Events for Friday, February 21st 2020

As part of their coursework in ART 315: Special Topics in Graphic Design, Illinois State University School of Art students created information design posters about one dish from their ancestral country and traced its history, ingredients and relevance. Students conducted research about national identity, pride, language and art. Through conversations with their family, students discovered…

Thesis defense by Cecily Martinez.

As part of the Professional Speaker Series, the Publications Unit in the Department of English is welcoming Dr. Ela Przybylo, a founding and managing editor of the peer-reviewed, open access, independent journal Feral Feminisms, to discuss her work in the publishing industry.

Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way:  on purpose, in the moment, and non-judgmentally.  During this class, you will learn and practice various Mindfulness and meditation techniques that can help improve sleep; reduce stress and anxiety; improve focus, academic performance, and eating behaviors; and contribute to a greater sense of well-being and happiness.  This…

Join pregnant, new, and seasoned mothers and their babies for a time of support and community.  Trish Wierenga will attend this hour long gathering to talk with mothers about how their breastfeeding is going, answer questions, and provide basic lactation consulting advice appropriate for the group setting.  Mothers may weigh their babies and do weighted…

Attendees will learn about the how to's of breastfeeding your babies, the benefits to mother and child, as well as Illinois breastfeeding laws, Illinois State University policy, and explore how to successfully return to school or work as a breastfeeding mom.  These are free classes open to staff, students, faculty, and non-pregnant partners.  The class…

Dr. Layne Morsch of the University of Illinois Springfield will present a seminar titled "Engaging Students in Organic Chemistry: Metacognition and Active Learning"

All faculty, staff, annuitants and guests are welcome to join us at the University Club.

If you like Disney as much as we do, you're in luck! Friday nights in February are reserved for the mouse. Each week, we will be showing a different Disney movie. Come join us for Friday movie nights! February 7th - NOW SHOWING: this week's movie Toy Story. With free foods and a station where…

Sober Redbirds meets weekly and welcomes all forms of recovery. This group's focus rotates between writing for recovery (free writing to be shared or not), tools/skills for recovery (relapse prevention, emotion regulation, time management), topics in recovery (connection, self-love, honesty), and mindfulness in recovery. The weekly recovery group follows the academic calendar and does not…

Hit The Wall by Ike Holter Directed by David Prete SYNOPSIS It's the summer of '69 and the death of music icon Judy Garland has emboldened her gay followers. A routine police raid on an underground Greenwich Village hotspot erupts in to a full-scale riot, the impetus of the modern gay rights movement. That's the…