Preparing to submit your final papers? The Writers Workshop will have modified hours beginning on Saturday, May 4th and will close for the semester at 5pm on Wednesday, May 8th. On Wednesday, May 8th, we'll host extended drop-in hours from 12-5pm. See our website and social media for the full finals schedule! We will re-open on June 10th.

May 10 is the last business day to cancel summer registration and receive a 100% refund (Withdrawal/Cancellation Form required); May 12 is the last day to cancel registration via Self-Service and receive a 100% refund. The refund schedule for Summer 2024 can be found on the Registrar's website. Students enrolled in non-standard part of term courses should refer to their graduate program for deadline information. Have questions about registration deadlines or submitting a Withdrawal/Cancellation form? Click here for an advising appointment!

May 2 is also the last day to withdraw from ALL semester courses with "W's" recorded (Withdrawal/Cancellation Form and department approval required; approval required from ISSS in the case of International Students). All forms must be submitted to the Graduate College before 5:00 pm on Reading Day, May 2. Students enrolled in non-standard part of term courses should refer to their graduate program for deadline information. Have questions about registration deadlines or submitting a Late Registration or Withdrawal form? Click here for an advising appointment!

May 2 is the last day to add or drop (with a "W" recorded) a Semester or Part of Term B course (via Late Registration Change in the Graduate College Student Portal). All forms must be submitted to the Graduate College before 5:00 pm on Reading Day, May 2. Students enrolled in non-standard part of term courses should refer to their graduate program for deadline information. Have questions about registration deadlines or submitting a Late Registration or Withdrawal form? Click here for an advising appointment!

Friday, May 3 at 5 p.m. is the last day to complete a master's thesis deposit for May 2024 graduation. Because all corrections and all required deposit materials must be received by the Graduate College no later than 5 p.m. on the day of the deposit deadline, the Thesis Office strongly encourages students to submit the thesis for review several days before the deadline. For further information about the deposit process, visit the Thesis Office website.

RECHARGE: Rest, Enjoy Conversation and Have A Really Great Experience! Join International Education in our new office space at the University YMCA for hot tea, international snacks, and a comfortable place to relax. Bring a friend and or meet other students from all over the world. Anyone is welcome to drop in between 2-4pm on Mondays in Spring 2024. 

You’ve got this! Finish the semester strong with some international snacks and drinks. Find us at either location, the Orange Room or Grainger Library. Cosponsored by International Education, University Library and McKinley Health Center. 

Your graduate level tuition & service fee waivers may be taxable. Graduate level tuition & service fee waivers that are a benefit of employment are considered taxable income by the IRS. As a result, GA’s, PGA’s, & regular employees may see a reduction in take-home pay for the months of March, April & possibly May this semester. Learn more on the Student Money Management Center website.

About half of students at the University of Illinois take out loans to fund their degrees. Make sure you're not surprised by the amount of student loans you have taken out when you graduate by completing the Know What You Owe module in Moodle. Learn how to enroll & requirements to win one of five gift cards on SMMC's blog. Ends May 1st. 

Graduate students in the humanities and social sciences: jumpstart your summer grantwriting! The ability to craft an effective funding proposal is a skill that can reap a lifetime of rewards. As a graduate student, now is the time to hone your grantwriting proficiency. In this workshop, you will learn how to identify funding opportunities, strategize the components of an effective proposal, and think like a grantwriter. Please register at the link below for this online workshop. 

The goal of the travel award (up to $1,000) is to provide opportunities for graduate students at Illinois to participate (remotely or in person) in scientific conferences, workshops, or professional development activities related to personalized nutrition. The submission deadline is May 1, 2024.

Graduate College Career Development advisors specialize in the needs of grad students and postdocs. Meet one-on-one to revise application documents, prepare for interviews, get ready to negotiate, explore new career paths, develop a job search strategy, and more. We work with students/postdocs on any kind of job search, including industry, nonprofit, faculty, and government. Appointments are available in person or on Zoom. 

Register now for Faculty Job Search Retreat on August 7! This afternoon event will get postdocs and grad students ready to apply for faculty jobs this fall. It will feature an introduction to the faculty job search process, a faculty panel, and a hands-on cover letter workshop that will take you behind the scenes of faculty hiring. You can attend this hybrid event in-person or online. Learn more and register on our website.

Join us to finish the semester the "write" way! Our hybrid writing group provides grad students with dedicated time to make progress on any writing project in a supportive atmosphere. Each meeting consists of a short goal-setting conversation, quiet writing time, and a concluding reflection and wrap-up. You only need to register once with your U of I email to receive weekly email reminders all semester! 

This presentation will focus on practical strategies for writing and publishing journal articles, with a focus on revising a seminar paper or course project for publication. This workshop will review general expectations of academic publishing and will be most useful for early-stage graduate students. Writers from all disciplines are welcome. It is open to current University of Illinois affiliates (students, faculty, and staff). Please register with your U of I email account by 11:59pm on May 5, and you'll receive an email with the Zoom info on the morning of the event.

CITL's Exam Services will be open the following hours during final exam week for processing exams administered using Scantrons: Friday, May 3, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, and Monday, May 6 through Friday, May 10, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. We will remain open during the lunch hour from 12 pm to 1 pm. 

You've heard about fake telephone calls and AI-generated propaganda videos. But how are deepfakes created? How can you identify deepfakes? What can you do to protect your image, your voice, and your work? We will provide an overview of how artificial intelligent tools interpret pictures/sound to generate new images, video, and voices. We'll discuss the techniques being used for research, in the film industry, and across campus to support new scholarship and creative works. We'll also identify strategies for recognizing deepfakes and tools that you can use to protect your own image and voice.

