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The Morning Brief
Champaign–Urbana, IL • Monday, August 31, 2026
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| TODAY — Monday, August 31 | | ★ The Urbana Hootenanny — 8:00 pm · 106 North Race Street #1, Urbana, IL 61801 [Rose Bowl Tavern] An Urbana tradition, every Monday at The Rose Bowl Tavern, The Urbana Hootenanny!The Urbana Hootenanny! 8pm-midnight, join local pickers, singers,… | | Grad Student Days — all day [UI Campus Calendar] Illinois grad students make our community a great place to study, live, and work. We want to help you feel connected whether you are new or returning, in an… | | Illinois I-Corps Workshop Series Deadline! — all day · https://icorps.illinois.edu/programs/lean-launchpad [UI Campus Calendar] Commercialize Your Innovation! I-Corps is an evidence-based approach to value proposition development — a critical first step in evaluating… | | International Symposium on Energy, Carbon, and Industrial Systems — 8:30 am · I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center [UI Campus Calendar] This two-day symposium brings researchers, industry leaders, project developers, and policymakers together to discuss new work in energy systems and carbon… | | ● 2026 Art and Design Faculty Exhibition — 10:00 am · Giertz Gallery [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organizer: JUrban@parkland.edu Expected Headcount: 50 Organization: GIERTZ GALLERY Categories: PARKLAND PRESENTS: ART, MUSIC,… | | Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery — 10:00 am · Information Table by U Lounge [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: CAREER SERVICES Organizer: SWright@parkland.edu Categories: STUDENT ACTIVITIES Expected Headcount: 2 Event Locator:… | | ● Mother Goose on the Loose Storytime @ Douglass — 11:30 am · Douglass Branch Library [Champaign Public Library] Enjoy stories and songs for children ages birth through 6 years with their caregiver or parent. | | BSA Meeting — 12:00 pm · B223: Counseling Services Classroom [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: STUDENT CLUB Organizer: bcray@parkland.edu Expected Headcount: 10 Categories: STUDENT ACTIVITIES Event Locator:… | | ● Monday Movie: Project Hail Mary — 12:00 pm · U106: Student Life Conference Room [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: STUDENT LIFE Organizer: bhightower@parkland.edu Categories: STUDENT ACTIVITIES Expected Headcount: 30 Event Locator:… | | Beckman Visualization Lab Office Hours — 1:00 pm · 2203 Beckman Institute [UI Campus Calendar] Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the… | | RSO Advisor and Officer Training — 1:00 pm · U140: Meeting Room [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: STUDENT LIFE Organizer: bhightower@parkland.edu Categories: EMPLOYEE EVENTS & MEETINGS, STUDENT ACTIVITIES Expected… | | CLACS Speaker Series presents: Sustainable Food Preservation: Harnessing Essential Oils and Agro-Industrial By-Products as Bioactive Systems — 3:00 pm · Coble Hall 306 [UI Campus Calendar] CLACS Speaker Series presents: Patricia R. Quiroga & Valeria Nepote, \"Sustainable Food Preservation: Harnessing Essential Oils and Agro-Industrial… | | Bingo Night — 5:00 pm · Siebel Center for Computer Science Room 0224 [UI Campus Calendar] Bingo! Event Details:Date: August 31, 2026Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.Location: Siebel Center for Computer Science room 0024Stop by and play a couple rounds of… | | Equity Inclusion Leadership Certificate Information Session — 5:00 pm · Virtual over Zoom [UI Campus Calendar] Applications are OPEN for the 2026–2027 Equity & Inclusion Leadership Certificate (EILC) program! EILC is a year-long co-curricular program for Illinois… | | RESCHEDULED: Early Childhood Open House — 6:00 pm · Springer Cultural Center, 301 N Randolph St, Champaign, IL, 61820, United States [Champaign Park District] Launch your child’s education at the Champaign Park District! Join us for our Early Childhood Open House! Tour our vibrant classrooms in the historic… | | ● Musical Mondays featuring Lucas Ciocan — 7:00 pm · Illini Union Courtyard Café [UI Campus Calendar] Join us every Monday night during the semester for Musical Mondays at 7 pm in the Courtyard at the Illini Union for FREE music from all types of genres. |
| | TOMORROW — Tuesday, September 01 | | ★ Tavern Tuesday || Whiskey Specials — 3:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] No Band, or maybe there is sometimes... either way it's happy hour for folks that drink. Whiskey specials and more. Tavern Tuesdays, 3-7pm Join us every… | | ★ Bluey's Big Play — 6:30 pm · State Farm Center [UI Campus Calendar] Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show is the first-ever theatrical adaptation of the television series. The play features an original story by Bluey creator Joe… | | ★ Sass — 7:30 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] Tuesday with Sass live at the Rose Bowl Tavern! Come enjoy Tuesday with Sass! Her unique take on covers and beautiful original songs will have you groovin'… | | ● Last Week on View | \"Memorias de la Mujer Lotina\" Exhibition — all day · Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign [UI Campus Calendar] Don't miss the final week of Memorias de la Mujer Lotina: Arpilleras, Women, and Coal in Chile, guest curated by Magdalena Novoa. On view through September… | | ● Make and Take Craft — all day · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] Do you like crafts and making things? | | Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship Workshop - Applications will open soon! — all day · Check back soon! [UI Campus Calendar] Experience technology innovation first-hand. At the Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship Workshop (SVEW), you'll interact with corporate leaders, venture… | | Drop-In Crafts — 8:30 am · U111: Student Life Flex Space Lounge [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: WELLNESS CENTER Organizer: bhightower@parkland.edu Categories: STUDENT ACTIVITIES Expected Headcount: 10 Event Locator:… | | ● Graduate Writing Groups: Fall 2026 (Tuesdays) — 9:30 am · Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom [UI Campus Calendar] Create the \"write\" habit! Our writing group provides graduate students with dedicated time to make progress on writing in a supportive atmosphere. The… | | ● 2026 Art and Design Faculty Exhibition — 10:00 am · Giertz Gallery [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organizer: JUrban@parkland.edu Expected Headcount: 50 Organization: GIERTZ GALLERY Categories: PARKLAND PRESENTS: ART, MUSIC,… | | Quick Start Workshop: Make Your Canvas Courses Accessible — 10:00 am · https://illinois.zoom.us/j/88640243551?pwd=lGafRHpkF0KjK6wA1270ilP47BAIbk.1 [UI Campus Calendar] Canvas websites must be accessible for all students but don’t panic! This hands-on workshop will cover what to look for and several tools to help you find… | | UIS Transfer Information Table — 10:00 am · College Center - A [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: ACADEMIC ADVISING Organizer: jshumate@parkland.edu Expected Headcount: 0 Event Locator: 2026-AASCCP POST TO CALENDAR:… | | John Deere Day — 11:00 am [UI Campus Calendar] Come see real John Deere equipment up close, grab some swag, and connect with company representatives and Grainger Engineering alumni! Learn more about… | | Engineering Club Meetings — 12:00 pm · M124: Class Laboratory [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: STUDENT CLUB Organizer: JJang@parkland.edu Expected Headcount: 8 Categories: STUDENT ACTIVITIES Event Locator:… | | Nutritional Regulation of the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis - Implications for Stress and Cancer Resilience — 12:00 pm · 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology [UI Campus Calendar] IGB Seminar - Faculty Spotlight Lecture \"Nutritional Regulation of the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis - Implications for Stress and Cancer Resilience\" Brett… | | Beckman Visualization Lab Office Hours — 1:00 pm · 2203 Beckman Institute [UI Campus Calendar] Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the… | | ● Donor Engagement for Sustained and Growing Results — 1:00 pm · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] | | Fulfill Your Required Advising: Virtual Drop-In Advising for Spring 2027 — 2:00 pm · https://illinois.zoom.us/j/82293901819?pwd=aVY3vRcxt6B8GNe51Ku9fvoLdqKdkv.1&from=addon [UI Campus Calendar] Need to fulfill your required advising appointment? Join us for Virtual Drop-In Advising to prepare for Spring 2027 registration. You can schedule an… | | ● Intro to Microsoft Excel, Part I — 2:00 pm · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] Library staff will give you an introduction to Microsoft Excel 2016. | | Writing an Effective NSF-GRF Graduate Research Plan — 2:00 pm · https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/1449305734 [UI Campus Calendar] The Graduate Research Plan is one of two required statements for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF-GRF) application. In this… | | Desserts with the Dean - Graduate Students — 3:00 pm · 28 Education [UI Campus Calendar] Graduate Students of the College of Education are invited to join Dean Mouza for \"Desserts with the Dean\". No RSVP required. | | Graduate Assistant Employee Orientation (for TAs, RAs, GAs, and PGAs) — 3:00 pm · https://illinois.zoom.us/j/86391027879?pwd=0qSrHqV3glfXbweQXRE85mBVovfJRL.1&from=addon [UI Campus Calendar] Graduate Assistant Employee Orientation (for TAs, RAs, GAs, and PGAs) Co-sponsored by Illinois Human Resources and the Graduate College, this employee… | | INHS Seminar | Conservation, extra crispy: How to conserve wildlife in the Pyrocene — 3:00 pm · Forbes Natural History Building [UI Campus Calendar] This seminar will be held in room 1005 Forbes Natural History Building, 1816 S. Oak Street, Champiagn with a virtual Zoom option at… | | Measuring the physical properties of dark matter with strong gravitational lensing — 3:30 pm · Astronomy Building [UI Campus Calendar] The abundance and density profiles of dark matter halos depends directly on the physics of the candidate dark matter model. Strong gravitational lensing… | | Archaeology in STEAM — 5:00 pm · 408 W Main St, Collinsville, IL 62234 [UI Campus Calendar] Join archaeologists from the Illinois State Archaeological Survey to discover how modern technology is transforming archaeology! Learn how researchers use… | | ● Business & Career Help | Drop-in at Douglass — 5:00 pm · Douglass Branch Library [Champaign Public Library] Drop in on the first Tuesday of the month to get your business and career-related questions answered! | | LGBTQ+ Graduate Student Welcome — 5:00 pm · GSRC, 616 E. Green Street, Suite 202 (Entrance between McDonalds & Subway, 2nd floor) [UI Campus Calendar] Join us for the LGBTQ+ Graduate Student Welcome! We'll have activities and light refreshments. NetworQ is a space for graduate and professional LGBTQIA+… | | ● Craft Happy Hour: Woven Paper Baskets — 6:00 pm · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] Monthly drop-in crafts for adults. | | ● Illini Volleyball at Tennessee - Allstate Big Ten/SEC Volleyball Challenge Week — 6:00 pm · Knoxville, Tenn. [UI Campus Calendar] | | ● Krannert Center Volunteer Training — 6:00 pm · The Spot [UI Campus Calendar] Become a Krannert Center volunteer usher! Volunteer ushers are the public face of Krannert Center and lend a hand distributing programs, greeting patrons,… | | ● Pajama Storytime @ Douglass — 6:30 pm · Douglass Branch Library [Champaign Public Library] Get your wiggles out before bed with stories, songs, and dances designed for children age birth to 5 years (with parent or caregiver). |
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