Black August Event
In honor of the 3rd annual Black August at Lewis, join students from the Prison Education Program as they share their creative talents. Through poetry, writing, and other forms of expression, this event centers voices from carceral spaces and reflects on justice, resistance, and the enduring power of Black creativity as a tool for liberation and radical hope. This will be a hyflex event with a Zoom option to join online. .
Event Name: Black August Event. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Lasallian Belonging. Event Locator: 2026-AATVTN.
Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C.
Third Annual Black at Lewis Welcome Reception
Join us for the Third Annual Black at Lewis Welcome Reception—a dynamic event celebrating Black excellence, leadership, and community at Lewis University. Connect with students, faculty, staff, and alumni as we kick off the year in unity and celebration. All are welcome!
Event Name: Third Annual Black at Lewis Welcome Rece. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Lasallian Belonging. Event Locator: 2026-AATVTQ.
Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
Faculty/Staff Dining Room AS 103C.
Art Reception and Gallery Talk for "Coloring to Heal: Ruth Hong Art
Ruth Hong will be discussing the artwork from the exhibit. .
Event Name: Art Reception and Gallery Talk for "Colo. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Arts & Ideas. Event Locator: 2026-AATVHX.
Thursday, August 27, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
The Brent and Jean Wadsworth Family Reception Room FA 127, The Brent and Jean Wadsworth Family Gallery FA 128, Clifford & Rita Berglund Community Room FA 129.
Third Annual HSI-Week Keynote Lecture
Join us for the Third Annual HSI-Week Keynote Lecture, a signature event that centers the mission and impact of Hispanic-Serving Institutions. This keynote will explore themes of language, identity, and educational equity, inviting participants to reflect on how curriculum, culture, and community shape the experiences of Latine students. Through scholarship, lived experience, and critical dialogue, the lecture challenges us to reimagine education in ways that honor belonging, and justice within HSI contexts. This event will be hyflex. The Zoom link will be shared ahead of the event. All welcome! .
Event Name: Third Annual HSI-Week Keynote Lecture. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Lasallian Belonging. Event Locator: 2026-AATVTR.
Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C.
Adam Smith: What He Said, What He Didn't
Prof. Harms will provide an introduction to the thought of Adam Smith. Along the way, he will demythologize Smith, and show him to be the moral philosopher he was. Gregory Harms www.gregoryharms.com.
Event Name: Adam Smith: What He Said, What He Didn't. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Philosophy Department. Event Locator: 2026-AATVJK.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Academic Building Classroom AS 158A.
The Future Takes Flight: AI, Drones and Urban Air Mobility
What if your daily commute took place in the sky? Advances in artificial intelligence, drones, and autonomous aviation are bringing that vision closer to reality. This engaging presentation explores the emerging field of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and how intelligent aerial systems are poised to transform transportation, logistics, emergency response, and smart-city development. Presented by Dr. Sam Shahid, Senior Lecturer at Governor State University and an FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) Service Provider, the session will examine the technologies driving this revolution, the opportunities they create for business and society, and the challenges surrounding safety, regulation, cybersecurity, and public acceptance. Whether your interests are in Business, Aviation, Computer Science, Engineering, Criminal Justice, Public Safety, Information Technology, the Liberal Arts, or simply the future of technology, this interdisciplinary discussion will offer valuable insights into one of the fastest-growing areas of innovation…
Event Name: The Future Takes Flight: AI, Drones. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: College of Business. Event Locator: 2026-AAVBSW.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM.
St. Charles Borromeo Center Classroom SB 171.
"Making a scene: The roles of brinkmanship in the rise of political outsiders such as Donald Trump"
Justin Delacour, an Associate Professor of political science at Lewis University, will explain his research on the common roles of political brinkmanship in the popularization of political outsiders. Dr. Delacour will compare the rise of Donald Trump in the United States to the rise in popularity of an unorthodox Colombian insurgent movement --the April 19th Movement (M-19)-- in the late 1970s and early 1980s. .
Event Name: "Making a scene: The roles of brinkmansh. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Arts & Ideas. Event Locator: 2026-AAVANX.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Academic Building Classroom AS 158A.
PLT Production #1 - Matinee dates
PLT Production #1 - Matinee dates / doors open at 2:00,
Title and description will need to be added/changed once selected.
Event Name: PLT Production #1 - Matinee dates. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Philip Lynch Theatre. Event Locator: 2026-AATTLG.
