Fall 2017 Lunch on Us Calendar
Join us for Lunch on Us every weekday! Programs take place from noon to 1 pm. Lunches are paid for in part by the Student Cultural Programming Fee.
Monday
Quench | Hosted by the LGBT Resource Center
Location: Women’s Resources Center, 616 E. Green St., Suite 202, Champaign **New Address**
September 18 :: Undocuqueer: Coming Out of the Shadows & Coming Out of the Closet, Jorge Mena Robles, Assistant Director, La Casa Cultural Latina
October 2 :: Embodying Your Authentic Self: Your Key to Success, LaTonya Wilkins, Director of Talent Management, College of Business
October 16 :: Queering Family, Culture, & Religion in the Filipino-American Community, Kenny Importante, Asst. Director, Asian American Cultural Center
October 30 :: Changing Expectations: What to Expect When You’re a Queer Rabbi in the South, Rabbi Ari Nevah, Hillel Center for Jewish Life
November 6 :: Social Access, Mark McCarthy
December 4 :: A Shell of Many Colors, Crystol Smith
Dish It Up | Hosted by the Women’s Resources Center
616 E. Green St., Suite 202, Champaign **New Address**
September 11 :: Womxn in Prison: A Closer Look at the Rising Rates of Womxn’s Incarceration, Araceli Diaz, Assistant Director, La Casa Cultural Latina
September 25 :: Networks of Care and Consciousness: Black Doulas and Birth Work in Post-Katrina New Orleans, Isis Rose, Doctoral Student, Department of Anthropology
October 9 :: Trigger Warnings: History, Theory, Context, Emily Knox, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Information Sciences. In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October 23 :: Domestic Violence and the Law: Reflections from a Court Advocate, Lisa Little, ICADV, Court Advocate, Courage Connection. In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month
November 13 :: A Journey Through Expressive Arts, Kathleen Horne & Tamara Teeter Knapp, Co-founder and Core Faculty, Expressive Arts Florida Institute
November 27 :: Sisterhood Remixed: Women of Color Reflect on Greek Life, Christina Carpio, Assistant Director, Asian American Cultural Center
December 11 :: Disney’s Latina Pre-tween Audience: A Critical Discursive Analysis of Disney’s First Latina Princess, Diana Leon-Boys, Doctoral Student, Institute of Communications Research
Tuesday
Food for Thought | Hosted by the Asian American Cultural Center
1210 W. Nevada St., Urbana
September 5 :: The Problem of Cultural Appropriation: The Culinary Case, Martin Manalansan, Associate Professor, Department of Asian American Studies
September 12 :: Let’s Talk About It: Mental Health and College Students, Counseling Center Team
September 19 :: Talk Time with Eddy: Pursuing My Interests, Eddy Wong, Asian American Association
September 26 :: Emerging Diversity and Inclusion Frameworks for South Asian Students, Purvi Patel, Center for Diversity & Inclusion, Wash U. St. Louis
October 3 :: Islam, A Liberal Agenda, Ahsan Ali, Muslim Student Association
October 10 :: Addressing Inclusion & Intersectionality of Living Out Loud, Queer Student Panel
October 17 :: Diwali Celebration, Indian Student Association
October 24 :: Post-US Election Impact on Academic Life and Activity at UIUC, Anita Chan, Associate Professor, and Veronica Paredes, Assistant Professor, Media & Cinema Studies
October 31 :: Wellbeing in Asian Cultures, Counseling Center
November 7 :: Mongolia: Unleashed, Mongolian Cultural Organization
November 14 :: Yuki Speaks Out, Yuki Llewellyn and Karen Su
November 28 :: Executive Order 9066: Could it Happen Again? - A review of the Coram Nobis Case and the EO that Started It All, Debbie Ikeda, U of I Alum
December 5 :: Myths on Asian Americans: Affirmative Actions, Model Minority, & Racial Microaggressions, HyeJin Tina Yeo, PhD Candidate
Wednesday
Food for the Soul | Hosted by the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center
51 E. Gregory Dr. Champaign
August 30 :: “Welcome Black” picnic
September 6 :: “I Am Not Your Negro” Partial Screening & Discussion
September 13 :: Let’s Talk About It: Mental Health and College Students, Sankofa Outreach Team, Counseling Center
September 20:: Everyday Leadership, Ashley M. Davis, MBA, Assistant Director, BNAACC
September 27 :: Yet With a Steady Beat: Celebrating Black Chorus at 50, Dr. Ollie Watts Davis, Professor of Voice, Director, Black Chorus
October 4 :: My PhD Journey: A Panel
October 11 :: In the Black: Understanding Our Finances, Ashley M. Davis, MBA, Assistant Director, BNAACC
