Spectrum Club Meeting
Join Spectrum, Blackburn's LGBTQIA+ Club, for our first meeting of the semester in Lumpkin 120. Pizza and drinks will be provided and all are welcome!
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Diversity Equity Inclusion Belonging
Loco About Spanish Heritage: Presenting “Coco”
Join Stoddard Hall and CAB for a showing of the movie Coco followed by Hispanic Heritage trivia to win a gift basket. The movie will be shown in the Stoddard parlor at 6 pm on Saturday October 7th
National Hispanic Heritage Month Trivia Night
Demuzio Center Blackburn College 700 College Ave., Carlinville, IllinoisNational Hispanic Heritage Month - TRIVIA NIGHT Thursday, Oct 12th 7-8 pm in DCC Lots of big PRIZE$! Gift cards and baskets TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! No ESPAÑOL necessary EVERYBODY WELCOME Brought to you by SPANISH CLUB and MODERN LANGUAGES with help from CAB and DEI
Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
Bothwell Auditorium at Blackburn College 700 College Avenue, Carlinville, IL, United StatesWatch the event from Bothwell Auditorium Open the event program (pdf) Blackburn College will host its annual Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Convocation Friday, January 26, 2024, in Bothwell Auditorium at 11:00 am CT. This year, to commemorate the Civil Rights Movement and the life of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Blackburn will […]
Diversity & Inclusion Basketball Game
Dawes GymnasiumAthletics & the Black Student Union are partnering to celebrate Black History Month on February 1. The Blackburn Beavers take on Mississippi University for Women, at 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm. Find more information at BlackburnBeavers.com >
Diversity & Inclusion Game – Blackburn vs MUW
Dawes GymnasiumThe Athletics Department & the Black Student Union are partnering to celebrate Black History Month Thursday, February 1. Join us in historic Dawes Gymnasium to watch both women's and men's basketball teams face Mississippi University for Women. Tip off at 5:30 pm. Find more information at BlackburnBeavers.com >
Diversity in a Jar
Demuzio Center Blackburn College 700 College Ave., Carlinville, IllinoisCome create your "Diversity in a Jar" to take home with you as a reminder that we are all unique and learn about how DEI plays such an important role in our daily lives. The event will be held in DCC and will run from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. For any questions, please reach […]
The Taste of Blackburn
Demuzio Center Blackburn College 700 College Ave., Carlinville, IllinoisHosted by the BSU and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Taste of Blackburn will be held on Wednesday, March 27 at 5 pm in the Demuzio Campus Center. This event is open to all of campus. Community members from different cultures and nationalities will gather to celebrate our campus's diversity. The BSU will […]
Autism Acceptance Presentation
Bothwell Auditorium at Blackburn College 700 College Avenue, Carlinville, IL, United StatesTaylor Sweating, from Springfield, will give an autism acceptance presentation on Monday, April 15, from 4-5 pm in Bothwell Auditorium. Sweating will discuss what it is like to live with autism. This event is sponsored by the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Center.
Hope for Humanization: A Conversation on Social Justice & Second Chances
Bothwell Auditorium at Blackburn College 700 College Avenue, Carlinville, IL, United StatesBlackburn College will host Dr. Larry D. Terry II, a distinguished criminal and restorative justice scholar, author and leader. Currently Vice President for Outreach at Penn State University, Terry will speak on “The Hope for Humanization: A Conversation on Social Justice & Second Chances.” This event, part of the Kathleen J. Eberle Memorial Lecture Series […]
Martin Luther King (MLK), Jr. Convocation
Bothwell Auditorium at Blackburn College 700 College Avenue, Carlinville, IL, United Stateshttps://youtube.com/live/tvpFzbwsN_g ### Blackburn College's annual Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Convocation allows the campus and the greater Carlinville community to gather in honor of Dr. King’s enduring legacy. The MLK Student Leadership award is also presented. This event is free and open to the community. ### Blackburn Invites Community to Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. […]
Lunch & Learn: Coretta Scott King and The King Center
Demuzio Center Blackburn College 700 College Ave., Carlinville, IllinoisFollowing Blackburn College's annual MLK Convocation, the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging team will host a “Lunch & Learn” session in the Demuzio Campus Center focusing on Coretta Scott King and The King Center. Guests from the community are encouraged to purchase lunch from Schmidt Commons before joining the “Lunch & Learn” event in the […]