Sunday, October 4, 2026, 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Philip Lynch Theatre FA 130.
Film Screening & Discussion: They Cloned Tyrone
Join us for an in person film screening of, "They Cloned Tyrone". A pulpy sci-fi mystery with sharp social commentary that follows three unexpected allies as they uncover a chilling conspiracy hidden in their neighborhood. After the screening, join us for a discussion exploring race, surveillance, power, and satire in contemporary Black cinema. .
Event Name: Film Screening & Discussion: They Cloned. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Lasallian Belonging. Event Locator: 2026-AAVAFK.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C.
English Studies Creative Writing Series: Daniel Khalastchi and Joanna Luloff
Two award-winning writers--Daiel Khalastchi and Joanna Luloff--will read and then provide a q&a regarding writing and publishing for attendees. Daniel Khalastchi is an Iraqi Jewish American poet, educator, and publisher. His most recent book, The Story of Your Obstinate Survival, was awarded the National Jewish Book Award for Poetry and longlisted for the PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry. Daniel lives in Iowa City where he is the Executive Director of the Office of Writing and Communication at the University of Iowa. https://www.danielkhalastchi.com/ Joanna Luloff received her MFA from Emerson College and her PhD from the University of Missouri. Before that, she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Sri Lanka. She is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Colorado Denver where she also edits prose for the literary journal Copper Nickel. She is the author of the novel Remind Me Again What Happened and the short story collection The Beach at Galle Road, both published by Algonquin Books. …
Event Name: English Studies Creative Writing Series. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: College of Humanities-Fine Arts-Communic. Event Locator: 2026-AAVAST.
Thursday, October 8, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
The Brent and Jean Wadsworth Family Reception Room FA 127.
PLT Production #1 - Matinee dates
PLT Production #1 - Matinee dates / doors open at 2:00,
Title and description will need to be added/changed once selected.
Event Name: PLT Production #1 - Matinee dates. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Philip Lynch Theatre. Event Locator: 2026-AATTLG.
Saturday, October 10, 2026, 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Philip Lynch Theatre FA 130.
PLT Production #1 - Matinee dates
PLT Production #1 - Matinee dates / doors open at 2:00,
Title and description will need to be added/changed once selected.
Event Name: PLT Production #1 - Matinee dates. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Philip Lynch Theatre. Event Locator: 2026-AATTLG.
Sunday, October 11, 2026, 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Philip Lynch Theatre FA 130.
Peace Teach-In
2026 Peace Teach In.
Event Name: Peace Teach-In. Event Locator: 2026-AATSQB. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Gros Institute.
Monday, October 19, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
University Dining Room AS 104C, Faculty/Staff Dining Room AS 103C.
Lewis University, The Christian Brothers, and Higher Education: A Legacy of Resistance
This session will focus on instances of resistance that took place at Lewis University, reflecting trends at other higher education institutions. It will use the stories of the actions of Brother Basil O'Leary and Brother David Darst as a jumping off point. .
Event Name: Lewis, The Christian Brothers, Higher Ed. Event Locator: 2026-AAVBJL. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Gros Institute.
Monday, October 19, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
University Dining Room AS 104C.
One Language is Not Enough: Resisting Monolingual Thinking
Grounded in the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis and illustrated through selected scenes from Arrival, this interactive session explores how language shapes perception, thought, and action. Participants will examine monolingualism as a constraint on understanding and consider how engaging with other languages becomes a form of intellectual and social resistance that challenges fear and misinterpretation .
Event Name: One Language is Not Enough. Event Locator: 2026-AAVBHF. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Gros Institute.
Monday, October 19, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C, Faculty/Staff Dining Room AS 103C.
What We Don't Know: Family Silence, Ancestral Memory and the Practice of Reciprocal Care
Drawing on insights from the book _Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care_ by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba, this interactive workshop explores family silence and ancestral absence as sites of resistance and reciprocal care. Participants will practice ways of honoring fragmented histories and sustaining one another through remembrance, reflection, and collective meaning-making. .
Event Name: What We Don't Know: Family Silence. Event Locator: 2026-AAVBHG. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Gros Institute.
Monday, October 19, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C, Faculty/Staff Dining Room AS 103C.
