Join us in creating posters for the SAAM awareness event, Take Back the Night! Create posters with supportive and encouraging words for a rally in which we take a stand against gender-based violence and sexual violence.
On behalf of the Women’s Center, Gender & Sexuality Student Services, and the Access & Equity Office, we would like to invite you to our annual Day of No Silence to Take Back the Night event, Part Two! Through this, we aim to continue uplifting survivors and stand up against all forms of violence and bullying of those with real or perceived marginalized gender and sexual identities.
Join the Women's Center for a Zoom discussion on our virtual exhibition on March 24th, from 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Discuss your favorite parts of the exhibition, new things you learned, and the women who inspire you!
*Open to all UIS students, faculty, and staff. For questions or accommodations: womenscenter@uis.edu or 217-206-7173.*
Join Baile Monarcas, Women's Center, and Gender and Sexuality Services (GSSS) for a documentary on the infamous Amalia Hernández as well as games centered around dance and expression! This event will be held in the Women's Center Lounge (SLB 15) from 4-5:30 pm.
Come join the UIS Women's Center, CAP Honors, Brookens Library, and the Women and Gender Sexuality Studies department for a discussion on banned books and an opportunity to bedazzle your own book!
*Open to all UIS students, faculty, and staff. * For questions or accommodations, contact us at womenscenter@uis.edu or 217-206-7173.
Join Gender & Sexuality Student Services and the Women's Center for Shades - Capes and Courage: Celebrating Queer Black Heroes! Shades creates a space for all students to explore topics of identity and intersectionality, with an emphasis on providing space for discussion on experiences from Queer and Trans* communities of color.
Join the Women’s Center for our annual Women’s History Month kickoff, a hands-on mosaic mirror experience celebrating innovation and sustainability!
Monday, March 2, 2026
3-5pm
STU South Ballroom
Open to all UIS students, faculty, and staff. Questions or accommodations? Contact womenscenter@uis.edu or (217)206-7173.
Step into a guided journey through the history of women’s rights and the policies that made change possible. This experience highlights key moments, movements, and voices that shaped progress over time, showing how rights were challenged, fought for, and ultimately secured. Come learn how the past connects to the present—and why this history still matters today. We will be in the Diversity Center Lounge (Student Life Building, suite 22). Sponsored by the Women’s Center and Queer Student Ambassador Program.
Join the Women’s Center for a giveaway pop-up focused on sustainability in honor of Women’s History Month! Stop by on Monday, March 30, 2026 from 11:30am- 12:30pm at the STU North Entrance Tables!
All UIS students welcome!
For questions or accommodations, contact us at womenscenter@uis.edu or 217-206-7173
Celebrate Women’s History Month with a fun and interactive game of Bingo—plus a twist! During this special event, participants will learn about lesser-known women in history who changed the world. From groundbreaking innovators and fearless activists to trailblazers in science, arts, and social justice, each Bingo square highlights a woman whose impact deserves recognition.