Celebrating Black Joy
About the Event
Come enjoy an open space for celebrating African American heritage! This event features games, trivia and conversations all surrounding the theme of Black History Month.
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H.S. to College Mixer
About the Event
Our annual mixer invites high school students from Chicago and Springfield to visit UIS.
African Dance and Drum ECCE
About the Event
"Walking Proudly: Embodying Liberation Capital in Chicago's West African Dance and Drum Communities" grows out of Queen Meccasia Zabriskie’s research on dancers and their place in Black life in Chicago from the 1960s through the 2010s. In this presentation, Zabriskie will engage audiences in a movement-based presentation about “embodied liberation capital” drawing on her historical, ethnographic and performance-based research on West African Drum and Dance practices in Chicago.
Aids Awareness & BHM Ribbon Tabling
About the Event
Students can grab pamphlets and safe sex kits. At this tabling event, we will also pass out BHM ribbons and allow students to answer two questions about BHM.
Pink Goes Red
About the Event
An event to promote Heart Disease Awareness through a physical field day.
U of I System Kickoff
About the Event
Students and campus members will have the chance to engage in an interactive art exhibit that demonstrates the arch/history of each campus center. You will be able to navigate through each area and see the foundations of the diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) work that exists within and between the different eras on each respective campus, learning about the progress, struggle, and continued advocacy/activism that each center endures. Finally, it will culminate in a panel discussion of former and current directors of each center.
Black History Month Candlelight Vigil
About the Event
The UIS Diversity Center uses this event to open Black History Month and begin the month-long celebration of Black/African culture. The event will feature performances and reflection on those who have paved the way during the candlelight vigil.
UIS announces 2024 Black History Month events
The University of Illinois Springfield will host several events to celebrate Black History Month (BHM) 2024 during February. The theme of this year's celebration is "BHM 2024 Roots and Rhythm."
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Hispanic/Latinx/e Heritage Month
H/L Discussion Group
Monday, September 18th from 4pm to 5pm in the LRH Seminar Room 2
This a bi-weekly discussion that is hosted by the H/L Initiative. The goal is to build community and find support among peers.
Loteria with Women of Distinction
Tuesday, September 19th at 8:30pm in the LRH Great Room
Enjoy some time building a traditional cultural game of Loteria with the RSO Women of Distinction.
Women of Color Initiative
By aligning itself with the UIS Diversity Center, the program satisfies all the objectives that Center endeavors to provide. The goal of the Diversity Center is to “foster a supportive environment for students to live, learn and grow as active members of the academic community and as individuals…through educational, cultural, and social programming activities and to assist in the recruitment, transition and retention of ethnic minority and underrepresented students at UIS.”