Film Screening: Sinners
Reflect on the legacy of MLK Jr. with cinema, conversation, and community! Join us for a special screening of Sinners, the new blockbuster film from acclaimed director Ryan Coogler. This high-energy, visually stunning contemporary story dives into themes of resistance, justice, and collective power. Free, open to all, and a great way to start the semester with meaningful conversation and exciting storytelling. Bring a friend!
Event Name: Film Screening: Sinners. Event Locator: 2025-AATMRV. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Lasallian Belonging.
Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
DL 250 Damian Auditorium.
NC Boost your major with an easy and fun language minor. Open house + free pizza!
Add excitement to your studies with an easy and fun language minor. (Arts and Idea credit only offered on March 25th). Stop by our open house in Stritch Hall, come down to the basement to McNamara 002 to learn more—and grab some free pizza! For more info: gettysse@lewisu.edu. .
Event Name: NC Boost your major with an easy and fun. Event Locator: 2025-AATMST. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Arts & Ideas.
Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
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Exploring Rome's Treasures
This program provides insight into the arts and culture of Rome. Dr. Dennis H. Cremin will examine examples from ancient world to the present.
Event Name: Exploring Rome's Treasures. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: History Department. Event Locator: 2025-AATNDR.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Science Center Classroom AS 019S.
PAS: Kari Johnson Piano Recital
Event Name: PAS: Kari Johnson Piano Recital. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Arts & Ideas. Event Locator: 2025-AATAVD.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Convocation Hall SB 130, Br. James Miller Chapel SB 130H.
NC Boost your major with an easy and fun language minor. Open house + free pizza!
Add excitement to your studies with an easy and fun language minor. (Arts and Idea credit only offered on March 25th). Stop by our open house in Stritch Hall, come down to the basement to McNamara 002 to learn more—and grab some free pizza! For more info: gettysse@lewisu.edu. .
Event Name: NC Boost your major with an easy and fun. Event Locator: 2025-AATMST. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Arts & Ideas.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
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Resigning in Protest: Conscience, Power, and U.S. Foreign Policy
Joshua Paul, former Director at the U.S. Department of State, resigned in protest of the United States’ continued provision of lethal aid to Israel amid the war in Gaza. In this one-hour talk, Paul will explain the ethical, legal, and political reasons behind his decision to leave one of the most powerful institutions shaping U.S. foreign policy. Co-sponsored by Departments of History, Computer Science, and the Office of Lasallian Belonging, this event will be of particular interest to students of political science, philosophy, law, justice studies, public safety, and history, as well as anyone concerned with U.S. foreign policy, international law, and the human consequences of state power.
Event Name: Resigning in Protest: Conscience, Power. Event Locator: 2026-AATNRW. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Lasallian Belonging.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Academic Building Classroom AS 158A.
NC Boost your major with an easy and fun language minor. Open house + free pizza!
Add excitement to your studies with an easy and fun language minor. (Arts and Idea credit only offered on March 25th). Stop by our open house in Stritch Hall, come down to the basement to McNamara 002 to learn more—and grab some free pizza! For more info: gettysse@lewisu.edu. .
Event Name: NC Boost your major with an easy and fun. Event Locator: 2025-AATMST. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Arts & Ideas.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
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Conversation with Dr. Kellie Jackson Carter, Author of "We Refuse: We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance"
The Office of Diversity is excited to announce that we will be hosting an author event with Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson," author of "We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance".Copies of Dr. Carter Jackson's book will be available for purchase. Snacks and drinks will be served. This will be an in person and online event. All welcome!
Event Name: Conversation with Dr. Kellie Jackson Car. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Lasallian Belonging. Event Locator: 2025-AATASS.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C.
Douglass Day
Douglass Day is an annual program that marks the birth of Frederick Douglass. Each year, thousands of people gather to help create new & freely available resources for learning about Black history.
Event Name: Douglass Day. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Arts & Ideas. Event Locator: 2025-AATMFQ.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
D'Arcy Great Room SA 119.
