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 >
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 >
Field Day is an event where students and staff all come together to support and host a fun day for students and people in the community who are neurodiverse. The College's Council for Exceptional Children chapter will host local Macoupin Center For The Developmentally Disabled (MCDD) and transitional programs out of Carlinville Middle and High […]
https://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. […]
Following 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 […]
View the MLK Convocation Program (PDF) > Blackburn College Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation 2026 Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 4:00 pm in Bothwell Auditorium Keynote Speaker Dr. Margaret Lawler Dr. Margaret “Margie” Lawler earned her bachelor’s degree in law enforcement administration from Western Illinois University in 1993 and her Master’s degree in College Student […]