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Blackburn Pride Celebration

Join us for Blackburn Pride on Saturday, June 17 from 12 pm to 9 pm. The Office of Student Engagement and Campus Activities Board will host the FIRST Blackburn Pride Celebration during Pride Month with the help of Residence Life and the Student Life Office.  This event is open to all students, faculty, and staff. […]

DEI Workshop

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

Autumn Wilson, Class of 2023, will present and lead a DEI workshop in the Bothwell Auditorium on August 24th at 10 am. All participants will receive free lunch following in Ding.

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!

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, Illinois

National 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 States

Watch 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 Gymnasium

Athletics & 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 Gymnasium

The 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, Illinois

Come 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, Illinois

Hosted 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 States

Taylor 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 States

Blackburn 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 […]