CoHFAC Celebration Series: Karen Trimble Alliaume and Maryellen Davis Collett, Blurring the Boundaries of Religion
Theology Department members and co-authors Karen Trimble Alliaume and Maryellen Davis Collett will talk about their newly published book, Blurring the Boundaries of Religion and Popular Culture: Implicit Theology, Secular Spirituality, and Speculative Fiction.
Event Name: CoHFAC Celebration Series: Karen Trimble. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: College of Humanities-Fine Arts-Communic. Event Locator: 2025-AATMRF.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Faculty/Staff Dining Room AS 103C.
NC Boost your major with an easy and fun language minor. Open house + free pizza!
Add excitement to your studies with an easy and fun language minor. (Arts and Idea credit only offered on March 25th). Stop by our open house in Stritch Hall, come down to the basement to McNamara 002 to learn more—and grab some free pizza! For more info: gettysse@lewisu.edu. .
Event Name: NC Boost your major with an easy and fun. Event Locator: 2025-AATMST. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Arts & Ideas.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
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Women Artists at the Field Art, Reception and Gallery Talk
Celebrate Women Artists at the Field with Rebecca Banasiak, Peggy MacNamara, and Adrienne Stroup, whose work bridges art and science in bold, imaginative ways. Inspired by the museum’s collections and mission to connect all of us to the natural world, their creations reveal the beauty of discovery and the power of visual storytelling. Join this visionary collective during Women’s History Month, February–March 2026, in celebration of STEAM and creativity. The exhibit will be on view February 5-March 13. Visitors will be able to hear about the artwork in the exhibition and participate in a Q&A with the artists to follow. The talk runs from 7:15-8:00 and the reception goes until 9:00pm.
Event Name: Women Artists at the Field Art. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Arts & Ideas. Event Locator: 2025-AATMPX.
Thursday, February 19, 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.
"They Promised Her the Moon" directed by Dr. Keith Trudeau, written by Laurel Ollstein
Event Name: "They Promised Her the Moon". Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Philip Lynch Theatre. Event Locator: 2025-AATGHV.
Friday, February 20, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Philip Lynch Theatre FA 130.
"They Promised Her the Moon" directed by Dr. Keith Trudeau, written by Laurel Ollstein
Event Name: "They Promised Her the Moon". Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Philip Lynch Theatre. Event Locator: 2025-AATGHV.
Saturday, February 21, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Philip Lynch Theatre FA 130.
"They Promised Her the Moon" directed by Dr. Keith Trudeau, written by Laurel Ollstein
Event Name: "They Promised Her the Moon". Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Philip Lynch Theatre. Event Locator: 2025-AATGHW.
Sunday, February 22, 2026, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
Philip Lynch Theatre FA 130.
NC Boost your major with an easy and fun language minor. Open house + free pizza!
Add excitement to your studies with an easy and fun language minor. (Arts and Idea credit only offered on March 25th). Stop by our open house in Stritch Hall, come down to the basement to McNamara 002 to learn more—and grab some free pizza! For more info: gettysse@lewisu.edu. .
Event Name: NC Boost your major with an easy and fun. Event Locator: 2025-AATMST. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Arts & Ideas.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
SEE DESCRIPTION FOR LOCATION.
The impact of technology on relationships: AI, dating apps, social media, and more
A presentation by End Technology Assisted Abuse that will discuss the intersections of technology and relationships.
Event Name: The impact of technology on relationship. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Arts & Ideas. Event Locator: 2026-AATNJJ.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Academic Building Classroom AS 158A.
Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra Concert
Classical music performed by area youth instrumentalists under the direction of Peter Lipari.
Event Name: MYSO Concert. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Music Department. Event Locator: 2025-AATALN.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
"They Promised Her the Moon" directed by Dr. Keith Trudeau, written by Laurel Ollstein
Event Name: "They Promised Her the Moon". Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Philip Lynch Theatre. Event Locator: 2025-AATGHV.
Thursday, February 26, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Philip Lynch Theatre FA 130.
"They Promised Her the Moon" directed by Dr. Keith Trudeau, written by Laurel Ollstein
Event Name: "They Promised Her the Moon". Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Philip Lynch Theatre. Event Locator: 2025-AATGHV.
