2nd 8 weeks course option

Spring 13, Second eight‐week course (meets March 11 thru May 1)

AIS 490/590: Indigenous Performance & Creative Process.

Harjo MW 4:00 ‐ 6:20

This course will focus on two performance events: a Hawaiian hula which investigates context, structure, and the merging of poetry, dance, and music; and, a Mvskoke stomp dance, with lyrics and stories included in and around the performance. The course is based on the premise that Indigenous performance and creative processes of poetry, music, and dance are a natural fusion.

Students interested in performing and visual arts and creative writing are encouraged to consider this course that focuses on performance and craft as practiced in the Indigenous world. The course is open by permission to advanced undergraduates and graduate students (contact mckinn@illinois.edu).

Sociology Info Session

Sociology Information Session

• Meet Sociology students
• Learn about the major
• Learn about careers
• Free pizza!

March 8, 2013
12 p.m.
3057 Lincoln Hall

Spring 2013 International Student Career Certificate (ICC)

A certificate-awarding semester-long career program for international students! The first of its kind at U of I!

BENEFITS of the ICC Program
• Targeted to international students
• Learn strategies to become more competitive in the US internship/job market
• Focus on the skills you really need: networking, speaking, self-marketing
• Meet special guests that can serve as a resource or inspiration
• Receive certificate and add to resume

Requirements to obtain ICC Certificate
• Attend at least 5 of the 7 semester ICC workshops
• Use the following 3 Career Center services:
- Career Counseling or a CCOC (Drop-in) service
- Resume and Cover Letter Review
- Mock-Interview
• Complete all requirements by March 29, 2013

ICC Workshop Schedule (Location: 1022 Lincoln Hall; Time: 4-5pm)
• Feb. 12: Steps to Ensure your Career Goals
• Feb. 19: LinkedIn & Web 2.0 Career Tools
• Feb. 26: Information Interviews & Self-Marketing Skills
• Mar. 5: Appealing Resumes & Cover Letters
• Mar. 12: Internship Essentials & Experiences
• Mar. 26: Effective Interviewing
• Apr. 2: Secrets to a Successful Job Search (located at 1002 Lincoln Hall)

Register at INTLconnect.illinois.edu! Contact: Un-Yeong Park (park351@illinois.edu)

Europe in Trouble class

Europe in Trouble (GER 199 / GLBL 199 / EURO 199)

This course focuses on important societal, political, and cultural issues that have shaped the history of Europe since 1945. It seeks to understand the many debates that have accompanied the process of European unification in their historical and cultural contexts.

The central thesis of the course is that the history of postwar Europe can be understood as a series of crises, starting with the immediate aftermath of World War II, but also including the revolutionary year 1968, the fall of the Wall, the war in Yugoslavia, etc. While the courses focuses on important societal and political developments, it also argues that culture played an important role in the series of crises that constitute Europe’s postwar history, and that films, essays, and other cultural artifacts can function as an important resource for understanding the conflicts and controversies that shaped the public debate in Europe since 1945.

Includes weekly film screenings!

8-week course! March 11 – May 1

Monday / Wednesday / Friday
10-10.50 AM – Lecture
Thursday 5:00-7:00 PM – Film Screening
Professor Carl Niekerk
niekerk@illinois.edu

Overcoming Procrastination workshop

Overcoming Procrastination
Do you keep putting off until tomorrow things you could do today?  Getting into a habit of waiting until the last minute and then scrambling to get things done? Is procrastination beginning to impact your grades? Come learn how to conquer procrastination in easy, practical steps!

Wednesday, Feb. 20th
7-8pm
Undergraduate Library, Presentation Gallery (Upper Level)

Sponsored by The Division of General Studies
Presented by The Counseling Center Paraprofessionals

Opportunities Fair

Opportunities Fair
Tuesday, February 12
5:30-7 p.m. at The Career Center


Gain professional experience while on campus!
· Find out about campus internships and summer opportunities
· Talk to students about their internship experiences
· Hot cocoa, desserts, and prizes
· Open house for all students!

College of Law volunteer jurors needed

If you always wanted to be a juror, now is your chance. Jurors are needed March 6, 12 & 14 at the College of Law from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Parking and continental breakfast provided. Jurors sit on a jury trial presented by law students with an Illinois judge and deliberate to a verdict in a criminal or civil case. Contact Julie Campbell, jjhill@illinois.edu, or Steve Beckett, becketts@illinois.edu.

Volunteers needed for 2013 Roger Ebert's Film Festival

The College of Media at Illinois presents the 15th Annual Roger Ebert's Film Festival (Ebertfest) April 17-21. Volunteers are needed for theater teams. Contact Mary Susan Britt at marsue@illinois.edu.

Politics of the Greater Yellowstone Area

Summer Course Offering: PS 199 / PS 224 Politics of the Greater Yellowstone Area* (taught June 22-30, 2013)

The Greater Yellowstone Area straddles Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. It consists of three national parks, six national forests, three national wildlife refuges, the national fish hatchery, the Wind River Indian Reservation, and other state and local preserved areas. It is the largest intact temperate-zone ecosystem in the world.  It faces challenges from extractive resource development, tourism, and climate change.  This course uses a week-long trip to the Greater Yellowstone Area to explore political questions associated with natural resources and the environment.

Interested?  See: http://publish.illinois.edu/pahre/study-in-yellowstone-this-summer/  Or, contact Professor Robert Pahre pahre@illinois.edu  (*Final approval of this course as PS 224 is still pending, but students will receive credit for the course as PS 199 if approval is not final by beginning of the course.)