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Stephens named Nesbitt Center director
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Nathan Stephens will become the director of the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center effective Jan. 9. He most recently was director of the Center for Inclusive Excellence at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, a position he has held since October 2013. “Nathan Stephens brings a wealth of experience with cultural centers […]
Hu named College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Feng Sheng Hu will become the Harry E. Preble Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences effective Jan. 1, pending approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Hu currently is the associate dean for biological, chemical, physical and mathematical sciences in LAS. A professor of plant biology who […]
Human-Animal Studies Summer Institute seeks applicants
The Animals and Society Institute and Illinois seek applications for the first Human-Animal Studies Summer Institute program for advanced graduate students and early career scholars pursuing research in human-animal studies. This new program follows up on the successful six-week summer fellowship program started by ASI in 2007. The program is focused on graduate students and […]
Allerton sponsors Winter Wellness Walks
The University of Illinois’ Allerton Park will be holding illuminated Winter Wellness Walks Tuesdays-Saturdays from 5-8 p.m. until Jan. 16. The free walk runs from the mansion parking lot through the Avenue of the Formal Gardens and the Brick Wall Garden to the Visitor Center. The event is supported by Kirby Medical Center in Monticello, Illinois. This […]
Solar farm marks one year in operation
In its first year of commercial operation, the university’s solar farm generated 7,284 megawatt-hours of clean, renewable energy for the campus, successfully meeting expectations. Located at the southwest corner of Windsor Road and First Street, Champaign, the solar farm reduced the campus carbon footprint by more than 6,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide. Under a […]
Two Illinois professors awarded NEH Fellowships
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Two University of Illinois faculty members, Erik McDuffie and Carol Symes, have been awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships for 2017. McDuffie is a professor of African American studies and of history, and Symes is a professor of history and of medieval studies. They will use their awards for projects on […]
Krannert Center announces free family concert
Children’s reggae artist Aaron Nigel Smith and his band will perform a free family concert at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 in the lobby of Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana. Doors open at 9 a.m., with free craft activities throughout the morning. Intermezzo café also will be open. Krannert Center is breast feeding-friendly […]
Architect selected for Nesbitt Center construction project
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Interactive Design Architects, a Chicago-based architecture firm, has been selected to design the rebuilt Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus. Originally located at the intersection of Mathews Avenue and Nevada Street in Urbana, the center occupies temporary quarters at 51 E. Gregory Drive, […]
YWCA seeks nominations for the 31st Women’s Leadership Awards
The YWCA at Illinois is seeking nominations for the 31st annual Women’s Leadership Awards. Prospective nominees are exceptional women who display leadership, initiative, creativity and dedication, and go the extra mile to get involved in programs and activities that benefit the communities in which they live and work. The awards recognize the achievements and contributions […]
Holiday tune request line begins Thursday, Dec. 8
Dial-A-Carol is a student-run holiday program at Illinois. Each year, the students of Snyder Hall, a University Housing residence hall, host the event. Anyone from anywhere may call 217-332-1882 and request any holiday tune, which will be sung live by students over the telephone. The annual program runs 24 hours a day for seven days […]
AgReach, a new international agricultural extension program, begins at Illinois
A new program for worldwide agricultural development kicked off Nov. 30 at Illinois. AgReach was welcomed by a West African drum performance and introduced by professor Alex Winter-Nelson, representing the agricultural and consumer economics department in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. A worldwide smallholder farming initiative, AgReach closes gaps in agrisystems so […]
Free screening of film on public higher education
A new documentary film, “Starving the Beast,” will be shown in a free screening Thursday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. at the Art Theater Co-op, 126 W. Church St., Champaign. The film attempts to address why public higher education has been a topic of political debate and how these debates have affected American public universities. […]