Friday, February 27, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Philip Lynch Theatre FA 130.
"They Promised Her the Moon" directed by Dr. Keith Trudeau, written by Laurel Ollstein
Event Name: "They Promised Her the Moon". Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Philip Lynch Theatre. Event Locator: 2025-AATGHW.
Saturday, February 28, 2026, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
Philip Lynch Theatre FA 130.
Strolling Into Legacy: A Divine Nine Celebration
Step into an unforgettable evening honoring the powerful legacy, vibrant culture, and lasting impact of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)—the historic Black Greek-letter council that has shaped generations of leaders and changemakers! Connect with members and alumni, discover traditions of leadership and service, and feel the energy of community in action. Enjoy a lively panel discussion, exciting raffle prizes, delicious food, music and meaningful networking opportunities—all in one celebration of excellence and unity.
Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Lasallian Belonging. Event Name: Strolling Into Legacy: A Divine Nine. Event Locator: 2025-AATMRA.
Saturday, February 28, 2026, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Flight Deck Dining Room SB 106.
"They Promised Her the Moon" directed by Dr. Keith Trudeau, written by Laurel Ollstein
Event Name: "They Promised Her the Moon". Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Philip Lynch Theatre. Event Locator: 2025-AATGHW.
Sunday, March 1, 2026, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
Philip Lynch Theatre FA 130.
Monarch Winds Concert
The Monarch Winds have provided woodwind quintet programs at Lewis University in Romeoville, St. John's the Evangelist Episopal Church in Lockport and other various social venues in Will County. The Monarch Winds features Laurel Tempas (flute), Robert Gordon (oboe), Mary Payne (clarinet), Amanda Karowske (horn), and Jie Chen (bassoon).
Event Name: Monarch Winds Concert. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Music Department. Event Locator: 2025-AATLNZ.
Monday, March 2, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Convocation Hall SB 130, Br. James Miller Chapel SB 130H.
NC Boost your major with an easy and fun language minor. Open house + free pizza!
Add excitement to your studies with an easy and fun language minor. (Arts and Idea credit only offered on March 25th). Stop by our open house in Stritch Hall, come down to the basement to McNamara 002 to learn more—and grab some free pizza! For more info: gettysse@lewisu.edu. .
Event Name: NC Boost your major with an easy and fun. Event Locator: 2025-AATMST. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Arts & Ideas.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
SEE DESCRIPTION FOR LOCATION.
Empathy in Action: Living our Lasallian Values
Gather in community around “the FIRE” (Fostering Interfaith Relationship through Encounter) to share stories and break bread! This annual interfaith event employs storytelling and storylistening to make meaning and connect communities across religious difference. This year, our theme is “Empathy in Action: Living our Lasallian Values.” Several panelists from the diverse religious and cultural traditions of Lewis University will share stories exemplifying their own understanding of what it means to live Lasallian values in our communities. Participants will also have the opportunity to share stories from their own experiences or from their faith traditions over dinner in small groups. Community dinner, with halal and vegetarian options, will be served around 6:15pm (after sunset). Please contact Dr. Elizabeth Sartell (esartell@lewisu.edu) with questions. [.
Event Name: Empathy in Action: "The Fire" Interfaith. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Gros Institute. Event Locator: 2025-AATMLX.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C, Faculty/Staff Dining Room AS 103C.
What's Under There? A (Brief) History of the Undergarment
Sara Russel, an experienced interpretive naturalist at the Isle a la Cache Museum in Romeoville. She will provide some understanding of underwear and give a brief history of briefs.
Event Name: What's Under There? A (Brief) History of. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Arts & Ideas. Event Locator: 2025-AATNDW.
Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
NC Boost your major with an easy and fun language minor. Open house + free pizza!
Add excitement to your studies with an easy and fun language minor. (Arts and Idea credit only offered on March 25th). Stop by our open house in Stritch Hall, come down to the basement to McNamara 002 to learn more—and grab some free pizza! For more info: gettysse@lewisu.edu. .
