Student Activities

BSU is excited to hold our Digging Deeper: The Issue of Colorism GA on Friday, April 9, from 4-5 PM! We will be covering the origins of colorism, the effects of colorism, its influences on mental health, and so much more.

BELLAs and Psych Club are collaborating to bring you SAAW Kickoff: The Psychological Perspective of Sexual Assault to start off Sexual Assault Awareness Week. Please join us to learn more about sexual assault, the trauma that comes with it, and how counseling can help, presented by special guest speaker and psychologist Dr. Erin Terada.

The Power Dynamics GA is the second event for Sexual Assault Awareness Week. We'll be covering how power interacts with abuse in churches, doctor's offices, the entertainment industry, and more with a discussion afterwards.

GEN is having an event about Gender and Religion. As you may know, recently France has taken a stance against “religious” clothing and symbols with its move to ban the hijab on women under the age of 18. Especially under these circumstances, we'd love to create a space to unpack not only this violation but

The third event in Sexual Assault Awareness Week (SAAW), this GA is brought to you by UNICEF and BELLAs. It will focus on domestic abuse in households and relationships: what they are, why they happen, and their effect on families, children, and individuals.

Rora Blue will be talking about ableism and her body of work regarding it: Sweet Dreams, which you can take a look at here: https://www.rorablue.com/sweetdreams and she’ll also be open to any questions you have for her. She’s also the founder of the Unsent Project, which you can see here: https://theunsentproject.com

This is the fourth event of Sexual Assault Awareness Week, covering the types of sexual harassment that so many people face daily. It will cover the dangers of walking alone at night, going to the bathroom on your own, sexism in the workplace, and more.

We will be viewing the Movie Roma as well as having a discussion after the movie about our thoughts and its message..

This is the final event of Sexual Assault Awareness Week (SAAW). Come to respectfully discuss the use of #NotAllMen and other current events including the relationship between police and sexual assault cases.

During this GA, ASIA and ISA will be tackling the model minority myth including dismantling its use in political discourse.

This event, hosted by SWEnext @IMSA and SWE @UIUC, will feature students of the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign who are pursuing a major in engineering. Students will be able to answer any questions you have regarding engineering opportunities at UIUC, student life, and more. Make sure to join us!

Come join us for a legislation workshop with Chelsea Diaz, an Advocacy Associate at the ACLU of IL!

Mrs. Suzanne Petree and Mrs. Ann Wilson of The Village Tutors will present "Spring Cleaning 101:  The Dirt on Executive Functioning During a Pandemic". The program will consist of 40 minutes of fact-based information on what exactly executive functioning is, the science behind organization and procrastination, and easy strategies you can implement to finish the year strong and

This GA is focused on the addressing and bringing awareness to the hyper-sexualization of Asian Americans. Topics explored in the GA include media stereotypes, yellow fever, and yellow fever at IMSA.

Come join GEN to learn about the myth of the gendered brain and discuss the differences between gender and sex!

Come to learn about how bias affects outcomes of police encounters. ------ Zoom Info Topic: Policing: Bias and What it Means for You Time: Apr 28, 2021 04:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/99419341241?pwd=bjhQUHZ2c2tSR0hWOWxpZHhIWGhIUT09 Meeting ID: 994 1934 1241 Passcode: bsu

We'll the talking about the gendered brain and the google memo. If you're interested or want to learn more about this topic, you should definitely come to the event!!

We will be going over historical and cultural information regarding Orthodox Easter.