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ESA welcome event REDUX

Come to the online Welcome Event for English and Creative Writing Majors on Sunday, February 13th!  This event will be hosted by English Student Association (ESA) and we will be watching the 2019 movie Little Women on Zoom. The festivities will start at 6:00 pm, so join us to hang out with ESA and get to know your fellow English department students!  All are welcome.

Robert J. Carr Visiting Author Reading

Authors: Gabriela Garcia & Brian Tierney

Reading: Thursday, Feb. 17, 4:30-6:00, Illini Union Room 210

Publication Talk: Friday, Feb. 18 10:00-11:30, Illini Union Room 210

UIUC English Scholarships: Informational meeting

Every year, we give out numerous scholarships that recognize and reward our English majors, including English, Creative Writing, and Teaching of English. (Several of our scholarships are specifically for future teachers of English). Scholarship amounts vary, but most of them range from $300 to $3000, with a few scholarships giving nearly full tuition for a semester or year. Come to the informational meeting to learn more!

In the meantime, if you wish, you can find some information on our website, in the form “Overview and Instructions,” under the tab “Applying for Merit Scholarships”  https://english.illinois.edu/academics/scholarships-prizes-awards/awards-scholarships

If you have any questions, email – cathgray@illinois.edu

WHAT: How to apply for English Undergraduate Scholarships  

WHEN: Wednesday, February 16^th, at 5:30pm 

WHERE: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/84416375402?pwd=R2dzcGozdUNlYjZZOUpmZTZnZzVBUT09

Meeting ID: 844 1637 5402

Password: 327926

Writers Workshop: Undergraduate Writing Group

One of the Writers Workshop’s peer tutors, Tamia Miller, has taken the lead on creating Undergraduate Writing Groups.

This group is open to students across campus and is intended to provide an informal space for students to collaborate with other writers on personal writing pieces. In these groups, students from any major can also find a small community to keep them accountable while working on any piece of writing, including a novel, collection of short stories, or a book of poetry. Group members can give each other support and offer feedback without the pressure of grades or working in a typical classroom setting. To join, please complete this form by February 15th: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jcPHjb_WaWClye-nxNIBOP8z3MmL_8YkW0w3WpJCwtQ/edit.

From english ba to media career event

Hot off the presses –HPRC is hosting an upcoming event with Ashish Valentine, English alumnus and production assistant at NPR. Come find out about how to go from an ENGL BA to a Media career.

Empower yourself in professional negotiations!

Our own Dr. Venetria Patton (Harry E. Preble Dean of the College of LAS and Professor in the Department of English) is partnering with the HPRC to present an exclusive workshop: Start Smart Salary Negotiation Workshop for College Students. Dean Patton is a certified trainer for the American Association of University Women and will be sharing important facts and strategies.  AAUW advocates for equity and fair pay for women. This is a 2-hour long event on Feb 22 (5 pm to 7 pm) in Lincoln Hall 1092.  Seating is limited, so pre-register at https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/1440533902  to secure your spot!

Montage Submission Deadline Approaching

2022 UNDERGRADUATE CREATIVE WRITING AWARDS

The English Department is pleased to announce its annual undergraduate literary competitions in Short Fiction and Poetry. Depending on available funding, there will be 2-3 prizes in Fiction and 2-3 in Poetry this year. Past prizes have ranged from $100 to $1500.  The deadline for submission is 12:00 Noon on Monday, February 28.

Contest rules are as follows:
Short Fiction: Submit no more than one unpublished story (7500 words, maximum length)
Poetry: Submit up to 5 unpublished poems in a single document.

Only University of Illinois undergraduate students are eligible. To be considered for a prize, submissions must adhere to the following rules:

All submissions must be sent via email as an attachment to: jdudek4@illinois.edu.  The subject line of your email message must read as follows: “UNDERGRAD POETRY: Last name” or “UNDERGRAD FICTION: Last name”.  If you enter in both categories (poetry and fiction), you will need to send separate emails.

