[General Newsletter]

Important Dates and Deadlines

• Friday, November 10th
  • Deadline to drop 2nd 8-week course
  • Deadline to elect credit/no credit for 2nd 8-week course
  • Deadline to file intent to use campus grade replacement for 2nd 8-week course.
• Thursday, November 16th
  • Open registration begins for new and all other students
• Saturday, November 18th – Sunday, November 26th
  • Fall break

**Click here to see all upcoming academic deadlines.**

Creating Your Powerful Resume

• Thursday, November 9th | 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
• Siebel Center for Design | Room 0060
• Join We CU and the Career Center in “Creating Your Powerful Resume” where  you will learn to draft an effective resume that describes the qualifications, skills, and experience you have gained from your service experience
• Register through this link

[Undergraduate Newsletter]

Entrepreneur Days 2023

• Wednesday, November 8th | 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
• Grainger Engineering Library Information Center Commons | 2nd level | Room 233 – 235
• Event holds an inspiring two-day celebration of innovation, research, and entrepreneurship under the compelling theme "practice makes scholarship."
• Second session "Nurturing Entrepreneurship within Illinois" will be hosted by Dr. Gerald Wilson, newly appointed Director of Entrepreneurship and William Langston, a dedicated PhD student at the iSchool.
• More information available here

2024 Community-Academic Scholars Student Info Session

• Thursday, November 9th | 6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
• Online via Zoom
• Spend your summer conducting research that makes an impact on our local community through the 10-week Community-Academic Scholars summer program
• Discuss the program and application process, share a couple of past projects, and talk about how scholars will be matched with research projects
• Register through this link

[Graduate Newsletter]

December Doctoral Hooding Ceremony - Important Deadlines This Week!

• Application Deadline: Tuesday, November 7th
• Last day to order rental regalia at a discounted price: Wednesday, November 8th
• The Graduate College Doctoral Hooding Ceremony will take place on Saturday, December 9th in the Foellinger Great Hall at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts
• Register and order regalia through this link

Apply for Community-Based Research Project Support for Summer 2024

• Project Deadline: Friday, January 12th, 2024
• The campuswide Community-Academic Scholars Program matches researchers with undergraduate research assistants who receive training, guidance, and a stipend to support their success
• For more information, follow this link

[Grainger Newsletter]

Add Independent Study Credit

• If you are participating in Independent Study or Research for credit, please make sure to add this credit as soon as possible

• Use the Late Course Add/Section Change/Credit Change form to add your credit today

Academic Advising

• Every Weekday | 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• East Wing of Grainger Library, 4th floor | Online via Queue
• For more information, check out Grainger Express Advising

NIH SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

• Application Deadline: Saturday, February 16th, 2024 | 12:00 p.m.
• Information Session Registration Links:
  • Link for: Thursday, November 30, 2023 | 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
  • Link for: Thursday, January 4, 2024 | 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
• The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Summer Internship Program (SIP) will open its applications in mid-November. 
•  These are full-time research positions within one of the NIH Institutes and Centers (IC) in the NIH Intramural Research Program. Research groups are located on all NIH campuses, including the main campus in Bethesda, MD.
• Summer interns work in a research group directed by a Principal Investigator (PI). They offer research opportunities in the biomedical, behavioral, and social sciences with opportunities to explore basic, translational, and clinical research. Students interested in biology, engineering, epidemiology, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, nursing, physics, computer science, bioinformatics, and other health-related fields are invited to apply. 
• LEARN MORE

[LAS Newsletter]

Labor & Employment Relations graduate program info session

• Tuesday, November 14th | 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 
• LER Building | Room 35   
• Learn about the Master of Human Resources and Industrial Relations degree, including an overview of the on-campus MHRIR program, steps and tips when applying, and career opportunities. Talk to current LER students about why they chose LER, social life as an LER student, recruiting for internships, and careers in HR. Food provided!   
• Sign up link

[Gies Newsletter]

Gies Networking Symposium

• Wednesday, November 8th | 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 
• Lincoln International Atrium, BIF
• Informal networking session for underclassmen
• Mentorship, expand network, ask questions about future 
• Even detail

Peer tutoring

• Undergraduate Success Lab | 1041 BIF
• FIN 221, FIN 300, CS 105, BADM 211, ECON 102, ECON 103, STAT 100, MATH 220
• View Schedule

[FAA Newsletter]

Kronos Five Decades

• Wednesday, November 8th | 7:30 p.m.
• The multi-Grammy-winning, San Francisco-based Kronos Quartet will mark its fiftieth anniversary in the 2023/24 season with the KRONOS Five Decades tour, adding to its legacy of innovation by performing programs which feature new commissions, signature works from its vast repertoire, and pieces from Kronos’ Fifty for the Future project. 
• See ticket information here
• See a full list of upcoming events here: KCPA Event Calendar

[Media Newsletter]

Q&A with WTTW reporter and AAJA UIUC alum Eunice Alpasan

• Tuesday, November 7th | 6:00 p.m.
• Gregory Hall | Room 205
• Join AAJA UIUC as we welcome back our chapter's co-founder and former president, Eunice Alpasan! Hear about Eunice's time at Illinois in journalism and her current work at WTTW, the Chicago PBS station, and connect with members.

2024 Spring Break Media Tour in Chicago 

• Application Deadline: Wednesday, November 8th
• Event Date: Sunday, March 10th & Tuesday, March 12th
• Join College of Media faculty members Victor Font and Margaret Ng and students from all College of Media majors on the 2024 Spring Break Media Tour.
• The cost will be $750, which includes lodging, meals, transportation during the media tour and to and from Champaign (if desired), site visits, cultural events, and networking opportunities.
• The tour will feature site visits with University of Illinois alumni working in fields across the media industry, including in advertising agencies, news organizations, film studios, public relations, sports and entertainment media, corporate communication, non-profits, and more! There will also be special events for the evenings, such as a networking dinner with our Alumni Leadership Council and College of Media Chicago Alumni Group and a special-access cultural event.
• Apply here

Virtual Info Session: PhD in Communications & Media

• Monday, November 13th | 10:00 a.m. –11:20 a.m.
• Online via Zoom
• As the world’s oldest program for research and doctoral education in communication and media studies, the ICR has been a pioneer in interdisciplinary research methods and training. 
• Housed in the College of Media, students draw on the resources of the ICR and units across the University of Illinois campus to develop flexible and dynamic programs of study at the cutting edge of media and communications studies.  
• Register to join via ZOOM