• Alumni Decade Zoom Series with President Larry Lee: Class of ’50s

    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 Memory Salon

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

    What are your most cherished memories? Bring us your childhood photos, your moments of pride, and your songs you know by heart. Historically, a Salon was a gathering of people […]

  • Music & Theatre Guest Artist: Tom Drury

    Clegg Chapel (at Hudson Hall)

    Tom Drury, Guest Artist Friday, February 6 – Clegg Chapel A Carlinville native, Drury returns home for a special organ recital in Clegg Chapel. Currently an instructor at the University […]

  • Alumni Decade Zoom Series with President Larry Lee: Class of ’60s

    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 […]

  • Macoupin County Scholarship Dinner & Auction

    Woodson Hall

    Join us for an inspiring evening of community and generosity at the 2026 Macoupin County Scholarship Dinner & Auction on Saturday, February 21, 2026 in Woodson Hall at Blackburn College. For more than 30 years, the Macoupin County Blackburn Scholarship has made a private college education more affordable for students right here in Macoupin County. […]

  • Create Space: Alterations

    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 […]

  • Blackburn Student Studio Recital

    Clegg Chapel (at Hudson Hall)

    Blackburn Student Studio Recital Sunday, March 1 – Clegg Chapel An event featuring solo vocal and piano performances by Blackburn music students.

  • Alumni Decade Zoom Series with President Larry Lee: Class of ’70s

    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 provided […]

  • Alumni Event: On the Road with President Lee: Carlinville, Illinois

    Blackburn College is bringing the On the Road with President Larry Lee tour to our own backyard! Join us in Carlinville, Illinois, for a special evening on the historic square at Taylor’s Chili Parlor.   Thursday, March 5 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Taylor’s Chili Parlor, Historic Carlinville Square   Enjoy appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages provided by Blackburn College, […]