In the body of your email, please include:

• • Your name
  • address
  • phone number
  • e-mail address
  • status (undergraduate student)
  • UIN

Your entry is to be contained in one attached .docx file. The name of this file must be the contest category followed by your last name, such as “FICTION JONES.docx” or “POETRY JONES.docx” Your name should not appear within the document itself.

Please direct any questions to John Dudek, Associate Director of Creative Writing at Jdudek4@illinois.edu

Junior Quinn Submissions OPEN | Deadline March 1

The Junior Quinn Award recognizes achievement and potential in Creative Writing MAJORS AND MINORS with junior class standing by awarding one or more recipients with financial support to attend a writing workshop or conference. We hope the prize will be used to fund future conference attendance, contest submission fees, or other creative-writing related application costs—but because of the worldwide pandemic limiting travel and conference schedules, this year’s prize will be issued as a flat $1000.

We recognize that it is not always easy to determine eligibility. If you are not technically a Junior this academic year but plan to graduate no earlier than December 2022 and no later than December 2023, you may be eligible. If you have any questions about your eligibility, check with Anna Ivy or Keshia Atkins in Undergraduate Advising (englishadvising@illinois.edu). You may apply for the Junior Quinn only once. If you have eligibility questions, email John Dudek, Associate Director of Creative Writing, at jdudek4@illinois.edu.

check out this POTB (aka 2nd-8-week) course!

ENGL 199, Section X
Writing to Get That Job!
Part of Term B  /  1 credit hour
MW 12:00-12:50 (online)
Through conceptual development and context-sensitive lessons/assignments, students will develop/improve writing skills particularly germane to successfully applying for an internship, a post-baccalaureate job, or an advanced-degree program.  They will then apply those skills to create a polished set of recruiter-ready texts relevant to their career plans and a career-relevant, currently-advertised job/internship/program. Use Moodle website for access to meeting location (learn.illinois.edu)

Creative writing club

Do you know about Creative Writing Club?  Open to students in all majors, this group meets weekly on Tuesdays from 6:30pm-7:45pm in room 259 of the English Building.  If you would like to be kept apprised of upcoming meetings and other activities, send a message to creativewritingclubatuiuc@gmail.com  and ask to be added to the mailing list.  You can also follow CWC on Facebook/Instagram, both @creativewritingclubuiuc.

get help at the writers workshop

Check out the upcoming Writers Workshop events.   The Writers Workshop provides feedback on all kinds of writing including course papers, job application materials, and personal statements. We have appointments and drop-in hours, and we’re available in-person at the Undergraduate Library and online.

text anxiety workshops

Could you benefit from a workshop that provides strategies for managing anxiety around taking tests? The Counseling Center hosts drop-in workshops throughout the semester with tips on:

• Remaining calm during tests and exams
• Getting the most from your study time
• Preparing effectively for tests and exams

To find out more about individual workshops and to register, please visit counselingcenter.illinois.edu/TestAnxiety.

There are simple, effective ways that can help you perform well on tests and not let anxiety get the best of you! These workshops are free for students. If you have any questions about this group, please contact Dr. Kathy Wierzchowski at wierzch1@illinois.edu.

DGS hiring summer peer advisors!

See the position description for DGS summer peer advisors. DGS is looking to hire 10-12 students to assist us during New Student Registration this summer. If you will be in the CU area over the summer, please consider applying. It’s great if the student is former DGS, but not required.

Call for submissions

• REVIVAL at Cornell University is a student-run intersectional feminist zine that focuses on promoting our three pillars:

1.      VOICE: journalism, free speech, open discussion

2.      EQUITY: community service, feminism, social justice

3.      EMPOWERMENT: student support, writing education, minority elevation

We are calling for creative submissions to publish in our Spring 2022 “Secret Edition.” Submissions may include poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and any visual artwork that can be converted into a pdf (photography, drawings, etc.). Submissions should also align with our theme “Secret.”

You can find our submission form here.

Please review our submission guidelines here.