Event Name: NC Boost your major with an easy and fun. Event Locator: 2025-AATMST. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Arts & Ideas.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
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Born of Struggle: The Urgency of Gender, Ethnic and Disability Studies in the Age of AI
Women’s History Month panel featuring the faculty directors of Lewis University’s ethnic, cultural, women’s and gender, and disability studies programs. This event highlights the community-based origins of these fields and their continued relevance in a world where cultural understanding, coalition-building, and communication across difference matter more than ever. All are welcome! No registration required. This event will be hyflex, Zoom details to come soon.
Event Name: Born of Struggle: The Urgency of Gender. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Lasallian Belonging. Event Locator: 2025-AATNAA.
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C.
English Dept Creative Writing Series Featuring Guest Authors
This long-standing series provides literary readings from a variety of national and regional writers: award-winning authors, contributors to Jet Fuel Review, as well as highlighting the original work by Lewis students and alumni. Our guest speakers this semester are TBA.
Event Name: English Dept Creative Writing Series. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Arts & Ideas. Event Locator: 2025-AATMZV.
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
The Brent and Jean Wadsworth Family Reception Room FA 127.
Fourth Annual Brother Bernard Rapp, FSC Lecture on Science & Faith
Dr. Jason Keleher will invite participants into an interactive exploration of how scientific insights, especially from chemistry and nanoscience, can illuminate questions of faith and meaning. Together, we will consider: What does it mean to strive for order in a world of entropy? How can the scientific study of the small reframe the way we think about trust, hope, and humility? In what ways do both science and faith call us to embrace uncertainty as a path to deeper understanding? Through demonstrations, images, and dialogue, we will reflect on how the interplay of entropy, striving, and faith shapes our search to live more fully “beyond the visible.”.
Event Name: Fourth Annual Brother Bernard Rapp, FSC. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Arts & Ideas. Event Locator: 2025-AATMLH.
Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C.
NC Boost your major with an easy and fun language minor. Open house + free pizza!
Add excitement to your studies with an easy and fun language minor. (Arts and Idea credit only offered on March 25th). Stop by our open house in Stritch Hall, come down to the basement to McNamara 002 to learn more—and grab some free pizza! For more info: gettysse@lewisu.edu. .
Event Name: NC Boost your major with an easy and fun. Event Locator: 2025-AATMST. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Arts & Ideas.
Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
SEE DESCRIPTION FOR LOCATION.
Spring 2026 Sczepaniak Lecture: Andrew Hartman Presents "Culture Wars, Then and Now"
Distinguished historian Andrew Hartman, Professor of History at Illinois State University and author of Karl Marx in America, will present the Spring 2026 Sczepaniak Lecture titled “Culture Wars, Then and Now.” The lecture, which is free and open to the public.
Event Name: Spring 2026 Sczepaniak Lecture. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: History Department. Event Locator: 2025-AATMPL.
Thursday, March 26, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C.
Confucianism and Daoism: China's Political and Spiritual DNA
China’s society and spirituality are shaped by ideas that first emerged around 500BC. Socially, China is been shaped by ideas of deference and order. Spiritually, Chinese people believe in an invisible force that interconnects all things, and which guides all toward harmony.
Event Name: Confucianism and Daoism. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: College of Humanities-Fine Arts-Communic. Event Locator: 2025-AATMWG.
Monday, March 30, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Academic Building Classroom AS 158A.
Spring Concert
The Music Department opens the spring season with a concert of music from around the world performed by the department's various choirs, bands, and student instrumentalists.
Event Name: Spring Concert. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Music Department. Event Locator: 2025-AATNAG.
Monday, March 30, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Convocation Hall SB 130, Br. James Miller Chapel SB 130H.
NC Boost your major with an easy and fun language minor. Open house + free pizza!
Add excitement to your studies with an easy and fun language minor. (Arts and Idea credit only offered on March 25th). Stop by our open house in Stritch Hall, come down to the basement to McNamara 002 to learn more—and grab some free pizza! For more info: gettysse@lewisu.edu. .
Event Name: NC Boost your major with an easy and fun. Event Locator: 2025-AATMST. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Arts & Ideas.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
SEE DESCRIPTION FOR LOCATION.
