Black Alumni Reunion – College/Department Activities for Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008
As of 10/29/2008
Campus Recreation
Saturday, Nov. 8
Campus Rec Open House
Activities & Recreation Center
201 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign
1-5 p.m.
Come to a Campus Rec Open House at the new Activities & Recreation Center (ARC - formerly IMPE) with new amenities such as a climbing wall, auditorium, instructional kitchen, basketball courts, swimming pools, 1/5 mile track and much more!
Contact: Jayne DeLuce at 217-244-4002, jdeluce@illinois.edu
Web: www.campusrec.uiuc.edu
Center for African Studies and the Department of Linguistics
Saturday, Nov. 8
Global Africa: A Celebration of Culture, Academics and Alumni Accomplishments
Lucy Ellis Lounge
1080 Foreign Languages Building
707 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana
2-4 p.m.
Join us for a festival featuring African performances, fashion, research projects and campus programs that exemplify the ever-strengthening relationships between the continent of Africa and University of Illinois students and faculty. Student members of African organizations will prepare treats from Africa.
Contact: Merle Bowen, 217-333-2956, bowen@illinois.edu or Marilyn Upah Bant, 217-333-5724, upahbant@illinois.edu
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES)
Saturday, Nov. 8
Leaving Your Imprint on the College of ACES
Heritage Room, ACES Library
1101 S. Goodwin, Urbana
1-3 p.m.
Join alumni, friends, students and faculty of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) for a roundtable discussion about how to engage ACES alumni and students. We want to hear from you, our alumni, about how you would like to connect with the College of ACES. Dean Robert Easter will provide updates on the College. Dr. Jesse Thompson, Assistant Dean, Academic Programs, will share ongoing diversity programming efforts in the College. Maxine Roman, President of the MANRRS UIUC chapter, will give an overview of the Minorities in Agriculture Natural Resources and Related Sciences student organization. Reception 1-1:30 p.m. followed by speakers and roundtables.
Contact: Tina Veal, 217-333-7744, vealt@illinois.edu
College of Applied Health Sciences
Saturday, Nov. 8
AHS Indoor Tailgate
112/114 Huff Hall
1206 S. Fourth Street, Champaign
1-3 p.m.
Wear your orange and blue as you join alumni and friends of the College of Applied Health Sciences (Departments of Kinesiology and Community Health; Recreation, Sport and Tourism; Speech and Hearing Science; and Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services). Meet student leaders, including participants of the Mannie L. Jackson Academic Enrichment and Leadership Program and AHS Student Council. Learn about opportunities to get involved. Guests will have a chance to win Illini door prizes. Complimentary appetizers and beverages will be served.
Contacts: Sara Kelley, 217-244-6600, sarak@illinois.edu or Sheri Shaw, 217-333-4964, snshaw@illinois.edu
College of Business
Saturday, Nov. 8
BBQ and Jazz
Business Instructional Facility
515 E. Gregory Drive, Champaign
1-3 p.m.
Enjoy a relaxing afternoon of BBQ and jazz in the atrium of the new Business Instructional Facility. Event will include building tours highlighting the features of the new facility, plus an update on the college, faculty and students.
Contact: College of Business External and Alumni Affairs Office, 217-244-6669, BusinessAlumni@illinois.edu
Web: www.business.illinois.edu/alumni
College of Education
Saturday, Nov. 8
Refreshments and Jazz
Education Building
1310 S. Sixth Street, Champaign
3-4:30 p.m.
Reconnect with alumni and friends at the College of Education. Enjoy refreshments and light jazz as we celebrate the accomplishments of Project 500. Gather for a book signing by Dr. Joy Ann Williamson, “Black Power on Campus: The University of Illinois 1965-1975. Hear from Dr. James Anderson, a key figure in the Project 500 movement. Meet Dean Mary Kalantzis and get an update on the college and faculty.
Contact: Debbie Lowe Morgan, 217 244-7228, morgand@illinois.edu
College of Engineering
Saturday, Nov. 8
Luncheon with Dean, Students, Faculty and Staff
Enjoy lunch on the plaza between Engineering Hall and Everitt Lab with College of Engineering and Department faculty, staff and students. Meet Dean Ilesanmi Adesida and Ivan Favila, Assistant Dean and Director of the Morrill Engineering Program, interact with students from the National Society of Black Engineers and take a walking tour of the Engineering Campus.
1:00 p.m. Lunch
2:30 p.m. Discussion with NSBE students (Engineering Hall, 1308 W. Green St., Urbana)
Optional walking tour of engineering campus
3:45 p.m. Discussion with NSBE students (Engineering Hall, 1308 W. Green St., Urbana)
Optional walking tour of engineering campus
College of Fine and Applied Arts
Saturday, Nov. 8
"Out of Sequence: Underrepresented Voices in American Comics"
Krannert Art Museum
500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign
1-5 p.m.
Co-curated by John Jennings and Damian Duffy, this exhibition showcases American sequential art that steps outside the traditional bounds of the medium by focusing on historical and contemporary women and minority comic creators.
John Jennings is an associate professor in the School of Art and Design while Damian Duffy is an Illinois graduate student and editor-in-chief of the Eye Trauma Comix online anthology. From 1-4 p.m. Damian Duffy and John Jennings will host a Gallery Conversation with Nancy Goldstein, author of Jackie Ormes: The First African American Woman Cartoonist (2008), Andrei Molotiu, abstract comics creator and curator, Trina Robbins, comics creator and historian, and Ashley A. Woods, independent comics creator.
"A Powerful Noise: Inspiring Stories of Remarkable Women"
Feature Documentary (90 minutes) Bambara, Bosnian and Vietnamese with English subtitles
Krannert Art Museum Auditorium (Room 62)
500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign
1-3 p.m.