All submissions are due Sunday February 13th at 11:59 EST

• Collision Literary Magazine at the University of Pittsburgh. Collision is currently open for submissions of undergraduate fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art, and we welcome students to submit! By submitting to the annual magazine, students will be considered for our writing and cover art contests.Submissions for the annual magazine close Friday, February 25, but we read on a rolling basis. You can find more information about the magazine and our submission guidelines at https://www.collision.pitt.edu. If you have any questions, please contact collisionlitmag@gmail.com.

Summer Faculty-led Study Abroad Opportunities

With the summer study abroad deadlines approaching, we wanted to share a list of faculty-led programs that are open to students in all majors across campus.

Each program page is linked below and can be found in the My Study Abroad system. Students are also eligible to apply for campus, college-wide, and national + international scholarships.

Application Deadline: February 15

• AUSTRIA: International Organizations and Regionalism in Vienna (PS 392)
• COSTA RICA: Natural Products in Costa Rica (CHEM 492)
• ECUADOR: Sustainable Agriculture & Eco-Tourism in the Galapagos Islands (ACE 499 & ACE 398)
• ITALY: Energy Systems & Italian Language and Culture (NPRE 201)
• PERU: Archaeology Field School in Peru (LAST 395)
• SOUTH AFRICA: Service Learning, Child, Family, Health and Agriculture in South Africa (HDFS 379)
• SWEDEN: Environment and Society in a Changing Arctic (NRES 285 + NRES 293)

Cornell Prelaw in Paris

Have you considered summer study abroad and are interested in studying law?  Join Cornell Law School faculty and the Office of Global Learning to learn more about the Cornell Prelaw Program in Paris,  a three-week academic program in international and comparative law open to students from all universities.  Study law in a uniquely international and culturally rich environment, combining the excellence of Cornell Law School faculty and the Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne.  Prepare for the law school admissions process and acquire the study skills for success in law school.  Attend the upcoming information session to learn more!

Info session: February 16^th, 5:30-6:30PM

Minor in Game Studies is here!

UIUC UX Day – March 25, 2022

This Office of Undergraduate Research is accepting submissions to present at the 2022 Undergraduate Research Symposium set for Thursday, April 28 at the Illini Union. For more information, including answers to frequently asked questions, follow this link.  Application deadline: Tuesday, March 15

grants supporting research and travel

Research Support Grant (RSG)
Research Support Grant (RSG) This grant provides students from all disciplines with the funds necessary to conduct research or creative projects during the academic year both on and off campus (including summer terms). Awards will be up to $2,000 and are meant to cover research travel costs, living expenses incurred during academic breaks (i.e., winter break and summer terms, NOT regular semester living expenses), and materials or other ancillary costs. We hope that this competition will both broaden and deepen the types of research being conducted by undergraduate students on campus, and that the recipients are able to use this opportunity as a way of engaging with their fields. For details, eligibility requirements, and link to the application please visit: http://go.illinois.edu/OUR_RSG.
The deadline to apply is March 11, 2022 at 11:59pm.

Conference Travel Grant (CTG)
Conference Travel Grant (CTG) This grant provides undergraduate students with awards of up to $350 to subsidize costs associated with presenting their research posters, papers, or creative works at in-person and virtual professional conferences. Please note, the Office of Undergraduate Research does not provide funds for conference attendance only; grants are meant for students who will present their work. For details, eligibility requirements, and link to the application please visit: http://go.illinois.edu/OUR_CTG.
The deadline to apply is February 24, 2022 at 11:59pm.\

Don’t Forget about These!

LAS Success Academic Workshops

Check out the Spring LAS Success Academic Workshop Schedule here:

• All workshops are open to all students
• All are offered in-person in Lincoln Hall
• Our website lists events by month so you can’t access anything past February yet, but those events will become visible as the earlier events pass

Workshops – Tuesday @ 7 Starts

The Career Center – Spring 2022 Workshop Calendar

Math & Stat Student Support Center now open

The Math and Statistics Student Support Center (SSC) provides walk-in academic support and tutoring for students enrolled in a set of core introductory mathematics and statistics courses. The center is staffed by qualified teaching assistants and course assistants. The SSC is located in room  **304 English Building.** (Change from Fall 2022.)

