Center for the Humanities Events
Calendar of Events
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.
Wednesday, 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.
September 26-27
2025 Chicagoland Cervantes Symposium
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
Tuesday, October 28, 7 pm, Beckman Auditorium
At Quarry Farm: A Reading and Book Signing by James Plath
Thursday, October 30 - Sunday, November 1
Execution of Justice by Emily Mann
Directed by RJ Hodde | Melba Laboratory Theatre
School of Theatre Arts
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.