Disability and Scripture (Qur'an & Bible Workshop)
Please join us for a conversation on disability and scripture, focusing on the Qur'an and Bible. We will discuss deafness in relation to experiencing the Qur'an and its recitation, as well as disability and otherness in the New Testament and Hebrew Bible. Lunch will be served.
Please email Dr. Elizabeth Sartell (esartell@lewisu.edu) if you need any accommodations to ensure your attendance and full participation.
Event Name: Disability and Scripture. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Theology. Event Locator: 2025-AATBKV.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
D'Arcy Great Room SA 119.
NC Boost your major with an easy and fun language minor. Open house + free pizza!
Add excitement to your studies with an easy and fun language minor. (Arts and Idea credit only offered on March 25th). Stop by our open house in Stritch Hall, come down to the basement to McNamara 002 to learn more—and grab some free pizza! For more info: gettysse@lewisu.edu. .
Event Name: NC Boost your major with an easy and fun. Event Locator: 2025-AATMST. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Arts & Ideas.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
SEE DESCRIPTION FOR LOCATION.
Israelism: Documentary Screening & Discussion
Join the Office of Lasallian Belonging for a screening and discussion of the film "Israelism". This documentary follows two young American Jews whose views on Israel are transformed after witnessing life in Palestine, sparking a conversation about identity, justice, and generational change. The screening leads into our workshop later that day: Understanding and Addressing Anti-Semitism with Deborah Adelman, Thursday, April 9, 4 PM. All are welcome!
Event Name: Israelism: Documentary Screening. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Lasallian Belonging. Event Locator: 2026-AATNKD.
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C.
Anti-Semitism Workshop with Deborah Adelman
Join us for an important conversation on understanding and addressing anti-Semitism, facilitated by Deborah Adelman, educator and advocate for equity and inclusion. This interactive workshop will explore the historical roots and contemporary manifestations of anti-Semitism, equipping participants with tools to recognize bias, challenge harmful narratives, and foster solidarity. Together, we’ll create space for learning, dialogue, and action—because combating hate begins with awareness and community engagement.
This will be a hyflex event (in person & Zoom). Signup to come at a later date. Stay tuned!
Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Lasallian Belonging. Event Name: Anti-Semitism Workshop. Event Locator: 2025-AATMMD.
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C.
Chinese Arts Through the Centuries
The Chinese have developed distinctive art styles of metalwork, sculpture, and painting that evolved in graceful and colorful patterns over thousands of years. Join us for an illustrated lecture that addresses the tranquility and sense of humor of China’s arts.
Event Name: Chinese Arts Through the Centuries. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: College of Humanities-Fine Arts-Communic. Event Locator: 2025-AATMWH.
Monday, April 13, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Academic Building Classroom AS 158A.
5 Lesbians Eating Quiche
5 Lesbians Eating Quiche - an Arts and Idea Event. Mike McFerron is Requestor,
Load in begins at 5:00pm.
Event Name: 5 Lesbians Eating Quiche. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Philip Lynch Theatre. Event Locator: 2025-AATFXW.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM.
FA 229 Keith White Theatre, Studio Theatre Lobby FA 227.
NC Boost your major with an easy and fun language minor. Open house + free pizza!
Add excitement to your studies with an easy and fun language minor. (Arts and Idea credit only offered on March 25th). Stop by our open house in Stritch Hall, come down to the basement to McNamara 002 to learn more—and grab some free pizza! For more info: gettysse@lewisu.edu. .
Event Name: NC Boost your major with an easy and fun. Event Locator: 2025-AATMST. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Arts & Ideas.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
SEE DESCRIPTION FOR LOCATION.
Mao Zedong: The Harsh Father of Modern China
In 1949, Mao established the People’s Republic of China. He lifted a nation from 100 years of humiliation, division, and defeat. But he imposed a brutal version of communism that led to chaos, the starvation of 30 million people, and the destruction of much of China’s art.
Event Name: Mao Zedong. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: College of Humanities-Fine Arts-Communic. Event Locator: 2025-AATMWJ.
Monday, April 20, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.