Think Before You Trust: Challenging and Resisting AI-Generated Misinformation
Generative AI is changing what we see, search, and believe online, but we do not have to accept AI-generated answers, summaries, or overviews at face value. In this interactive session, participants will build community through shared inquiry, investigation, and discussion as they learn to spot, question, and challenge AI-generated misinformation and disinformation, practicing critical resistance and informed refusal as necessary acts of digital revolution in AI-mediated information spaces. .
Event Name: Think Before You Trust: Challenging. Event Locator: 2026-AAVBHH. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Gros Institute.
Monday, October 19, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C, Faculty/Staff Dining Room AS 103C.
Peace Teach In film screening: The Voice of Hind Rajab
All are invited to a powerful screening of the Oscar-nominated film, The Voice of Hind Rajab, a film centered on the preserved voice of a six-year-old Palestinian girl whose final recorded calls were shared so that her life would not be erased. Grounded in the themes of Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care—a guiding text for this year’s Peace Teach-In—the film asks us to practice ethical listening, collective memory, and care in the face of violence and loss. A discussion with the film's director will follow the screening. All are welcome.
Event Name: Peace Teach In film screening: The Voice. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Lasallian Belonging. Event Locator: 2026-AATVZP.
Monday, October 19, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Flight Deck Dining Room SB 106, Executive Dining Room (Flight Deck) SB 106A.
Kill Them Already
Artistic Director, crime survivor and activist Melissa Lorraine together with a panel of returning citizens discuss the absence of parole in IL and how we can begin to expand our moral imagination about justice. .
Event Name: Kill Them Already. Event Locator: 2026-AAVBHJ. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Gros Institute.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM.
University Dining Room AS 104C, Faculty/Staff Dining Room AS 103C.
Faith-Based Art as Counter Stories and Revolutionary Perspectives
This interactive workshop will explore the ways in which faith-based art can serve as counterstories by giving voice to experiences of oppression, resisting bias and stereotypes, shifting (revolutionizing) the perspectives of both artist and audience, and building community. .
Event Name: Faith-Based Art as Counter Stories. Event Locator: 2026-AAVBHL. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Gros Institute.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C, Faculty/Staff Dining Room AS 103C.
Poetic Justice: A Rhyme and Reason for Revolutionary Community Building
Facilitators will perform poetry and offer analysis and critiques on tactics and tools for building bridges from prisons to communities; building communities within prisons; obstacles; and the joys of refusal, resistance, and revolution for rising above oppression. .
Event Name: Poetic Justice: A Rhyme and Reason. Event Locator: 2026-AAVBHM. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Gros Institute.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C, Faculty/Staff Dining Room AS 103C.
Prioritzing Well-Being is Revolutionary
In the 21st century, it's revolutionary to reject traditional approaches to public management of our physical, behavioral, and emotional health. Every facet of how we address our health is shaped by social and cultural factors that dictate not only how we express (or conceal) our status, but also when and how we access appropriate treatment/care for our experiences, if at all. This is a choose-your-own-adventure style interactive group activity. Participants will be introduced to a prompt that guides them through social and emotional health scenarios, requiring role-playing and discussion to choose a course of action. It's easy to proclaim Self-care is important, but what happens in "reality" when our decisions are placed within the pressures of occupations, social obligations, and the judgments of peers? Read the scenarios, discuss the potential impacts of your decisions, and see if the path you choose leads to the healthiest outcomes! .
Event Name: Prioritizing Well-Being is Revolutionary. Event Locator: 2026-AAVBHN. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Gros Institute.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C, Faculty/Staff Dining Room AS 103C.
Peace Teach-In
2026 Peace Teach In.
Event Name: Peace Teach-In. Event Locator: 2026-AATSQB. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Gros Institute.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C, Faculty/Staff Dining Room AS 103C.
The Revolution of Enough: Collaborative Action for our Common Home
The proposed workshop merges the moral framework of Laudato Si’ with the practical "Refusal and Resistance" theme of the Teach-In by helping participants develop a personal action plan that should help them resist the rampant consumerism that is at the root of environmental degradation. The workshop would be delivered in collaboration with the Laudato Si core working group of the Diocese of Joliet. .
Event Name: The Revolution of Enough. Event Locator: 2026-AAVBHP. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Gros Institute.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
University Dining Room AS 104C, Faculty/Staff Dining Room AS 103C.
Slowing Down as Radical Resistance: Slow Drawing and Neurographic Art
One of the most radical and resistant things we can do is to slow way, way down. One way to slow down and tune into present moment is through Mindful Art. Learn more about and participate in Mindful Art techniques and Neurographic Art as a way to foster creativity, calm, connection, and emotional well-being. This will be a fun and interactive session!