Access to the Student Support Center is restricted to students enrolled in designated Math and Statistics courses. There is no charge for access to services in the Student Support Center. Courses covered in the SSC include the following: Math 112, Math 115, Math 220, Math 231, Math 234, Stat 212, Stat 400.

For more information including hours, please visit the SSC website at

https://publish.illinois.edu/mathstat-ssc/

DATES AND DEADLINES

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DATES and DEadlines

Deadline to drop a second half-session course
Friday, November 12

autumnal writing contest

Calling all ambitious folks searching for a creative challenge! The English department’s Instagram page (@illinoisenglish) is running an Autumnal Writing Contest called “Loose-Leaves” and would love to have you participate! Our premise is simple: submit a fragment of prose that feels like a snippet from a larger story–a forlorn page, or a “loose” leaf if you will 🙂 Submissions should average around 100 words and be sent via DM to @illinoisenglish in the form of a direct message text, Google Doc, or image. The last day to submit is Saturday, November 13th!

internship Opportunities with approaching deadlines

Apply for a Spring 2022 global internship
Application deadline: Monday, Nov. 15 
Virtual Global Experiences offer various opportunities for students who are eager to engage in global learning. Students are able to work virtually with international organizations, collaborate on projects, and conduct research with international faculty and students.

Spring 2022 ATLAS internship application available
Priority application deadline: Friday, Nov. 19 
Apply today for flexible, skill-based internships that work with your class schedule. We will find the internship or project for you!

a message from your college office

Everyone in the LAS Student Academic Affairs Office is excited to share news about our Success Center in 2002 Lincoln Hall (LH), a one-stop drop-in place where undergraduates can talk with peer mentors about anything related to their Illinois Experience.  It is a place where Peer Mentors, trained within our holistic LAS Success Coach program:

• Assess students’ needs, sense of direction, engagement and growth in their academic, career and wellbeing pathways
• Assist students to set goals, map multiple pathways toward reaching those goals, and anticipate challenges and opportunities along their path
• Offer support and instruction for students to build skills and use campus systems, offices, resources
• Create opportunities for students to self-assess their progress and direction, and to imagine next steps
• Encourage students’ actions, skills and mindsets for growth and meeting goals, including asking questions, clarifying purpose, engaging, reflecting, and storytelling.

The center offers academic pathway support in the LAS Success Center from 1:00pm – 4.40pm daily in 2002 LH.  Specifically, students can get:

Registration Assistance: Peer mentors will answer Self-Service questions and help students register for SP22

LAS Academic Request Assistance: Peer Mentors will help students understand and complete our currently open forms:

• Late Adds/Section Changes/Credit Changes
• Underloads (continuing students and graduating seniors)
• SP22 Overloads
• Credit/No Credit (POT B only)
• Grade Replacement
• Late CNC and GR Petitions
• Declaring/Cancelling a minor

LGBTQIA+ peer support

Application for 2022 Undergraduate Research Symposium is OPEN

Applications open to present at the 2022 Undergraduate Research Symposium
Application deadline: Tuesday, March 15
This Office of Undergraduate Research is accepting submissions to present at the 2022 Undergraduate Research Symposium set for Thursday, April 28 at the Illini Union. For more information, including answers to frequently asked questions, follow this link.

University of Michigan Student Publication Looking for Staff Writers

They’re looking for students at the University of Illinois who are interested in creative and argumentative writing to join our team of undergrads as staff writers, particularly focusing on creative nonfiction, book reviews, literary analysis, and American culture. MC is an independent, inter-university student organization. Positions are not paid, as staff are most akin to “club members” at a more typical university club.

This is a great opportunity for UIUC students to practice and hone in their writing, research, and argumentative skillsets outside the classroom in a uniquely undergraduate space.

