We invite you to participate in some of the events featuring SLCL faculty and alumni/ae in celebration of the impact of the College of LAS. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Monday, October 26...

LAS Innovation

Learn about life-changing research conducted through the College of LAS.

Events & activities:

• Preparing Students for a Diverse World: LAS’ Role in Increasing Cultural Competence
  12:00 p.m. | Register
  Join Isabel Molina, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion; Clare Crowston, Associate Dean for Humanities and Interdisciplinary Programs; Elena Delgado, Director of the School of Literatures, Cultures, & Linguistics; and Ronald Bailey, Head of the Department of African American Studies for a discussion about how LAS is helping students campus-wide thrive in today’s diverse and global workforce.

This webinar will be hosted by Heather Hathaway Miranda. She is an alumna of the Spanish department, was one of the founders of the Latina/Latino Alumni Association, and is a member of the LAS Alumni Council.

• "Unruly Cinema: History, Politics, and Bollywood," a Book Launch with Rini Bhattacharya Mehta
  12:00 p.m. | Register
  "Unruly Cinema" looks at the complex series of events that allowed the entire Indian film industry to defy attempts to control, reform, and refine it in the twentieth century and beyond.

Tuesday, October 27

LAS Humanities

Connect with the humanities and see how they are making a difference.

Events & activities:

• The Human Factor: Providing Cultural, Linguistic and Historical Context to Modern Debates
  10:00 a.m. | Register
  Join faculty members from the School of Literatures, Cultures, & Linguistics for a discussion about how courses focused on current issues are providing students with the necessary cultural and historical context to understand and engage in debates on the national and global level.

Featuring:

• Daniel Leon: "Sports and Citizenship in the Ancient Mediterranean and Today"
• Zsuzsanna Fagyal/Dan Maroun: "Experiential engagements with immigration in the local community and beyond"

• Roxana Girju: "Emotions and Computers: the New Digital Frontier"
• Krystal Smalls: “Language and the concept of diversity”

• Leonard McKinnis: “Religion, Race and Resistance”. Examination of religiously-informed responses to and rejections of racialized oppression in the history of North America, focusing on Native American, African American, and Muslim American experiences.
• Richard Tempest: "America’s Putin”
• Vincent Cervantes: “Spanish in a global world

Wednesday, October 28

LAS students

Engage with the 2020 student experience.

Events & activities:

• Student Experiential Learning Through Service & Public Engagement
  10:00 a.m. | Register
  Join Ann Abbott, associate professor in the Department of Spanish & Portuguese, and Ryan Shosted, professor in the Department of Linguistics, for a conversation about educating students through courses focused on public engagement.

Greece and Me: A Conversation with George Reveliotis
5:00 p.m.
Join the Department of Classics for a conversation with George Reveliotis (BA, ’96, history), recipient of the 2020 Quadrangle Award. He will discuss his time growing up in Greece, the impact the University of Illinois made on his life, and his career and volunteerism experiences after graduation.

Contact Department of the Classics Office Manager Jessica Smith for Zoom meeting information, smithj4@illinois.edu

Thursday, October 29

LAS Alumni

Celebrate our alumni.

2020 Virtual Alumni Awards
5 p.m. | Register 
We encourage alumni from around the world to join us in celebrating the outstanding achievements of their fellow alumni.

https://las.illinois.edu/alumni/events/impact