October 18 :: Hoodies and Handcuffs: Black Men and the Prison Industrial Complex, Nathan Stephens, MSW, Director, BNAACC
October 25 :: 100 Strong: Together We March On, 100 Strong E-Board
November 1 :: TBA
November 8 :: A Chat with Your New Vice Chancellor, Dr. Danita Brown Young, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
November 15 :: Protest at Mizzou: CS 1950, CS 1950
November 29 :: Black Wellness: Physically, Mentally, & Socially, Kia Williams, Assistant Director Fitness Programs
December 6 :: Developing Our Student Leaders, Dr. Nameka Bates, Assistant Director, Office of Minority Student Affairs
Thursday
Lunch @ La Casa | Hosted by La Casa Cultural Latina
1203 W. Nevada St., Urbana
September 7 :: Meet ’n Greet, La Casa Cultural Latina Professional Staff
September 14 :: GEO 101: What is the Graduate Employees’ Organization? Graduate Employee Organization
September 21 :: Myths and Realities about Undo/DACAmented Individuals, Illinois Coalition Assisting Undocumented Students’ Education (I-CAUSE)
September 28 :: Early Students from Latin American and the Caribbean at the University of Illinois, Salvatore Victor De Sando, Archives Assistant, University Library
October 5 :: Access to Health Care, America Carrillo, UIC Nursing Student & La Casa Cultural Fall Intern
October 12 :: Día de la Resistencia, Student Panel
October 19 :: Latinx Communities Health Disparities, McKinley Health Center’s Special Populations
October 26 :: TBA, Heather A. Hathaway Miranda, Illinois Latina/Latino Alumni Association
November 2 :: Dia de Muertos conversation from an Indigenous Oaxacan Perspective, Carlos Orozco from Puech Ikots
November 9 :: How Our Illinois Latinx Community Organizes After a Tragedy, MEChA, Puerto Rico Rises, and more
November 16 :: Latinx in the STEM, Panel of Illinois Students & Staff
November 30 :: Cultural Survival and Land Dispossession: A Photographic Essay on The Sioux and the Embera Peoples of North and South America, Alexandra McNichols-Torroledo
December 7 :: Holidays in Latin American, Las Posadas Group
December 14 :: Reading Day. Just relax! Finals start tomorrow!
Friday
Chat n Chew | Hosted by Native American House
1206 W. Nevada St., Urbana
September 1:: Native American House: Meet ‘n Greet, Gioconda Guerra Perez, Interim Director & Beverly Smith, Assistant Director, Native American House
September 15 :: American Indian & Archives at UIUC Archives Research Center, Anna Trammell, Archival Operations & Reference Specialist
October 6 :: American Indian Studies Library Services: An Information Session, Cynthia Ingold, Gender Studies and Multicultural Services Librarian
October 20 :: The Colonial Context of the Standing Rock Protest and Dakota Access Pipeline, Issac Akande, Doctoral Candidate, Education Policy Organization & Leadership
November 3 :: American Indian Healthcare Utilization: Challenges and Policy-Driven Solutions, Elise Ann Geist Meyer, Medical Scholars Program, College of Medicine
November 17 :: Cash to Careers: Success for Youth in Illinois,sSamantha Selby, Youth Coordinator, California Indian Manpower Consortium Inc., Chicago Based Operations
December 1 :: Cultural Awakening: Lessons Learned Working on the “Rez”, Antonio Franklin, Associate Director of Field Operations, Office of Extension and Outreach
Conversation Café | Hosted by Diversity & Social Justice Education
at the University YMCA Latzer Hall in collaboration with the YMCA’s Friday Forum series, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign
Paid for in part by the Student Sustainability Fee
September 8 :: Standing Rock and the Power of Indigenous Youth Voices, Thomas Tonatiuh Dominguez-Lopez, International Indigenous Youth Council
September 22 :: A Half Century of Protecting and Restoring the Waters of the United States, David Ullrich, The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
September 29 :: Neighborhood Approaches to Environmental Justice, Local Panel featuring Lierman Neighborhood Action Committee and 5th and Hill Neighborhood Rights Campaign
October 13 :: One Barrier Too Many: Understanding What It Means To Bicycle in Black and Latino Communities, Charles Brown, Voorhees Transportation Center and Rutgers University
October 27 :: Environmental Changes and Indigenous Peoples: The Interconnectedness of Land Loss, Shared Cultural Experiences, and Trauma, Shanondora Billiot, School of Social Work
November 10 :: Circular Economies of Food Production in Back of the Yards, Jonathan Pereira, The Plant Chicago