School of Music alumna Sheila C. Johnson is the executive producer of this documentary film sharing the triumphant stories of three women who rise above racial and gender barriers to make social changes throughout their countries of origin. This inspirational and moving film premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival in New York, N.Y.
Reception for Black Alumni Reunion guests
Link Gallery
Located between Krannert Art Museum and the School of Art and Design
500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign
3-5 p.m.
This gathering will offer guests the opportunity to discuss and reflect on the film and the exhibition. John Jennings and Damian Duffy will be in attendance and refreshments will be served.
Contact: Shelli Drummond Stine, 217-333-1661, sdstine@illinois.edu
College of Law
Saturday, Nov. 8
College of Law Black Alumni Reunion Luncheon
Pedersen Pavilion
202 Law Building
504 E. Pennsylvania Avenue, Champaign
1 p.m.
The College of Law will host a luncheon for alumni, guests and students, featuring comments by Interim Dean Ralph Brubaker and keynote speaker David Addison JD’70 LAW.
Contact: Meredith Olson, 217-333-2628, maolson@law.uiuc.edu
Web: www.law.illinois.edu/alumni/calendar.asp
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Saturday, Nov. 8
“Taste of African American Studies”
The Department of African American Studies will host an Open House to showcase department events, activities and academic programs of study. Enjoy displays, entertainment and refreshments.
1201 W. Nevada Street, Urbana (Corner of Goodwin & Nevada)
2-4 p.m.
Contact: Jennifer Hamer, 217-333-7781, jhamer@uiuc.edu
College of Media (formerly College of Communications)
Saturday, Nov. 8
College of Media Open House
The News-Gazette Student Services Center, College of Media
18 Gregory Hall
810 S. Wright Street, Urbana
2-4 p.m.
Please join the College of Media for an open house in our new $1 million Student Services Center named for our partnership with The News-Gazette. This beautiful new center provides students with access to a system of centralized advising, placement and career counseling. Dean Ron Yates and the faculty and staff of the College are looking forward to providing tours and sharing refreshments in this new addition to Gregory Hall.
Contact: Mary Susan Britt, 217-244-0552, marsue@illinois.edu
College of Medicine
Saturday, Nov. 8
Faculty Lecture and Food Demonstration on the Topic of Diabetes
Auditorium Activities and Recreation Center (formerly IMPE)
201 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign
1-2:30 p.m.
The College of Medicine will host a faculty member who will deliver a lecture on the latest research and information on the treatment of diabetes. A cooking demonstration will immediately follow with traditional soul food recipes remade in a healthy way. This event will be open to the public but with limited seating. There is no cost for the event, and reservations are not required.
Contact: College of Medicine Office of Advancement at 217-333-6524
Division of Intercollegiate Athletics (DIA)
Saturday, Nov. 8
Game Watch for Former Illini Athletes & Letter Winners
Illinois vs. Western Michigan
77 Club at Memorial Stadium
11 a.m.
Open House for Black Alumni Reunion Attendees
Tours of the renovated Memorial Stadium & Suites
3 p.m.
*For both events, use elevators at Gate 16 & 18
West side of stadium
Contact: Chris Tuttle, 217-244-6705, c-tuttle@illinois.edu
Graduate College
Saturday, Nov. 8
“Beyond the Bachelor’s: Celebrating African American Advancement in Graduate Education”
1-3 p.m.
209 Illini Union
1407 E. Green Street, Urbana
Join the Graduate College for refreshments and meet current graduate students and faculty at this open reception to honor the accomplishments of our alumni and advancement in graduate education at Illinois.
Contact: Charlotte Bauer, 217-244-5616, bauersmi@illinois.edu
Office of Minority Student Affairs
Saturday, Nov. 8
Coffee and Dessert Reception
Main Office at the old EOP, President’s Award Program (PAP) and TRIO/SSS Site 130 Student Services Building
610 East John Street, Champaign
2:30-4 p.m.
Come and enjoy coffee and dessert, bring us up-to-date, take photos, and reflect on the good old days. Hosted by Michael L. Jeffries, Director and Associate Dean of Students; Otis Williams, Associate Director/Assistant Dean; Priscilla Fortier, Associate Director/Assistant Dean; and other OMSA staff.
Contact: Michael L. Jeffries, 217-333-0054, mjeffrie@illinois.edu
Web: www.omsa.uiuc.edu
School of Social Work
Saturday, Nov. 8
Reception Honoring Distinguished Project 500 Alumni
School of Social Work
1207 W. Oregon Street, Urbana
2-4 p.m.
The School of Social Work Diversity Committee invites all alumni to join in honoring our distinguished Project 500 graduates. Dr. Jan Carter-Black, School of Social Work alumna and professor, will present a lecture based on her recent publication in Affilia, “A Black Woman’s Journey into a Predominately White Academic World.”
Please join the Diversity Committee for refreshments, to reconnect and to build relationships.
Contact: Alicia Beck, 217-244-5241, ambeck@illinois.edu
University Library
Friday, Nov. 7
Presentation on the Africana Library Collection
Room 328, Main Library Building
1408 W. Gregory Street, Urbana
3-5 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 8
Undergraduate Library Tours
Undergraduate Library
1402 W. Gregory Street, Urbana
1-5 p.m.
Tours will be offered throughout the afternoon beginning at 1 p.m. Come see new models for undergraduate study and learning in the 21st century.
Exhibit of Project 500 at Illinois
Undergraduate Library
1402 W. Gregory Street, Urbana
1-5 p.m.
Online Demo of The Chicago Defender
History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library
Room 246, Main Library Building
1408 W. Gregory Street, Urbana
1-5 p.m.