Application link —> https://forms.gle/oHBEQFC8nqE6N3hK8 

Website —> midwesterncitizen.com

FSHN 199: Edible Entrepreneurialism – Feeding Ideas for the Future

introduces students to various elements and facets of entrepreneurialism that put the consumer first. Students will explore diverse development journeys of well-known food innovators and will participate in reflective and active learning activities to learn about facets of entrepreneurialism. Students enrolled in the course will explore the Siebel Center for Design’s Human Centered Design approach while nourishing their entrepreneurial skills. This elective course will be delivered using asynchronous online best practices, and registration will be open to all undergraduate students. Please send any course inquiries, including requests to see an example syllabus, to edibleentrepUIUC@gmail.com.

MUS 499 POD: Intro to Podcasting – Prof. Lamont Holden

Podcasting is the most prolific media platform available to any user at any level of expertise. The cost threshold is low but the potential for almost immediate monetization is high. There is a pedagogy around the art and science of podcasting that can show students a path from technical setup, to content creation, production and distribution to audience identification and monetization. Students will learn how to:
• set up and record multiple vocal channels at high quality
• pre-produce a timed episode with intros, segments and transitions
• book and interview guests
• upload and distribute their episode
• identify and market to an audience
• monetize their content through ad sales, third party platforms and direct to consumer sales with their listening audience

LER 225: Labor Issues in Sports

In recent years labor issues in the sports world have captured the public imagination. These issues include ongoing disputes over Covid vaccination in the NBA and NFL, the recent “Name, Image, and Likeness” developments in college sports, the U.S. women’s soccer team’s campaign for pay equity, and the impending labor dispute in Major League Baseball.

LER 225 is an opportunity for students to gain critical perspective on these recent developments by engaging with the past, present, and future of labor relations in sports. Readings, activities, and assignments will empower students to critically analyze a wide range of hot-button topics, including the role of unions in the sports world, labor issues faced by collegiate athletes, and the role of athletes in movements for social change.

FSHN 101: The Science of Food and How it Relates to You

• Nat Sci & Tech – Phy Sciences
• Fun food centered class where topics include:
o French fries
o beef jerky
o tofu
o The Impossible Burger
o And more!
• Unique James Scholar opportunities tailored to students’ long-term goals
• In person and online options (while they last) https://courses.illinois.edu/schedule/2022/spring/FSHN/101

FSHN 120: Contemporary Nutrition

• Nat Sci & Tech – Life Sciences
• Centered on the impact of food on health and wellness
• Discusses hot topics in nutrition
• Unique James Scholar opportunities to choose from such as helping Illini Fuel sports dietitians the NCAA athletes or writing for a wellness journal while getting a publication on the resume
• In person and online options (while they last) as well as a unique BLLC section with experiential learning opportunities https://courses.illinois.edu/schedule/2022/spring/FSHN/120

Register for a Global Classrooms course in Spring 2022 
Illinois Global Classrooms is a new initiative that supports collaborative project-based international learning experiences, facilitated by technology, between students at the University of Illinois and students from international partner institutions. Projects vary in scope and duration, but typically last between six and eight weeks. Explore the current Spring 2022 offerings below.

ABE 498: Global Engagement in Problems in the Critical Zone (3 credits)

This class offers students international experience developing analytical, computing, and cross-cultural skills to understand and solve water resource problems. Students will have a unique opportunity to engage with the USA, Brazilian and German partners to develop an international project related to soil & water resources, including ecosystem services and environmental and anthropogenic changing scenarios. The course will focus on linking fundamentals of hydrological processes with soil & water resources-related problems while fostering students to find potential solutions. Lectures will cover the critical zone, water pathways, groundwater recharge, interactions rainfall-forest, surface runoff generation, environmental modeling, interactions soils-plant-atmosphere, land-use scenarios, impacts of climate change, water footprint concepts, and remote sensing and GIS applications on water resource management. Furthermore, insights on nature-based solutions in water quality and quantity management are also planned to be presented in our Global Classroom framework.

