It’s time to re-ignite the Association of Black Academic Employees (ABAE). ABAE will be holding a Fellowship Reception on April 25, in the Eleanor Kong Room in the Vrooman Center.
Topic: Diversity
African Drumming and Dance Ensemble in concert, April 19
Illinois State University’s African Drumming and Dance Ensemble will showcase music from Ghana at 8 p.m. Friday, April 19, in Kemp Recital Hall. The performance is free and open to the public.
Autism advocate Temple Grandin speaks about need for diverse minds
Temple Grandin is often called the most successful adult with autism in the world. On Wednesday night, April 10, Grandin told a standing-room-only crowd in the Brown Ballroom the key to her success: Not letting her disability define her.
SERC looks to bring visibility to rape culture, create spaces for survivors
For more than a year, the dedicated group Students Ending Rape Culture (SERC) at Illinois State University has worked to let survivors know they are not alone.
Volunteers needed for Umoja: Celebration of Black Graduates
Volunteers are needed for the annual pre-commencement recognition ceremony, Umoja: Celebration of Black Graduates, at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in the Brown Ballroom of the Bone Student Center.
Ibtihaj Muhammad inspires with her journey to the Olympic podium at Muslim Cultural Dinner
For Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad, fencing was a way to consolidate her different identities and turn them into power.
Environmental activist and feminist to deliver Stevenson Lecture, April 15
Emphasizing the need for sustainable agriculture, Vandana Shiva is a supporter of getting women across the globe more involved in planting and farming. Her contributions to gender issues are nationally and internationally recognized.
Olympic medalist featured speaker at Muslim Cultural Dinner, ticket deadline March 26
University Housing Services welcomes athlete and Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad as the featured speaker for the Muslim Cultural Dinner on April 3.
Fiesta Latina 2019, April 6
Spanish Club will be hosting FIESTA LATINA 2019 from 7-11 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, in the Prairie Room of the Bone Student Center.
Honoring the legacy of an activist: Fred Hampton Jr. to speak, April 15
Activist Fred Hampton Jr. and his mother, Akua Njeri, will give a talk on the life and legacy of civil rights advocate Fred Hampton Sr., at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 15, in Schroeder Hall, room 130.