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.
"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.