AEMS: NEH

Location

Champaign-Urbana, home to the University of Illinois, is a place where the sense of community found in small cities and towns meets the outstanding cultural and entertainment opportunities usually associated with major metropolitan areas. The university itself is home to two art museums, and an important summer student repertory theater, a stadium that plays host to major traveling productions and performances, an art movie house and several jazz, folk and new music venues, all of which remain open throughout the summer months. An excellent bus system that connects the campus with downtown makes bringing an automobile optional but unnecessary. The university community is serviced by 3-4 daily flights on American Eagle from Chicago, so it is possible to fly directly into town. Flights into Chicago can be met by a frequent bus service, and there are both trains and buses to and from Chicago which take approximately two and a half hours.

The NEH Summer Scholars will be official guests of the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, entitling them to use the University libraries as well as the extensive film collections at AEMS. Scholars will also receive continuing education certificates, and Illinois teachers will be eligible to receive C.E.U.'s.


	Introduction Context Program Format Faculty Location Accommodations Completed Institute Contact	Location Champaign-Urbana, home to the University of Illinois, is a place where the sense of community found in small cities and towns meets the outstanding cultural and entertainment opportunities usually associated with major metropolitan areas. The university itself is home to two art museums, and an important summer student repertory theater, a stadium that plays host to major traveling productions and performances, an art movie house and several jazz, folk and new music venues, all of which remain open throughout the summer months. An excellent bus system that connects the campus with downtown makes bringing an automobile optional but unnecessary. The university community is serviced by 3-4 daily flights on American Eagle from Chicago, so it is possible to fly directly into town. Flights into Chicago can be met by a frequent bus service, and there are both trains and buses to and from Chicago which take approximately two and a half hours. The NEH Summer Scholars will be official guests of the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, entitling them to use the University libraries as well as the extensive film collections at AEMS. Scholars will also receive continuing education certificates, and Illinois teachers will be eligible to receive C.E.U.'s.