News from the Mothers and Dads Associations
Important Dates
Registration Information
McKinley Goes Live with the Electronic Health Record
Beckwith Hall’s 25th Anniversary
9th Annual Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival
National Volunteer Week
Seeking Applications for WYSE Summer Camp Counselors
Announcing ENG 398 SW: Success in the Workplace
Commencement Ceremony tickets available
Gradfest 2007
Environmental Horizons
Environmental Research for Freshman and Sophomores
2007-2010 College of Education Strategic Plan
Fab Pad Winners 2007
TimesSelect free to students, faculty and staff members
Support Illini football this spring
Memorial Stadium Renovation
Illini Day at Wrigley Field
Illinois in the News

News from the Mothers and Dads Associations

Mothers Weekend is this weekend! Bring the whole family for a visit to campus and be prepared for a memorable weekend with your student. Look for more information on the Mothers and Dads Associations website.

Remember to reserve your hotel room for next year when checking out this weekend! Next year’s Mothers Weekend is April 11-13, 2008.

I want to thank everyone for all their nice comments about the listserv. It’s great to know that this information is relevant and important to parents. One of our parents commented on how she can copy parts of this message and paste it into an email she then sends on to her student. I thought I would share this tip with everyone as another way you can support your son or daughter throughout the year.

Share your thoughts on laptops vs. desktops and offer other advice about computers on the message board.

Important Dates

April 13-15 -- MOTHERS WEEKEND
April 23, 2007 -- Tuition Payment Due

Registration Information

The General Curriculum Office has put together a newsletter to help answer some frequently asked questions about Registration. Registration opened on April 2; this newsletter has some great explanations and tips to help facilitate your student’s registration process.

McKinley Goes Live with the Electronic Health Record

On July 1, 2006, McKinley Health Center will begin using the Electronic Health Record (EHR) to see patients. The electronic health record is an integral component to McKinley's goal of delivering high quality patient care. The conversion from a paper record to an electronic health record is an enormous undertaking and we are confident it will enhance care and service to our students.

Beckwith Hall’s 25th Anniversary

For 25 years, Beckwith Hall has provided residential accommodations and assistance with daily living activities for students with disabilities, and taught them the skills needed to live more independently. Please join us at the celebratory events recognizing Beckwith Hall’s milestones in service and innovation at the University of Illinois, and advancements in services/resources for people with disabilities.

9th Annual Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival

The College of Communications presents the 9th Annual Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival. It will showcases 12 screenings of movies, both old and new, that Ebert thinks are good movies that were overlooked by audiences, critics and distributors. The films include studio productions and independent films.

National Volunteer Week

The Illini Union's Office of Volunteer Programs (OVP) is once more sponsoring National Volunteer Week, which is from April 15-21. National Volunteer Week is a time to honor and recognize the hundreds of individuals who put forth their time and effort to help others through service. OVP’s Kick-off Event will be on the Quad, Monday, April 16th from 11am-2pm.

Seeking Applications for WYSE Summer Camp Counselors

The Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE) is looking for graduate and undergraduate students enrolled in the College of Engineering to serve as camp counselors for its annual summer camps. Sessions I and II will be held June 10-16 and July 8-14. About 40 students who will be entering their junior or senior year of high school will attend each of these two “Exploring Your Options” camps. A third camp, “Discover Engineering,” will be held during the week of July 22-28. Limited to 30 campers, “Discover Engineering” will be geared toward students entering their sophomore year in high school.

Pay Rate: $700 flat fee for each session. Please call Mary Weaver for more information (9th Topic) at 217/333-2860, or email weaver2@uiuc.edu (to obtain application form).

Announcing ENG 398 SW: Success in the Workplace

Undergraduates that have accepted a career-related internship or co-op over the summer, should consider taking ENG 398 SW: Success in the Workplace. This online course will be offered during Summer 2007 and provides 2 hours of credit.

Commencement Ceremony tickets available

Free tickets for the Campuswide Commencement Ceremony at Assembly Hall will be available beginning Monday, March 19 through Friday, May 11 to all students on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no limit on the number of tickets you may request; however, please take only as many as you will actually use.

