Weekly Round-Up

Join Us for ESC:

If you are interested in reading, writing, leadership positions, and more, join the ESC’s weekly meetings.

When: Every Tuesday 7:00-7:30 p.m CST

Zoom Meeting ID: 7763187140

Victorian Poetry Night:

The ESC is having a Victorian poetry night on Tuesday, March 16th from 7:00-8:00 p.m.! In celebration of Women’s History Month, bring your favorite Victorian poetry or novel excerpt to read and discuss them together! Feel free to dress up in your favorite corset or Victorian outfit, and bring a friend! All are welcome. See entry above for zoom link.

For any questions, contact Sydney Sadler: ssadler3@illinois.edu.

Inaugural LAS Social Innovation Forum:

The Inaugural LAS Social Innovation Forum will be held on Saturday, March 20 at 10am via Zoom. Participants of the LAS Global Leaders Program will share their research and solutions to refugee integration and Covid-19 mitigation in Illinois, Brazil, and Kenya. Christopher Earney – Head of the UN Secretary General’s Crisis Insights Team – will offer the keynote address. All who are interested can register for the event here.

Deadline for Participating in the Undergraduate Research Symposium:

The deadline for applications to present at the 2021 Virtual Undergraduate Research Symposium is March 19, 2021 at 11:59pm. For more information, visit: http://undergradresearch.illinois.edu/symposium.html

Golden Apple Scholarship Meeting:

The Recruitment Team at Golden Apple are hosting Virtual Scholar Information Sessions this month. Every Tuesday, up until March 30th starting at 6:00pm, they will offer a 30-minute presentation for prospective Scholars. In the flyer you will see a link to the registration form. When a student submits a registration, they will follow up with a confirmation email that contains the meeting link.

National & International Scholarships Program Information Session:

In late March and early April, the National and International Scholarships Program will be hosting information sessions for undergraduate students across colleges and fields to learn about some nationally competitive scholarship opportunities. Information Sessions for juniors and seniors (students graduating before August 2022) will be held the week of March 22nd. Information sessions will focus on how to apply for June priority application deadlines, including many scholarships for study or research beginning in the fall of 2022.

For a list of all sessions and their zoom links go to https://topscholars.illinois.edu/.

Womxn’s History Month Calendar:

The Women’s Resources Center is holding a number of events this month. See below:

March 13 (10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. CST): Womxn’s Career Institute

Register here: https://go.illinois.edu/WCI2021
Hosted by Women’s Resources Center

March 23 (6:00 – 8:00 p.m. CST): Womxn’s History Month Trivia

Register here: https://go.illinois.edu/WHMTrivia
Hosted by Women’s Resources Center

March 30 (6:00 – 7:30 p.m. CST): 2nd Annual Strive Awards

Register here: https://go.illinois.edu/StriveAwards2021
Hosted by Women’s Resources Center

1-Credit Hour Courses:

A number of 1-credit hour courses on various intergroup relations dialogue topics are available now. These courses are highly interactive and encourage students to think and discuss challenging social issues with each other in order to promote collaborative sense-making and learning.

Beginning the week of March 22, students meet once a week to view and discuss video clips, participate in structured exercises, and talk with each other about issues related to social identity, social change & social justice.

Dialogue courses being offered this semester include:

Being White in a Multicultural Society: Tuesdays 5:00-6:60 pm (CRN 69983)
Liberal/Conservative Dialogue: Mondays 3:00-4:50 pm (CRN 50836)
Exploring Gender Identity Dialogue: Mondays 10:00-11:50 am (CRN 50833)
Exploring Disability Dialogue: Mondays 5:00-6:50 pm (CRN 58703)
Race/Ethnicity Dialogue A: Tuesdays 12:00-1:50 pm (CRN 50841)
Race/Ethnicity Dialogue B: Wednesdays 5:00-6:50 pm (CRN 50834)
Resisting Marginalization (figuring out ways to promote fairness and social justice): Wednesdays 3:00-4:50 pm (CRN 50835)

Applications for the OVCDEI Broadening Inclusion Grant:

The OVCDEI Broadening Inclusion Grant seeks proposals for innovative projects that strive to engage across disciplines and perspectives in hope of creating a more inclusive and just society. For Summer and Fall 2021, proposals that seek to bring together members of our community from different cultural and religious backgrounds and perspectives will be given a priority. For more information and to apply, please visit go.illinois.edu/broadeninginclusion. The deadline is March 31, 2021.

Deadline for Undergraduate Research Support Grant Application:

The deadline to apply for the Undergraduate Research Support Grant is March 17, 2021. For details, eligibility requirements, and link to the application, please visit: http://go.illinois.edu/OUR_RSG

Proud to be First Gen Workshop Series:

Are you a First-Generation student? (A First-Gen student is someone whose parents did not complete a four-year college degree.) Join the Proud to be First-Gen Workshop Series happening this spring semester!

Part 1 – March 24, 2021, 5-6pm : Campus Resource Fair

Part 2 – TBA : Power of Being First-Gen: You Belong

Part 3 – TBA : Closing Celebration