Sunday May 12, 2024

iSchool Convocation Ceremony

The iSchool's ceremony will be broadcast live online so all students and their family and friends can watch if they are unable to attend the ceremony in person. Please see the Convocation page for eligibility requirements, registration, deadlines, and ceremony preparation. 

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  Serving as Illini basketball team manager provides “once-in-a-lifetime experience” for BSIS student

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• Wednesday

  May 1

  2024 Windsor Lecture

  5:00 - 6:30 PM

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  Seo coauthors chapter on data science and accessibility

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  Winning exhibit features recipes from across the globe

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  Trainor receives the Karen Wold Level the Learning Field Award

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• Tuesday

  April 30

  "Take My Face Out of Your Sight!”: Strategies To Ban Facial Recognition in Brazil

  12:00 - 1:00 PM

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Other recent news

Undergraduate Research Symposium features iSchool researchers

April 25 2024

Several iSchool undergraduate students will participate in the 17th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. During the event, visitors will learn about undergraduate research projects through oral and poster presentations, creative performances, and art exhibits. All are welcome to attend the symposium, which will be held on April 25 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. in the Illini Rooms and South Lounge of the Illini Union. 

Elsessers donate $1M to the iSchool in support of faculty and school librarianship

April 23 2024

Thanks to a new $1-million gift from Lionelle (BA English '66, MSLIS '67) and James (BS Business '66, MS Business '67) Elsesser, the iSchool will be better able to attract and retain outstanding faculty and educate future school librarians. Their latest donation will be directed to the iSchool Alumni Association Endowed Professorship Fund, Leigh Estabrook Faculty Development Fund, and Public School Licensure Program Fund.

iSchool researchers present at iConference 2024

April 22 2024

The following iSchool faculty and students participated in the virtual portion of iConference 2024 from April 15-18. The in-person portion of the conference will be held in Changchun, China, from April 22-26. The theme of this year’s conference is "Wisdom, Well-being, Win-win."

Wegrzyn awarded SMART Scholarship

April 19 2024

PhD student Emily Wegrzyn has been selected for the prestigious Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship-for-Service Program, which is funded by the Department of Defense. The primary aim of this program is to increase the number of civilian engineers and scientists in the U.S.