University Convocation
University Convocation for faculty and staff to hear important news and updates within the Lewis Community. Engaging breakout sessions will be offered in the afternoon.
Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Mission & Identity. Event Name: University Convocation. Event Locator: 2025-AATBHJ.
Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM.
Academic Building Classroom (Media Room) AS 157A, Academic Building Classroom AS 150A, Academic Building Classroom AS 156A, Academic Building Classroom AS 158A, Science Center Classroom AS 119S, Science Center Classroom AS 024S, Science Center…
Get Your Henna On and Your Caricature Drawn!
Come to the Student Center where you can get Henna and airbrush tattoos! You can also get a caricature drawn of yourself!
Event Name: Get Your Henna On. Event Locator: 2025-AATBHK. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Student Engagement.
Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Gaffney Student Center Meeting Room JG 106, Old National Bank Student Lounge JG 102, Siham Ibrahim Conference Room JG 123.
Sunday Mass
Join us in Sancta Alberta Chapel for Sunday Mass!
Event Name: Sunday Mass. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: University Ministry. Event Locator: 2025-AATBNC.
Sunday, August 24, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Sancta Alberta Chapel SA 100, D'Arcy Great Room SA 119.
Mass and Community Meal
All are welcome to attend Mass in Sancta Alberta Chapel and enjoy lunch in the D'Arcy Great Room.
Event Name: Mass and Community Meal. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: University Ministry. Event Locator: 2025-AATBHW.
Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Sancta Alberta Chapel SA 100, D'Arcy Great Room SA 119.
Imagining Freedom: 2nd Annual Black August Roundtable on Resistance, Resilience, and Abolition
"Imagining Freedom: 2nd Annual Black August Roundtable on Resistance, Resilience, and Abolition"
Description:Join us for the Second Annual Black August Prison Education Program Student/Faculty Roundtable, a powerful dialogue between Lewis University’s Prison Education Program students and faculty. Together, we’ll explore the lived realities of systems-impacted individuals and the transformative potential of Black liberation struggles. Through the lenses of African American and Abolitionist Studies, this conversation will center voices from within carceral spaces to envision a world beyond violence, rooted in justice, resistance, and radical hope.
?? Wednesday, August 27th?? 12:30 – 2:00 PM?? University Dining Room & on Zoom.
Event Name: Black August PEP-Faculty Roundtable. Event Locator: 2025-AATAMG. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Office of Diversity.
Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C.
"Black at Lewis: Building Community, Honoring Legacy" Second Annual Welcome Reception | Black August at Lewis
"Black at Lewis: Building Community, Honoring Legacy"Second Annual Welcome Reception | Black August at Lewis,
Description:You're invited to the Second Annual Black at Lewis Welcome Reception, a vibrant community-building and networking event that brings together Black students (new and returning), faculty, staff, and alumni. Held as part of Lewis University’s Black August observance, this reception offers a space to build meaningful connections, celebrate Black presence and leadership on campus, and welcome new members of the Lewis community.
While the event centers Black community experiences, all are welcome to join in solidarity, celebration, and support.
?? Tuesday, August 26th?? 4:30 – 6:00 PM?? Faculty Dining Room (AS 103C), Romeoville Campus??? Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, contact Dr. Shireen Roshanravan, Vice President for Diversity, at sroshanravan@lewisu.edu.
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Event Name: Black-at-Lewis Welcome Reception. Event Locator: 2025-AATAMK. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Office of Diversity.
Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
Faculty/Staff Dining Room AS 103C.
Tasty Treat Thursday
Enjoy freshly baked treats in the San Miguel Center for Mission and Ministry.
Event Name: Tasty Treat Thursday. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: University Ministry. Event Locator: 2025-AATBHX.
Thursday, August 28, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
D'Arcy Great Room SA 119.
Black August "Confines of Place" Film Screening + Discussion
Join Dr. Tennille Allen, Lewis professor and chair of sociology, for a Black August screening of a documentary on mass incarceration created in collaboration with men incarcerated at Stateville Prison. Directors of the film will be present for a post-screening discussion. This event is part of Lewis's month-long observance of Black August. All are welcome.
Event Name: Confines of Place - Film Screening. Event Locator: 2025-AATAMJ. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Office of Diversity.
Thursday, August 28, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C.
Sunday Mass
Join us in Sancta Alberta Chapel for Sunday Mass!
Event Name: Sunday Mass. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: University Ministry. Event Locator: 2025-AATBNC.
Sunday, August 31, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Sancta Alberta Chapel SA 100, D'Arcy Great Room SA 119.
Black August Film Screening + Discussion: One Millions Experiments
The experimental documentary "One Milliion Experiments" explores real-word, community-driven approaches to safety, healing, and liberation. It invites viewers to ask: What does safety look like without police and prisons? The screening will be followed by a discussion with the film’s creators. All are welcome. Contact: Shireen Roshanravan at sroshanravan@lewisu.edu or Tennille Allen at allente@lewisu.edu for more information.
Event Name: Black August Film Screening + Discussion. Event Locator: 2025-AATBDA. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Office of Diversity.
Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
DL 250 Damian Auditorium.
Mass and Community Meal
All are welcome to attend Mass in Sancta Alberta Chapel and enjoy lunch in the D'Arcy Great Room.
Event Name: Mass and Community Meal. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: University Ministry. Event Locator: 2025-AATBHW.
Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Sancta Alberta Chapel SA 100, D'Arcy Great Room SA 119.
One Million Experiments - Film Screening and Discussion
One Million Experiments documentary: Film Screening & DiscussionWhat does safety look like without police and prisons? Join us for a screening of One Million Experiments, an experimental documentary exploring real-world, community-driven approaches to safety, healing, and liberation. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the film’s creators. All are welcome.
Produced by Respair Production & Media, Interrupting Criminalization, and SoapBox Productions and Organizing.
Event Name: One Million Experiments. Event Locator: 2025-AATAML. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: Office of Diversity.
Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
University Dining Room AS 104C.
Tasty Treat Thursday
Enjoy freshly baked treats in the San Miguel Center for Mission and Ministry.
Event Name: Tasty Treat Thursday. Event State: Confirmed. Organization: University Ministry. Event Locator: 2025-AATBHX.
Thursday, September 4, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
D'Arcy Great Room SA 119.