Art of Science celebrates the common ground between science and art by taking images gathered by researchers on campus and artistically enhancing them to develop art displays. Join us Wednesday, May 1st at 5:30 PM to hear Julia Pollack describe her work with this amazing program and get a sneak peek at this year's show. Cafeteria and Company in downtown Urbana (208 W Main St, Urbana).

The IGB’s Art of Science program is a celebration of the common ground between science and art. Images from Illinois research were the starting point for these works, which were created by researchers working in partnership with current IGB artist Julia Pollack. These pieces are the result of conversations between the scientists and the artist, and are an abstract visual exploration to highlight the power and aesthetics of science imagery.

Donate your bike! Campus Recreation’s Campus Bike Center (CBC) accepts used bikes. If you are leaving campus and you have a bicycle that you do not need, please donate it to the CBC at 51 E. Gregory Dr, Champaign. CBC refurbishes bikes and cleans them up for reuse. Please consider donating your used bike before leaving campus! Call us at (217) 333-0241.

Call for Submissions! The 2024-25 Art Gallery Applications are now open to be one of the featured artists in the Illini Union Art Gallery. Applications will be accepted until May 31. Apply today!

Organized by Student Alumni Ambassadors and Co-sponsored by International Education, the University wants to develop a video showcasing students from all around the world welcoming new Illini "home" in their native language. If you want to be the one to say "welcome home" to thousands of students from all over the world I encourage you to volunteer for this opportunity! In return we will give you a goodie bag for your time. 

ILSGC is partnering with Astronomers Without Borders to recycle eclipse glasses. The collection basket is outside of Heidi Bjerke's office 306J in the Aerospace Engineering department in Talbot Lab. Please contact Heidi with any questions at the email below. You can find out more about the program here - Solar Glasses Recycling And Distribution - Astronomers Without Borders.

The Intensive Language Instruction Program (ILIP) offers classes in 13 different languages. ILIP classes combine language and culture via engaging activities led by skilled instructors. No grade, just for fun! Students receive 30 hours of enjoyable language instruction which maximizes exposure to the target language to help them meet their own personal learning goals. Register for ILIP today!

Prof. Monica R. McLemore, University of Washington School of Nursing, will connect the dots between preventable maternal morbidity and mortality, infant mortality, and premature Black death, explore study designs required to provide meaningful data that map assets and identify strengths and protective factors, and discuss novel structural interventions that could be operationalized in the present. 

Join QCB as Luke Chao, Harvard, discusses how coarse-grained models enable large-scale simulations of complex biomolecular systems over long timescales, including elucidating the molecular determinants for the stability, internal organization and coarsening of biocondensates, and their contribution to genome organization. Light refreshments at 2:30 p.m. (by room 3151). Also on Zoom.

The Frank Center will host a Q&A on May 1 with Michael Steele, former Republican National Committee Chairman and current co-host of MSNBC's The Weekend, discussing Donald Trump's campaign and trials, the future of the GOP, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson's future and more. Register to join us via Zoom. Q&A led by Colleen King, Frank Center director and clinical assistant professor of journalism.

Are you curious about entrepreneurship as a career path? The Molecule Maker Lab institute is hosting an “Entrepreneurship Showcase Panel” on April 30th from 11:30 AM to 12:30 pm CST (with FREE LUNCH!) in 1030 NCSA. Join in person or virtually to hear from talented and accomplished individuals who will be discussing their journeys from academia to entrepreneurship and their motivations for pursuing their career path. (Speakers: Jed Taylor, Earl St. Rose, Mike Foley, Susan Martinis, Chaitan Baru). RSVP here to make sure enough food is ordered, or to receive the Zoom link.

Alles in STEM is excited to host a virtual workshop on how to be an active ally for women of color within the tech industry. In this virtual workshop, Ariana Waller will dive into how allies can better support women of color in tech. Mostly known as Ariana The Techie is a 3X founder, 14-year full-stack software engineer, and the founder of Mueshi Incorporated. Currently, she serves on the Board of Trustees for the Museum of Contemporary of North Miami, a world-renowned art institution where she focuses on building partnerships, technology strategy, and fundraising. Come and support! 

The goal of this workshop is to give you hands-on experience in leveraging foundation models through AWS Bedrock. Bedrock is a fully managed service that provides access to FMs from third-party providers and AWS; available via an API. With Bedrock, you can choose from a variety of models to find the one that’s best suited for your use case. Register and find more info with the link in the title.

Donate your gently used personal items & unopened foods during the Dump & Run move-out program from Monday, May 6 through Sunday, May 12. Eight drop-off locations are located near residence halls, open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day. The transfer of university property will not be allowed. Disposal of university-procured items must be in accordance with State and U of I policies and guidelines.

Join us today, April 28, in the Main Library (Room 220) to celebrate the completion of the world's largest puzzle—60 combined puzzles completed by members of the campus and C-U communities. Marvel in the sheer size of this impressive puzzle of the world while enjoying snacks, puzzle activities, and more! 

Join us in growing the Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, & Medicine Outreach and Public Engagement Network (STEAMM OPEN), a community of practice for faculty, staff, and students passionate about STEAMM outreach and community engagement. First meeting will be on Thurs, May 2, from noon-1:30pm. Lunch provided. RSVP at https://go.illinois.edu/STEAMMOpenRSVP.

Celebrate the end of the semester with all women engineering graduate students and recognize our newest graduates at the Spring Extravaganza on April 30th, 2024, from 6 pm to 7:30 pm! Join us for an unforgettable celebration featuring games, dinner, and opportunities to mingle with fellow graduate students.

If you or a student you know may need support with their basic needs or financial stressors, please reach out.

The University of Illinois Counseling Center provides mental health counseling and well-being education for students. 

McKinley Health Center serves on-campus students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.