Register

CMN 432: Gender Communication (3 credits) 

Study of interactive relationships between gender and communication in contemporary American society. Examines how gender identity and expression are influenced by race, ethnicity, culture, age, ability, class, faith and other social characteristics. Explores how communication in social contexts creates and perpetuates gender roles.

Register

HDFS 398: Child Health in South Africa (3 credits) 

This course offers a unique exploration of child development and health perspectives and challenges in South Africa. Topics will include family, cultural and societal contexts, child guidance, food security, HIV and tuberculosis care in childhood and adolescence, as well as the effect of COVID-19 on child well-being in communities already affected severely by socioeconomic and health disparities.

Teams of students from Illinois will partner with peers from South Africa to design developmentally and contextually appropriate programming for selected pediatric and youth projects in the Cape Town area. Interactions with lecturers and experts from Illinois and South Africa, as well as agency supervisors will guide student teams in critical thinking, ethics, and cross-cultural collaboration as they develop a project, curriculum guide, educational contribution, or support mechanism for their assigned agency.

Register

IS 390: Consulting Info Professionals (3 credits) 

This course is designed to provide practical and hands-on training by simulating consulting projects. Students will develop proficiencies in problem-solving, team management, storytelling, and professional communications. As they learn the theories and practices of consulting engagements, students will have opportunities to discover how their knowledge in information sciences can be applied to various types of consulting services. The transferrable skills acquired in this class are applicable to other workplace settings.

Register

LAST 445-1 / QUEC 410: Beginning Quechua (2-4 credits) 

Upon the consent of the Director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, tutorials are available in special native Latin American languages not regularly offered by the University (i.e. Quechua, Kagchikel, Mayan). Tutorials at the elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels may be arranged. Students registering for unit credit for the first two terms must first present satisfactory evidence of knowledge of the language at the elementary level, either in the form of credit earned at another institution or by passing a proficiency examination.

Register

SOC 265: Central Asian Societies (3 credits) 

Through the theoretical lens of Sociology, this course examines issues of ethnicity, religion, health, gender, demography and social stability within the nations of Central Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan). Examining these will improve our understanding of the complex nature of identity in Central Asian societies. Through a combination of texts, films, and lectures, students will gain familiarity with the region and a solid understanding of sociological theory, measures, and methods.

Register

UP 260: Social Inequality and Planning (3 credits) 

How are inequalities produced and contested in an urban environment? This course examines this question by analyzing how the urban landscape shapes and is shaped by race, class, and gender inequalities. Uses comparative cases to explore successful intervention, both from formal and informal, across multiple scales from the local to the global.

Register

LAS Student Voices Needed

The College of LAS is interested in how students are feeling about their academic, wellbeing and career development.

All LAS undergrads received an email invitation with a unique link to the LAS Pulse survey. They can also find their link at: feedback.illinois.edu.

The current survey will take about 5-10 minutes of students’ time. Respondents who complete this survey will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win 1 of 15 $10 gift cards. In addition, respondents who complete all three LAS Pulse surveys will be entered into a special drawing with a chance to earn 1 of 5 $100 gift cards. Names will be randomly selected after data collection is complete and the winner will be notified by email.

Don’t forget these!

A Festival of Writers—featuring the award-winning Roxane Gay, Jericho Brown and Tracy K. Smith—will be presented at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts  TODAY, Friday, November 12 and Saturday, November 13, 2021. The culmination of the Year of Creative Writers series, this festival spotlights some of the nation’s leading creative writers and authors.

All events are free and open to the public, but do require tickets. Visit the event page to learn more about each event and to reserve tickets.

Academic + Career Advising!

You can now schedule in-person advising appointments with Anna on Thursday mornings at HPRC!  You’ll have a private appointment in the HPRC conference room (105 Greg Hall) and then you can stick around to talk to Julie or Kirstin about career planning.  It’s one-stop shopping!

