To kick off the spring semester, we return to the original text. The monster will come to life as theater and speech students perform a dramatic reading of selections from the novel Frankenstein. This will be an engaging and exciting way to connect with the text.

Learn more about types of abuse, identify early warning signs, understand the cycles of abuse, and become an advocate and save lives.

In this lecture we’ll discuss the background of Vlad Dracula’s life, the environment into which he was born, and his past and present status as a Romanian hero. We will also discuss the unusual way Dracula was seen as a vampire shortly after his death as well as the origins of his current fictive status as a vampire.

An examination leading up to the 2022 Election. Which party might control the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate? Who is running in key statewide races in Illinois including for Governor?

This panel discussion will deal directly with loneliness. What is it? How does technology and modern library make it worse? What can we do to avoid it?

The shift to the right has the potential to move the Court away from public opinion and threaten the legitimacy of the Court as an institution.

Panel of faculty and students discuss Kristen Radtke's graphic novel, Seek You: A Journey through American Loneliness.

This lecture focuses on the contemporary Tibet situation: the invasion by Communist China in the 1950s, the efforts of the refugees in exile to preserve their civilization, and the situation in occupied Tibet.

The Mandala is a sacred cosmogram used as an object of contemplation. It depicts the pure nature of the world in which we live as well as how we can live most effectively. By creating a sand Mandala, the monks hope to bring the creative energy of that sacred dimension into our lives.

Faculty members examine the current status and global implications of the War in Ukraine.