• Beaver Break: Alternative Spring Break

    Students and Sponsors will be helping the American Hiking Society restore beach boardwalks in Cape Charles, Virginia at Kiptopeke State Park. There will be food provided and lodging, there is a deposit of $75. This is an opportunity to do some community service and travel to another state. Build new friendships, gain new work skills, […]

  • Alumni Decade Zoom Series with President Larry Lee: Class of ’80s

    Blackburn College invites alumni to join President Larry Lee for the Alumni Decade Zoom Series—an engaging virtual opportunity to reconnect with the College and fellow Beavers. Organized by class decade, these Zoom conversations provide college updates, shared memories, and open dialogue in a relaxed, interactive setting.   Alumni are encouraged to register using the form […]

  • Humanities Salon: The Fantasy Salon

    Jaenke Alumni Center 700 College Avenue, Carlinville, IL, United States

    Join us with your best sorcery, dragons, and unicorns! Or, if fantasy worlds aren’t your style, bring us your favorite imaginings and personal epic quests. Historically, a Salon was a gathering of people who came together to exchange and discuss intellectual and artistic ideas of the day. Fancy attire was worn and tea and cakes […]

  • Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner & Induction Ceremony

    Woodson Hall

    The Blackburn College Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner & Induction Ceremony, to be held on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. in Woodson Hall, will celebrate the achievements, leadership, and lasting impact of exceptional student-athletes, coaches, and teams who have shaped the proud tradition of Blackburn Athletics. The annual event will bring together alumni, […]

  • Create Space: Jam Session

    Renner Art Gallery

    This semester, there will be four “Create Space” events. Create Space meetings are an opportunity for students to create art in a nonjudgmental space with art therapist Daniel Lanctot facilitating. There will be no group or self-critiques. The main focus is on the process of art-making and not so much on the end result. The […]

  • Alumni Decade Zoom Series with President Larry Lee: Class of ’90s

    Blackburn College invites alumni to join President Larry Lee for the Alumni Decade Zoom Series—an engaging virtual opportunity to reconnect with the College and fellow Beavers. Organized by class decade, these Zoom conversations provide college updates, shared memories, and open dialogue in a relaxed, interactive setting.   Alumni are encouraged to register using the form […]

  • Beth Brill ’26 – Senior Capstone Recital

    Bothwell Auditorium at Blackburn College 700 College Avenue, Carlinville, IL, United States

    Beth Brill ‘26: Senior Capstone Recital Friday, April 10 – Bothwell Auditorium Blackburn senior Beth Brill will perform a recital centered around her original compositions.

  • Alumni Decade Zoom Series with President Larry Lee: Class of ’00s

    Blackburn College invites alumni to join President Larry Lee for the Alumni Decade Zoom Series—an engaging virtual opportunity to reconnect with the College and fellow Beavers. Organized by class decade, these Zoom conversations provide college updates, shared memories, and open dialogue in a relaxed, interactive setting.   Alumni are encouraged to register using the form […]