Sign up for HUM 275 to explore career paths

Mcnair scholars pROGRAM

The McNair scholars program prepares promising students to get admitted to (and graduate from) Ph.D. graduate programs. You can read more about the program by visiting our website: http://www.omsa.illinois.edu/programs/TRIO/mcnair/

The qualifications to be accepted to the TRIO McNair Scholars Programs are as follows:

1. Junior Status
2. First Generation and Low Income
3. Grade Point Average Minimum 2.85
4. Desire to attend graduate school the fall semester immediately after undergrad and earn the PhD degree.

If you’d like to learn more about the program and application process, please attend one of our information sessions. You can register for a session by Clicking the link: McNair Information Sessions

Below is the information from our website about the application process. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask. Thank you for your time and I look forward to reviewing your application!

Application Information:

Eligible students are invited to apply to the McNair program before all slots are filled. The application deadline is Friday, November 19th by 5:00pm to secure a slot.

HRI Annual Undergraduate Survey

Humanities Research Institute wants to hear from undergraduates who are interested in the humanities! By completing this survey, you are helping us learn what kinds of events and research activities you’d like to see us offer. You do not need to be a declared humanities major or minor to participate in this survey. As long as you’re interested in the humanities —books, TV and film, history, culture, philosophy, politics, religion, arts, theatre, and similar topics—we want to hear from you!  The survey will remain open through December 31, 2021.

submit your work to Montage!

Montage Arts Journal, the university’s undergraduate literary magazine, is now open for submissions! We welcome all publishable forms of art—photography, paintings, sketches, digital art, collages, sculptures, poetry, prose, creative nonfiction, drama, and more. This semester’s reading period closes December 15th, but submissions can be emailed to montagejournal@gmail.com any time before then. Please see https://montagejournal.wordpress.com for more information. We look forward to reviewing your work!

atlas internship program

Want to be a digital content creator? 
Do you like social media? Are you a social media influencer? Do you want to be? Apply today for a Spring 2022 ATLAS Internship. There is no GPA requirement.

Brain Matters

Looking to submit your art, photography, or writing to a professional
body of work? Are you in the market for a publishing credit? Want insight from professors and graduate students on class work, or simply to spice up your social media feed? Connect with us!

Wellness and Diversity Workshop Series

The College of Applied Health Sciences and Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. is sponsoring a 6-part dynamic workshop series where students will engage in guided discussions on how different cultural groups navigate barriers and sustain access to resources that impact their overall health.

The synchronous workshop will take place through Zoom on Tuesdays from 7-8pm starting Oct. 19th. Participants are welcome to come only to the topics of interest or enroll in the certificate program.  Register to participate in either format here https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/595116968

Test Anxiety Workshops

Could you benefit from a workshop that provides strategies for managing anxiety around taking tests? The Counseling Center hosts drop-in workshops throughout the semester with tips on:

• Remaining calm during tests and exams.
• Getting the most from your study time.
• Preparing effectively for tests and exams.

To register, please visit counselingcenter.illinois.edu/TestAnxiety.  The remaining sessions will take place in Lincoln Hall, Room 1064.

• Tuesday, November 30, 4-5 p.m.
• Tuesday, December 6, 3-4 p.m. 

OMSA Fall Tutoring

Sunday Resume, Cover Letter, and LinkedIn Reviews

Get feedback on your resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn profile without having to schedule an appointment. Reviews are via Zoom. Click here to begin your Sunday drop-in review:

go.illinois.edu/SundayDropins.

curious about research? Ask an ambassador!

Undergraduate Research Ambassadors are accepting virtual meetings with students throughout the semester. Staff from the Office of Undergraduate Research are available for one-on-one virtual and in-person meetings to answer any questions you have about undergraduate research at Illinois.

Schedule an appointment today at: http://go.illinois.edu/AskOUR

Tuesday @7 counseling center workshops

Need to talk to someone?

The Counseling Center has resumed face-to-face services for all counseling modalities except group (which will remain on Zoom). They are also offering online scheduling for initial appointments and you are also welcome to reach out to the embedded LAS counselor, Andy Novinska, at anovinsk@illinois.edu.

Dates and Deadlines