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IlliniFest

LAS at IlliniFest

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Where will your curiosity take you?
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Explore the questions that inspire you, seek their answers through creativity and collaboration, and put what you learn into action—because LAS is where curiosity drives impact.

Follow your curiosity to Lincoln Hall on the Main Quad to learn more about LAS.

LAS Resource Fair   |   LAS majors & minors   |   Lectures & presentations

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LAS Resource Fair

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Lincoln Hall in the fall

From the innovative labs of biology to the celebrations of culture through world literature, LAS students use their curiosity to find creative solutions that improve our world. And as an undergrad in LAS, you'll have unlimited access to resources dedicated to your academic support, career services, holistic well-being, and social connection. 

Visit the LAS Resource Fair in Lincoln Hall, where you will get to meet with staff members across the LAS Student Academic Affairs Office about topics including:

  • Academic Advising
  • Access & Achievement Program (AAP)
    • LAS Undeclared
  • Career Services
  • First-Year Experience
  • Global Leaders Program
  • Honors
  • International Programs
  • LAS Leaders
  • Paul M. Lisnek LAS Hub
    • Meet peer mentors and get experience!
  • Recruitment & Admissions

Learn about LAS majors and minors

Around the first floor of Lincoln Hall, swing by booths to discover more about majors and minors across LAS.

List of majors & programs at IlliniFest

  • Actuarial Science
  • Astronomy
  • Astronomy + Data Science
  • Astrophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology (Integrative Biology & Molecular and Cellular Biology)
  • Brain and Cognitive Science
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering + Data Science
  • Chemistry
  • Communication
  • Computer Science and Astronomy
  • Computer Science and Chemistry
  • Computer Science and Economics
  • Computer Science and Geography & Geographic Information Science
  • Computer Science and Linguistics
  • Computer Science and Philosophy
  • Creative Writing
  • Earth, Society, and Environmental Sustainability
  • East Asian Languages and Cultures
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics
  • English
  • Geography & Geographic Information Science
  • Germanic Languages and Literatures
  • Global Studies
  • History
  • Illinois Global Institute (IGI)
  • Latina/Latino Studies
  • Less Commonly Taught Languages Program
  • Linguistics
  • Linguistics and Teaching English as a Second Language
  • Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology + Data Science
  • Neuroscience
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology + Criminology, Law, and Society
  • Spanish & Portuguese
  • Statistics
  • Statistics and Computer Science
  • X+ Data Science

Lectures & presentations

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Join professors and staff from across LAS for presentations and get a glimpse of what LAS has to offer.
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Adventures in General Education in LAS: The Example of the Grimms' Fairy Tales
11-11:50 a.m.     |     1090 Lincoln Hall
Presented by Laurie R. Johnson (Germanic Languages & Literatures)

Application Questions & Answers with LAS Recruitment & Admissions
10-11:50 a.m.     |     1020 Lincoln Hall
1-2:50 p.m.     |     1020 Lincoln Hall

Astronomy, Astronomy + Data Science, Astrophysics, & CS and Astronomy at Illinois
2-2:50 p.m.     |     1000 Lincoln Hall
Presented by Bryan Dunne (Astronomy)

Astronomy at Illinois: Solar Observing at the Observatory
10 a.m.-12 p.m.     |     901 S Mathews Ave, Urbana (Southeast of the Main Quad)

Atmospheric Sciences at Illinois: Severe and Hazardous Weather
11-11:50 a.m.     |     1002 Lincoln Hall
Presented by Jessie Choate (Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Science)

Biochemistry, Neuroscience, and MCB + Data Science at Illinois
2:00 – 2:50 p.m.     |     1092 Lincoln Hall

Biology at Illinois
10-10:50 a.m.     |     1092 Lincoln Hall
1-1:50 p.m.     |     1092 Lincoln Hall

Brain and Cognitive Science at Illinois
10-10:50 a.m.     |     1028 Lincoln Hall
11-11:50 a.m.     |     1028 Lincoln Hall
1-1:50 p.m.     |     1028 Lincoln Hall
2-2:50 p.m.     |     1028 Lincoln Hall
Presented by Gary Wszalek (Psychology)

Chat with an LAS Peer Leader
10 a.m.-3 p.m.     |     Lisnek LAS Hub

Chemical Engineering & Chemical Engineering + Data Science at Illinois
11:35 a.m.-12:05 p.m.     |     4029 Campus Instructional Facility (1405 Springfield Ave, Urbana)
3-3:30 p.m.     |     4029 Campus Instructional Facility (1405 Springfield Ave, Urbana)

Chemistry at Illinois
2-2:50 p.m.     |     1002 Lincoln Hall
Presented by Wolali Dedo (Chemistry)

Communication at Illinois
10-10:50 a.m.     |     1002 Lincoln Hall

Data Science at Illinois: Nerding Out with Interactive Data Visualization Systems and Data Science DISCOVERY

11-11:50 a.m.     |     1000 Lincoln Hall 
Presented by Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider (Statistics, Siebel School of Computing and Data Science)

Gene Editing and Human Health
11-11:50 a.m.     |     1092 Lincoln Hall
Presented by Brad Mehrtens (MCB)

Global Leaders Program at Illinois
11-11:50 a.m.     |     1065 Lincoln Hall

Political Science at Illinois
10-10:50 a.m.     |     1090 Lincoln Hall
1-1:50 p.m.     |     1090 Lincoln Hall
Presented by Joe Hinchliffe (Political Science)

Prepare to (Re)Apply: Completing Your Degree Online
Learn about the proposed Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree 
2-2:50 p.m.     |     1090 Lincoln Hall

Psychology at Illinois
10-10:50 a.m.     |     1028 Lincoln Hall 
11-11:50 a.m.     |     1028 Lincoln Hall 
1-1:50 p.m.     |     1028 Lincoln Hall 
2-2:50 p.m.     |     1028 Lincoln Hall 
Presented by Gary Wszalek (Psychology)

Statistics; Statistics and Computer Science at Illinois
10-10:50 a.m.     |     1051 Lincoln Hall
1-1:50 p.m.     |     1051 Lincoln Hall

Things You May Not Know About Honey Bees
10-10:50 a.m.     |     1000 Lincoln Hall
Presented by May Berenbaum (Entomology)

World War II: A Global History – Catastrophe: The Fall of France in 1940

11-11:50 a.m.     |     1027 Lincoln Hall
Presented by Stefan Djordjevic (History)