Know Your University
Spring 2010 Lecture Series
- Every Tuesday at 12 noon at the University YMCA (1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign)
- Sponsored by the University YMCA with support from the Office of the Chancellor
- List of Events
About Know Your University
Know Your University is a lecture series sponsored by the University YMCA with support from the Office of the Chancellor and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, which presents topics of interest to the University community. Speakers and participants represent a broad array of people from the University and local community. The views expressed by the speakers do not necessarily reflect the views of the University YMCA, the Office of the Chancellor, or the Know Your University Committee.
Know Your University Committee
Willard Broom, Virginia Byrne, Mike Doyle, Walter Feinberg, Roxanne Frey, Karen Hewitt (Vice-Chair), Kristin Phelps, Ann Rasmus, Jennifer Scott, Claire Szoke (Chair), Samantha Thoma, Ruth Watkins, Crystal Womble.
Lunch Option
There are several meal options offered through the Y Thai Eatery for only $6.00 ($3.00 for students with a valid school ID). Meals are brought to your table by one of our student volunteers just prior to the talk. Optional lunch reservations can be made by calling Samantha at (217) 337-1500. You can reserve your meals for the entire series for only $42.00--this includes a free lunch! Lunch for individual lectures can also be reserved. Reservation requests must be received by 4 pm Monday afternoon.
Funding
The University YMCA relies on contributions to cover costs associated with this program. Lunch reservations for the entire series may be purchased for $42.00. This pre-paid series includes a free meal. Please mail the registration form and indicate which talks you will attend. If you would like lunch, you may mail a check (payable to the University YMCA) with your registration form or pay at the door. Your meal reservation will be checked at the reservation desk prior to each talk. Sign language interpreter available with 72 hours notice: Contact Carol Nunn, 337-1500.
Additional Information
Audiotapes are available for most talks from the University YMCA for $5. If you have any questions, please contact Program Coordinator, Ann Rasmus, at ann@universityymca.org or (217) 337-1514.
Events
| Date | Title | Presenter | Description |
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February 9
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Flat, Fast, and First Class: The 2010 Illinois Marathon |
Mike Lindemann, co-director of 2010 Christie Clinic Marathon |
In April of 2009, over 9,000 people from across the United States took part in the inaugural Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon. Get an inside look at the impact on the 2010 Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon from initial planning up to the day of race activities. |
February 16 |
Finding a Job in Today's Tough Economy |
Katie Kennealy and Keri Pipkins |
Learn how the current economic climate has affected the job market in relation to its impact on graduating University of Illinois students. Drawing on current employment statistics, U of I Career Center staff offer strategies and resources students can use to locate jobs and internships. |
February 23 |
We are all Americans: Why We Need Comprehensive Immigration Reform |
Celeste Larkin, Jesse Hoyt and Andrea Rosales, La Colectiva (RSO), UIUC |
Members of La Colectiva (RSO) discuss the need and importance of comprehensive immigration reform and the impact of current immigration policies on higher education. Learn about current efforts towards achieving reform on campus and in the local community. |
March 2 |
Interfaith in Action |
Greg Damhorst and Alice Foreman, Interfaith in Action (RSO), UIUC |
Members of the Interfaith in Action Executive Committee speak about what their student organization does to promote interfaith understanding on campus. Building on the November campus visit from Dr. Eboo Patel, UIUC alum and founder of the Interfaith Youth Core, Interfaith in Action discusses their upcoming efforts. Come learn more about this exciting movement which is working to strengthen our university's commitment to diversity. |
March 9 |
New Mascot for a New Millennium |
Students from Intersections Living Learning Community and Lydia Khuri, Program Coordinator, UIUC |
This presentation highlights Intersections students' efforts to engage their peers in creating new ways to represent the University through word and image. |
March 16 |
Presidents, Trustees and Governance at the U of I |
Winton Solberg, Professor Emeritus of History, UIUC |
Professor Solberg presents governance at the University of Illinois. Drawing on a comparison of the administration of higher education in Europe and the United States, Professor Solberg addresses the role of the Board of Trustees and the president of the University in governing and administering the University, with some attention to the selection of the president and the relations between the trustees and the president at various times in the history of the University. |
March 30 |
The Three Theories |
Karole Armitage, Artistic Director, Armitage Gone! Dance |
Visiting dancer, choreographer and founder of Armitage Gone!Dance discusses her new work, Three Theories, inspired by Brian Greene's best selling book on theoretical physics, The Elegant Universe. Three Theories will premiere at Krannert Center, April 6, 2010. |
April 6 |
Fifth Annual C-U Edible Books Festival 2010 |
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The Edible Books Festival is held at various locations worldwide. The University Library is sponsoring the event locally. Come experience this unique intersection of the book arts and cuisine. After admiring the books, join in eating them! Please consider entering your own tasty literary creation. Visit http://www.library.illinois.edu/ediblebooks to view photos of previous submissions and to find a registration form (coming soon). Please note: No lunch will be available for this event due to special space considerations. |