Event Name: Slowing Down as Radical Resistance. Event Locator: 2026-AAVBHQ. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Gros Institute.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
University Dining Room AS 104C, Faculty/Staff Dining Room AS 103C.
Informed Voting as Resistance
Being an informed and engaged voter can be challenging! This is especially true when conflicting and confusing information is everywhere. This session will help participants use publicly available resources to find their elected representatives, research representatives' stance on different issues, and explore the organizations and PACs which provide financial support for issues and candidates during election cycles.
Event Name: Informed Voting as Resistance. Event Locator: 2026-AAVBHR. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Gros Institute.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C, Faculty/Staff Dining Room AS 103C.
Gros Memorial: Let This Radicalize You
Kelly Hayes is a Menominee author, organizer, movement educator and photographer. She is the host of Truthout's Podcast Movement Memos, co-author of Let This Radicalize You with Mariame Kaba, and editor of Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis. Kelly is also the creator of Organizing My Thoughts, a weekly newsletter about politics and justice work.
Event Name: Gros Memorial: Let This Radicalize You. Event Locator: 2026-AAVBHS. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Gros Institute.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C, Faculty/Staff Dining Room AS 103C.
National Day on Writing
National Day on Writing is an annual celebration that highlights the diverse role of writing in our society. At this event, Lewis faculty share what motivates them to write and what writing looks like in their field. This event allows Lewis staff, faculty, and students to learn from each other about the diverse applications of writing throughout our community. This event emphasizes the value of writing and the many ways in which people are driven to write. .
Event Name: National Day on Writing. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Writing Center. Event Locator: 2026-AATVAZ.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Academic Building Classroom AS 156A.
Gallery Talk and Art Reception for "My Town, My Country," by Bill Bartelt
Bill Bartelt will be discussing the artwork from the exhibit.
Event Name: Gallery Talk and Art Reception for "My T. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Arts & Ideas. Event Locator: 2026-AATVHZ.
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
The Brent and Jean Wadsworth Family Reception Room FA 127, The Brent and Jean Wadsworth Family Gallery FA 128, Clifford & Rita Berglund Community Room FA 129.
Fall Choral Concert
Join the Lewis Chamber Choir for their first concert of the year and enjoy a variety of choral harmony spanning the ages from the Renaissance to today. .
Event Name: Fall Choral Concert. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Music Department. Event Locator: 2026-AAVAMD.
Monday, October 26, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Convocation Hall SB 130, Br. James Miller Chapel SB 130H.
Why Learn Languages Today?
The Department of World Languages invites students, faculty, and members of the university community to participate in an interdisciplinary panel discussion exploring the contemporary relevance of language study in a rapidly changing world. Bringing together faculty and students from diverse backgrounds and experiences, the event will examine how language learning contributes to intellectual growth, intercultural understanding, communication, empathy, professional development, and human connection. For more info, please write to gettysse@lewisu.edu .
Event State: Confirmed. Organization: College of Humanities-Fine Arts-Communic. Event Name: Why Learn Languages Today? Event Locator: 2026-AAVAFM.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
Academic Building Classroom AS 156A.
MYSO Concert
Classical music performed by area youth instrumentalists under the direction of Peter Lipari in Convocation Hall.
Event Name: MYSO Concert. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Music Department. Event Locator: 2026-AAVAQH.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
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Global Voices: Languages and Cultures at Lewis
The educational merit of “Global Voices: Languages and Cultures at Lewis” lies in its promotion of intercultural awareness, global engagement, and appreciation for linguistic diversity. Through short presentations representing different language and cultural traditions, students and attendees will be exposed to perspectives, histories, and ways of thinking beyond their own experiences. For more info: gettysse@lewisu.edu.
Event State: Confirmed. Organization: College of Humanities-Fine Arts-Communic. Event Name: Global Voices: Languages and Cultures at. Event Locator: 2026-AAVAFL.
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
Academic Building Classroom AS 156A.
AGO Spooktakular
Organists from the American Guild of Organists (AGO) preform haunting beautiful pieces on Convocation's organ in time for the spooky holiday. Costumes are welcome at this frightfully fun concert. .
Event Name: AGO Spooktakular. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Music Department. Event Locator: 2026-AATVWB.
Friday, October 30, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Convocation Hall SB 130, Br. James Miller Chapel SB 130H.