black masculinity look like? Blackness, Gender, and Contemporary African Dance” is on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. at Krannert Art Museum (Gelvin Noel Gallery), 500 East Peabody Drive, Champaign. Help out with Make A Difference Day on 10/25/14 and/or Illini Fighting Hunger General Meeting on 10/7/14 Oct 6, 2014 2:00 pm1 views This October 25, 2014, millions of volunteers across the nation will unite with a common mission – to improve the lives of others. 2014-2015 Academic Year Component Tutor Positions available for the TRIO Upward Bound College Prep Academy Oct 6, 2014 2:15 pm9 views Apply to be a tutor for the TRIO Upward Bound College Prep Academy! Illinois Club Scholarships: Apply by 11/1/14! Oct 6, 2014 2:30 pm3 views The Illinois Club is now accepting scholarship applications online for the next academic year. Apply to be a Margolis Market Information Laboratory (MIL) Fellow – Application deadline is 10/26/14 Oct 6, 2014 2:45 pm188 views Application Deadline is October 26, 2014! Origami Workshop for Illinois Students on Saturday, October 11, 2014 Oct 6, 2014 3:00 pm5 views Attend the Free Origami Workshop on October 11! Info Sessions for the NEW undergraduate Certificate in International Development Studies offered by LAS Global Studies starting Fall 2014 Oct 6, 2014 3:00 pm0 views Announcing Information Sessions to learn about the New Undergraduate Certificate in International Development Studies! Illinois Leadership Center info sessions and programs Oct 6, 2014 3:15 pm20 views The Illinois Leadership Center is offering Information Sessions You Should Know About! First-year students: Submit Poetry for the Kevin T. Early Memorial – Deadline is 10/31/14 Oct 6, 2014 3:30 pm10 views Submit Your Poetry for scholarship consideration by October 31. Let us know if you have published your work! Oct 6, 2014 3:45 pm1 views Have you published your work in a research journal or another publication? Proposal deadline extended to 11/5/14 for submitting to Re:Search, the Undergraduate Literary Criticism Journal Oct 14, 2014 9:15 am2 views Re:Search, the Undergraduate Literary Criticism Journal at Illinois, is still seeking submissions for its Spring 2015 publication! They are now accepting paper proposals until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 5, 2014. Kelly Tsai does Keynote for Domestic Violence Awareness Month on 10/13/14 Oct 14, 2014 9:30 am5 views Attend talk b Kelly Tsai for Domestic Violence Awareness Month Islamic Awareness Week is October 13 – 17, 2014 Oct 14, 2014 9:45 am0 views Islam Awareness Week (October 13 – 17, 2014) is brought to you by the Muslim Student Association. Counseling Center Paraprofessionals present “Leading into Leadership – Becoming a Leader on Campus” on 10/14/14 Oct 14, 2014 10:00 am3 views Attend a Leadership seminar at the Counseling Center Today! Check out the film “Somewhere Between” (sponsored by AsiaLENS at Spurlock) on 10/14/14 Oct 14, 2014 10:15 am0 views AsiaLENS: AEMS Documentary Film and Discussion Series at the Spurlock 2014 – 2015 presents the film “Somewhere Between” at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 in the Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL. (Free admission.) Fred S. Baily International Travel Scholarship Fund Oct 14, 2014 10:30 am0 views The University YMCA’s Fred S. Bailey Scholarship Program is now offering travel scholarships for University of Illinois undergraduates. CAS presents “American Higher Education and Income Equality” on 10/14 and “How Immigrants became ‘Americans:’ The Case of the Poles” on 10/20/14 Oct 14, 2014 11:15 am0 views Center for Advanced Study presents Timothy Noah for a CAS/ MillerComm2015 presentation, “American Higher Education and Income Equality” on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. in the Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 South Gregory, Urbana. The What You Will Shakespeare Company presents “Twelfth Night, Or What You Will” on 10/17 and 10/18/14 Oct 14, 2014 11:30 am14 views Come to the first show of the semester: “Twelfth Night, Or What You Will” next weekend! Important information for juniors who plan to enter a career in public service: Truman Scholarship info sessions and deadlines Oct 14, 2014 11:45 am0 views The Truman program is looking for the academically strong student who has a passion for public service to provide a year of funding for graduate degress in public service fields. Check out the James Madison Fellowship Program: Application Deadline is 3/1/15 Oct 20, 2014 11:00 am14 views The James Madison Fellowship Program is a unique, federally endowed and privately funded effort whose goal is to strengthen teaching in the nation’s schools about the framing, principles, and history of the U.S. Constitution. Delete Blood Cancer on 10/31/14 by volunteering or registering for the Be the Match Bone Marrow Registry Oct 20, 2014 11:15 am1 views Join the Registry and help delete blood cancer on October 31! Interested in a tech career but don't have a tech background? Summit on Online Education on 10/22/14 Oct 20, 2014 11:30 am20 views Interested in a tech career but don't have a tech background? Check out Jocelyn Ross’s presentation at the Summit on Online Education! Spurlock presents two Ghost Story programs on 10/25/14 Oct 20, 2014 11:45 am2 views “Ghost Stories: Gruesome, Gory, and Ghastly Ghosts and Ghouls” will be on Saturday, October 25, 2014 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. CAS presents “Morality in Infancy by Renée Baillargeon on 10/21/14 Oct 20, 2014 12:00 pm1 views The Twenty-Fourth Center for Advanced Study Annual Lecture presents Renée Baillargeon, CAS Professor of Psychology, who will discuss “Morality in Infancy” on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. in Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory Urbana. Check out the Winter Break Job Shadow Program: Info sessions 10/27 – 10/31/14 Oct 20, 2014 12:15 pm1 views Take advantage of the Winter Break Job Shadown Program! The Illinois Leadership Center’s upcoming programs Oct 20, 2014 12:30 pm7 views Look into the programs offered by the Illinois Leadership Center! Missing this week’s Apple-tasting SAS? Just want to learn more about apples? Check out 10/22/14 program Oct 20, 2014 12:45 pm3 views Fall is Apple Tasting Time! Want to learn more about apples? Japan House presents their Fall Open House with Arbor Teas on 10/25/14 Oct 20, 2014 1:00 pm7 views Come to the Fall Open House at Japan House and experience a tea ceremony! Sophomores/Juniors who plan to pursue a PhD in STEM fields: Info sessions this week about the Goldwater Scholarship (Deadline to apply is 12/1/14) Oct 20, 2014 1:15 pm4 views Attend an info session about the Goldwater Scholarship this week!