If you plan on attending your student’s college or program ceremony, please view their website for more information about tickets and other details.

Gradfest 2007

All University of Illinois graduates and their families are welcome to attend Gradfest 2007 at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center. Speak with top campus administrators, meet members of the University of Illinois Alumni Association Board of Directors and learn how to join one of the many Illini Clubs throughout the country.

Environmental Horizons

Join us for Environmental Horizons 2007, the annual showcase the depth and breadth of environmental activities on the University of Illinois Campus. This year’s event will take place on April 25, 2007.

Environmental Research for Freshman and Sophomores

Thanks to a recent award by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Lewis & Clark's Environmental Studies Program is embarking on an ambitious multi-year initiative. The goal is to further scholarly rigor and coherence in the field of environmental studies by cultivating interdisciplinary research skills among undergraduate students at Lewis & Clark and other American institutions. These students are key to the future of environmental studies, as they will serve as the next generation of environmental leaders in academic and policy settings.

2007-2010 College of Education Strategic Plan

For the past 18 months, the College of Education faculty, staff, and students have been heavily engaged in developing a new roadmap for the College of the future. Along with the University and Urbana-Champaign Campus, they have looked at their strengths, analyzed their weaknesses and established a shared vision of what the College of Education at the University of Illinois will be known for in the years ahead.

Fab Pad Winners 2007

Students living in the residence halls this year were able to submit pictures of their rooms to housing for the chance to win the annual Fab Pad Contest. The winners for the 2007 Fab Pad Contest are in! There were so many great entries, that housing had to acknowledge a few other fabulous pad contestants in addition to the first, second, and third place winners.

TimesSelect free to students, faculty and staff members

TimesSelect, the online news service of The New York Times, is available at no charge to university students and faculty and staff members who have e-mail addresses ending in .edu. To activate a complimentary subscription, students should visit the Library Office of Collections Web page and click on the TimesSelect logo.

Support Illini football this spring

It’s a rare occurrence – Illinois preseason football is coming to Chicago for the first time since the 1970s. Cheer on this year’s up-and-coming Illini squad at St. Rita of Cascia High School, 7740 S. Western Ave in Chicago on April 14 at 1 p.m. Admission is free. The team will play at 1 p.m. on April 21 at Memorial Stadium, its final outing of spring. As part of the Spring Sports Festival, the $5 ticket fee is also good for the men’s tennis match against Minnesota and the softball game versus Ohio State, both of which start at noon.

Memorial Stadium Renovation

Construction on Memorial Stadium began after the conclusion of the 2006 football season. All renovations are scheduled to be completed by the beginning of the 2008 football season. New images of the future of Memorial Stadium are frequently added to the Illinois Renaissance website.

Illini Day at Wrigley Field

Illini Day at Wrigley Field is set for June 2nd, 2007. The Chicago Cubs will be taking on the Atlanta Braves. Game-time is set for 12:05 p.m. Head football coach Ron Zook will be singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the seventh inning stretch.

Illinois in the News

School of Music, Under the Gunn

Nathan Gunn, U of I alumnus of the BFA program in Music, has attained a reputation for being one of the most exciting young baritones in the opera world today, according to The New York Times. In fall 2007, Gunn brings that talent and star quality home to the School of Music permanently—Nathan and his wife Julie Gunn, who earned a U of I doctorate in accompaniment, have enthusiastically joined the Music faculty on the Urbana-Champaign campus. Full Story

College of Business staff member wins a Grammy

Meagan Hennessey is the College's Manager of Business Web Services, responsible for hundreds of pages on the College of Business web servers. Hennessey and her husband, Richard Martin, manage Archeophone Records, a label dedicated to historical recordings. On February 11, they won a Grammy award for their album "Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry 1891-1922." Full Story

UIParents E-Update is a compilation of information for parents of University of Illinois Students produced by the Parent Programs Office and the Mothers and Dads Associations at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign