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Center for the Humanities Events

Calendar of Events

Dialogues Across the Disciplines Cozy

Wednesday, September 17, 4 pm, State Farm Hall 102

Loralyn Cozy, Associate Professor of Biology

"Can Microbes Be Altruistic?"

Part of the Dialogues Across the Disciplines series.

 


duque finalWednesday, September 24, 4:30 pm, Beckman Auditorium

Fernanda G. Duque, Assistant Professor of Neuroethology at Illinois State University

"Vocal Communication in Andean Hummingbirds: A Collaborative Endeavor in Ecuador"

at 1 pm on September 17 in Hansen Student Center, Professor Duque will meet with students of Spanish classes and anyone interested for a conversation/ interview in Spanish.

This is an IWU Hispanic Heritage Month Presentation.


cervantes

September 26-27

2025 Chicagoland Cervantes Symposium

“Is Cervantes Young or Old?: On Aging and Cultural Legacy”

For more information on the schedule, please contact Carolyn Nadeau (cnadeau@iwu.edu)


Wednesday, October 8 - Sunday, October 12 (Homecoming Weekend)

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Directed by Tom Quinn | Mirza Theatre


Friday, October 10, 3:30-4:30 pm, Center for Engaged Learning, Ames Library

Center for the Humanities Social

Join us as we celebrate Homecoming and Family Weekend. During this gathering, we'll honor the 2025 Outstanding Alum in the Humanities, Nancy Steele Brokaw ('71). 


Saturday, October 11, 9-10 am, 1850 Market on the IWU Quad

Humanities in Motion

Stop by our table on the quad to see how students engage in humanistic inquiry. 


Wednesday, October 15, time to be determined

Evergreen Cemetery Tour with Dr. Alyssa Culp

Part of the Horror in the Humanities Series 


October 20-31, Ames Library Rotunda

Tate Spooky Archives Exhibit

Part of the Horror in the Humanities Series


Thursday, October 23, time and place to be determined

IWU Ghost tour arranged by Dr. Alyssa Culp

Part of the Horror in the Humanities Series 


Thursday, October 30 - Sunday, November 1

Execution of Justice by Emily Mann

Directed by RJ Hodde | Melba Laboratory Theatre


Wednesday, November 19 - Sunday, November 23

Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn, with a book by Gordon Greenberg and Chad Hodge

Directed by Justin Brill | Mirza Theatre


Bloomington-Normal Community Events

Wednesday, October 1, 4:00 pm at the Normal Theater (209 North Street, Normal, Illinois)

Artist lecture by Jen Bervin

Reception immediately following at University Galleries (11 Uptown Circle, Normal)

For more information on reading groups, independent drawing hours, sensory-friendly mornings, all-ages poetry workshops, and drop-in poetry sessions, see the ISU Galleries website