The celebration honors First Generation Week, a campus-wide tribute to the contributions and achievements of students, faculty, staff, and alumni who were the first in their families to enter higher education.
Publication: Identity
Latino Cultural Dinner: Tony-nominated actress Ariana DeBose, November 8
Tony-nominated actress Ariana DeBose will be the speaker for the Latino Cultural Dinner. Tickets available until November 4 or until sold out.
Call for proposals: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Symposium
Organizers for the annual Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Student Research Symposium are seeking presentations, panels, papers, and performance pieces for the event.
Winter commencement: Degree-conferral ceremonies and Redbird Stage Crossing
Winter 2021 commencement will be celebrated with degree-conferral ceremonies and the beloved Redbird Stage Crossing for graduates.
Multicultural Center dedication and ribbon cutting, October 15
Due to the forecast for inclement weather, the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Multicultural Center at 2 p.m. October 15, 2021 will be available online.
Introduction to Islam, Myths and Facts with Dr. Sabeel Ahmed, November 11
Illinois State University’s Muslim Student Association will host an “Introduction to Islam, Myths and Facts with Dr. Sabeel Ahmed” from 6-8 p.m. November 11 in the Circus Room of the Bone Student Center. Dr. Ahmed is the executive director of the GainPeace Project, an outreach project of Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA). He is currently
Can America be Redeemed?: African American Studies Fall Speaker Series, November 5
Dr. Byron Craig will explore how spaces like The National Memorial for Peace and Justice offer a space for restorative justice, and provide a site for examining the critical history of lynching.
New book by Dr. Charles Bell explores cycle of fighting, punishment in public schools
Suspended: Punishment, Violence, and the Failure of School Safety looks to the culture of punishment and victimization created through decades of disciplinary policies in K-12 schools.
Asia Connect Fall Poetry Reading, October 29
Asia Connect will host a Fall Poetry Reading with poems from various countries on October 29. RSVP by October 29.
CRCC Fall 2021 conference cancelled
Given unforeseen circumstances, the CRCC Fall 2021 Conference has been cancelled.