Event Name: Flyer Picnic Event Locator: 2024-AASRPF Event State: Confirmed Organization: Academic Services All new incoming students are invited to attend

Event Name: 70s Disco Roller Rink Event Locator: 2025-AASZSX Event State: Confirmed Organization: Student Engagement Join us by ending the night roller skating 1970s themed!

Event Name: Welcome Back Bash Event Locator: 2025-AASZSV Event State: Confirmed Organization: Student Engagement Food trucks, inflatables and artists!

Event Name: Black-at-Lewis Welcome Reception Event Locator: 2025-AATAMK Event State: Confirmed Organization: Office of Diversity <strong data-start="150" data-end="207">"Black at Lewis: Building Community, Honoring Legacy"<br data-start="207" data-end="210" /><strong data-start="210" data-end="269">Second Annual Welcome Reception | Black August at Lewis <strong data-start="271" data-end="287">Description:<br data-start="287" data-end="290" />You're invited to the <strong data-start="312" data-end="362">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 <strong data-start="515" data-end="561">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, <strong data-start="781" data-end="800">all are welcome to join in solidarity, celebration, and support. ?? <strong data-start="854" data-end="878">Tuesday, August 26th<br data-start="878" data-end="881" />?? <strong data-start="884" data-end="902">4:30 – 6:00 PM<br data-start="902" data-end="905" />?? <strong data-start="908" data-end="960">Faculty Dining Room (AS 103C), Romeoville Campus<br data-start="960" data-end="963" />??? <em data-start="967" data-end="1003">Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Dr. Shireen Roshanravan, Vice President for Diversity, at <strong data-start="1095" data-end="1122">sroshanravan@lewisu.edu.

Event Name: Fall Student Engagement Fair Event Locator: 2025-AASZTA Event State: Confirmed Organization: Student Engagement Join us in the Fieldhouse to learn how to get engaged this semester!

Event Name: Black August PEP-Faculty Roundtable Event Locator: 2025-AATAMG Event State: Confirmed Organization: Office of Diversity <strong data-start="131" data-end="220">"Imagining Freedom: 2nd Annual Black August Roundtable on Resistance, Resilience, and Abolition" <strong data-start="222" data-end="238">Description:<br data-start="238" data-end="241" />Join us for the <strong data-start="257" data-end="339">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. ?? <strong data-start="795" data-end="821">Wednesday, August 27th<br data-start="821" data-end="824" />?? <strong data-start="827" data-end="846">12:30 – 2:00 PM<br data-start="846" data-end="849" />?? <strong data-start="852" data-end="888">University Dining Room & on Zoom

Event Name: Confines of Place - Film Screening Event Locator: 2025-AATAMJ Event State: Confirmed Organization: Office of Diversity 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: One Million Experiments Event Locator: 2025-AATAML Event State: Confirmed Organization: Office of Diversity <strong data-start="101" data-end="157">One Million Experiments documentary: Film Screening & Discussion<br data-start="157" data-end="160" />What does safety look like without police and prisons? Join us for a screening of <em data-start="242" data-end="267">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: The Studio: Lewis Art Club Meeting Event Locator: 2025-AATAJK Event State: Confirmed Organization: Student Engagement The Studio is an artistic workshop RSO.  It meets bi-weekly, with the location announced in advance in case of any changes.  Workshops are chosen by members, such as (Life Drawing, Candle Making, Oil Painting, Latte Art, Stress Management, Adventure Sports, etc). For questions please contact (thestudiolewisu@gmail.com) 

Event State: Confirmed Organization: Student Engagement Event Name: Student Senate Weekly Meeting Event Locator: 2025-AATAGL

Event Name: The Studio: Lewis Art Club Meeting Event Locator: 2025-AATAJK Event State: Confirmed Organization: Student Engagement The Studio is an artistic workshop RSO.  It meets bi-weekly, with the location announced in advance in case of any changes.  Workshops are chosen by members, such as (Life Drawing, Candle Making, Oil Painting, Latte Art, Stress Management, Adventure Sports, etc). For questions please contact (thestudiolewisu@gmail.com) 

Event Name: Weisenthal Colloquium Series Event State: Confirmed Organization: College of Aviation-Science-Technolog Event Locator: 2025-AASZJZ

Event State: Confirmed Organization: Arts & Ideas Event Name: Art Reception Event Locator: 2025-AATANH This will be an art reception for the group Chicago Society of Artists. Established in 1887, the Chicago Society of Artists is now into its third century. Much of CSA's renown is due to its members' abilities to express and interpret the human experience via artistic versatility and eclectic styles across a variety of art mediums. CSA members honor the legacy of the past by creating an artistic legacy for the future. The exhibit will be on view August 18-September 19, 2025.  

Event Name: Aionios Piano Trio Concert Event State: Confirmed Organization: Arts & Ideas Event Locator: 2024-AASKAL A&I PAS event forecoming

Event Name: Mass of the Holy Spirit Event State: Confirmed Organization: Mission & Identity Event Locator: 2025-AASTCG Come be part of a Lewis University tradition - a community-wide Mass of the Holy Spirit.  As we entere a new academic year, let's take a moment to celebrate God's presence in our lives and to pray for God's blessing and guidance as we learn, study and grow together! All are welcome to celebrate, regardless of faith tradition and to pray and reflect together.  11:00 and 12:00 classes are cancelled.  

Event State: Confirmed Organization: Student Engagement Event Name: Student Senate Weekly Meeting Event Locator: 2025-AATAGL

Event State: Confirmed Organization: Student Engagement Event Name: Student Senate Weekly Meeting Event Locator: 2025-AATAGL

Event Name: The Studio: Lewis Art Club Meeting Event Locator: 2025-AATAJK Event State: Confirmed Organization: Student Engagement The Studio is an artistic workshop RSO.  It meets bi-weekly, with the location announced in advance in case of any changes.  Workshops are chosen by members, such as (Life Drawing, Candle Making, Oil Painting, Latte Art, Stress Management, Adventure Sports, etc). For questions please contact (thestudiolewisu@gmail.com) 

Event State: Confirmed Organization: College of Business Event Name: Accounting Networking Event 2025 Event Locator: 2025-AASZXW Network opportunity for accounting students and employers that offer internships and job opportunities. 

Event Name: Weisenthal Colloquium Series Event State: Confirmed Organization: College of Aviation-Science-Technolog Event Locator: 2025-AASZJZ