Events
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Upcoming Events
2021
Valiant Women of the Vote:
Refusing to Be Silenced
A Panel Discussion – Free and Open to the Public
Wednesday, March 24th, 2021
11am-Noon on Zoom
View a PDF with more information about the event.
Valiant Women of the Vote PowerPoint Presentation
Women’s History Month Celebration A Panel Discussion PowerPoint Presentation
Banjo Series A Historical Aesthetic Response to Africa
ZOOM: Wednesday, February 10, 2021
11:00am-12:00pm
View a PDF about the event
Slide Presentation (PDF)
Captioning Transcripts (PDF)
Zoom Recording of Presentation – Passcode: 420L&Eb3
Past Events
2020
January
January 23th, 2020, Room E142
“Dream Out Loud” Open House
Diversity and Inclusion will celebrate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday with a welcome and open house titled “Dream Out Loud”.
February
Black History Month – Keynote Presentation:
Topic: Re-Imagining Young Adult Justice (Sponsored by the Illinois Humanities Council Road Scholar Speaker Program)
Date: Wednesday, February 19th, 2020
Time: 11:00 -12:00 noon
Room: Batteau and Ivey
Presenter: Ms. Elizabeth Clarke, Ms. Betsy Clarke is the founder and President of the Juvenile Justice Initiative.
February 26th, 2020 Batteau & TDR
Diversity and Inclusion “Dream Out Loud” Entertainment Showcase – This is a wonderful opportunity for participants from JALC and the community to share creative expressions in the visual and performing arts and to deepen their understanding of the creativity, artistic and cultural expressions of the diverse racial and ethnic communities from which the college draws. The JALC Community has talented participants, so come and enjoy the show. We will have an essay contest, art contest, oratorical contest and an interpretive dance of peace contest.
Also, the 2020 Gandhi/King Peace Scholarship Writing entry will be selected from the essay contest for this event. The Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA) provides this scholarship ($1,000.00) to the student who best articulates the peaceful messages of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. All students at ICCTA member colleges are eligible to participate in the competition. John A. Logan College is a member and may submit one entry per academic year. Students interested must participate in the “Dream Out Loud” essay or oratorical contest in order to be selected to participate and represent JALC at the state level of the competition to win the $1000.00 scholarship competition.
2020 ICCTA Gandhi / King Peace Scholarship – Nomination Form
March
Women’s History Month Commemoration – March 24th, 2020, 11:00 – 1:00 PM Batteau & TDR
Theme: Valiant Women of the Vote
April
World Music and Food Day – April 15th, 2020 Conference Center
May
National Society of Leadership and Success Induction – May 6, 2020, Batteau & TDR
Multicultural Perspectives Series (MPS):
For our Spring MPS programming, we are offering a Diversity Book (Reading) Club. We will focus on authors and works that promote critical thinking within the realm of diversity and inclusion. The book club will host a discussion based on the themes and topics in the selected books. A list of books will be available.
This book club will offer an informal atmosphere for consciousness raising and collective intellectual engagement (just like the Multicultural Perspective Series).
Dates:
January 29 is our inaugural event: Discussion at 11:00 – 12:00 PM, Room-Terrace Dining Room (McCollum room)
February – Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Dates: Monday, February 24th, 2020 & Thursday, February 27th, 2020, Room C123A
March – How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accent by Julia Alvarez
Dates: Wednesday, March 22nd, 2020 & Thursday, March 23rd, 2020, Room C123A
April – Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
Dates: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 & Thursday, April 23rd, 2020, Room C123A
May – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Dates: Wednesday, May 6th, 2020 & Thursday, May 7th, 2020, Room C123A
2019
| Event | Date and Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Multicultural Perspective Series | September 18 11am – 12pm | Ivey Room |
| INCLUSIVE EMBRACE: A Paradigm of Universal Design | April 24 1-2pm | JALC Room E147 |
| World Music & Food Day | May 1 10am – 2pm | JALC Main Entrance, Skylight Lounge & Conference Center |
2018
| Event | Date and Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2018 – Diversity Events Schedule | ||
| Women’s History Month Events | ||
| Black History Month Events | ||
| Topic: The Power of the Black Vote | February 5th 2:00 – 3:00pm | McCollum room |
| Building Coalitions Across Race: The Black Panther Party | February 21 10 – 11:00am | JALC Conference Center, Batteau and Ivey Rooms |
| World Music and Food day | April 18 10am – 2pm |
2017
| Event | Date and Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 – 2017 Academic Year – Diversity Events Schedule | ||
| National Women’s History Month Events | ||
| Black History Month Commemoration Photos | ||
| From Slavery to Empowerment | February 23rd 12:00 -1:00pm | JALC Conference Center, Batteau Room |
| Hate Crimes Presentation | January 25 11 – 12 noon | Room C138, JALC |
| National Women’s History Month – Panel Presentation – Theme: Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business | March 22 11 – 12 noon | JALC Conference Center, Batteau Room |
| State of the Black College Student Presentation |
2016
2015
| Event | Date and Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Black Student Association New Student Welcome – Meet and Greet | August 21 4 – 6pm | Les McCollum room |
| Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration | September 4 11:00 – 11:50am & 12:15 – 1:15pm | Skylight Lounge |
| An Introduction to Diversity and Inclusion at Logan | September 30 11:00 – 12:00 pm | |
| Illinois Humanities Road Scholar Presentation | November 3 11 – 12pm | Tarvin/Crisp rooms in Conference Center |
| Diversity Advisory Committee | October 29 | |
| Veteran’s Day Commemoration | November 10 11 to 12pm | Batteau room |
| Disability Day | December 3 | |
| The Gathering of Men & Women | December 3 1 – 2pm | |
| Leadership Initiatives for Women of Color | ||
| National Women’s History Month – Weaving the Stories of Women’s Lives | March 25 | JALC Conference Center, Batteau and Ivey Rooms |
| Reconciliation Through Truth-Telling – Community Conversation with Fr. Didace Kamana | March 19 9:30 – 10:50am | JALC Conference Center, F118 and 119 |
| Beyond Ferguson: Perspectives | March 3 11:00 – 12:15pm | JALC Conference Center, Tarvin/Crisp |
| Black History Month | February 24 11:00 – 12:15pm | Tarvin/Crisp Conference Rooms |
| Multicultural Perspectives Series (Religion and Spirituality, faith and knowledge) Protestantism: United Church of Christ | February 12 12:00 – 1:00pm | Terrace Dining Room |
| Multicultural Perspectives Series (Religion and Spirituality, faith and knowledge) Mormonism | January 27 9:30 – 10:30am | Terrace Dining Room |
2014
| Event | Date and Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Multicultural Perspectives Series Food, Culture and Rituals | November 21 12 – 1pm | Terrace Dining Room |
| HOPE and Desperation in Liberia | November 20 12 – 1pm | Terrace Dining Room |
| Suicide Prevention for Service Members and Veterans | November 6 11 – 12pm | Terrace Dining Room |
| Multicultural Perspectives Series (Religion and Spirituality, faith and knowledge) Catholicism | October 21 12 – 1pm | Terrace Dining Room |
| Attitudinal Barriers for Persons with Disabilities: From Education to Travel | October 16 12 – 1:15pm | Terrace Dining Room |
| “Orquesta Minsita Cheran” – In Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month | September 18 11am | JALC Conference Center, Tarvin and Crisp Rooms |
| Check the Rhime – The Cultural and Political Roots of Hip-Hop | September 15 11am | JALC Conference Center, Batteau and Ivey Rooms |
| Black Student Association at John A. Logan College Welcomes New Students | August 18-19 3 – 6pm | Terrace Dining Room |