Events
The Wackerlin Center offers a variety of events throughout the academic year. Check back each month for details on upcoming events sponsored by the Wackerlin Center, Chaplain's Office, Office of Black Student Initiatives (BSI), and Office of Latino/a Student Initiatives (LSI).
Upcoming Events | Black History Month Events
February 2025
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February 6 – Worship Night |
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February 7 – AU Better Together: Interfaith Dialogue |
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February 10 - Catholic Mass |
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February 21 - AU Better Together: Interfaith Dialogue |
Black History Month 2025
Registration is required for select events. Click the links below to register.
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February 4 – Black Excellence at AU: History As we celebrate Black History Month, we invite you to join us on a journey through the history of Black Excellence at Aurora University. Curated by Keith Wise, director of Black Student Initiatives, and Zachary Bishop, Schingoethe Center registrar and manager, this exhibition showcases the university’s efforts to support African American students since the Civil Rights Era, the impact of the Black Student Association, and the remarkable achievements of Black students on campus. Learn more. |
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February 5 - "Writing Our Stories: A Black History Conversation with Jason Reynolds" Join us for an unforgettable evening in honor of Black History Month with Jason Reynolds, a #1 New York Times bestselling author celebrated for his novels and poetry that resonate with young adults and youth. Jason’s work masterfully captures the rich inner lives of kids of color, ensuring they see their stories and communities reflected in literature. Whether through verse, prose, a superhero novel, or a fusion of art and text, his powerful and moving examinations of modern society are innovative, captivating, and widely admired. |
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February 6 – Alumni Discussion Series AU alumna Terrie Simmons ’04, ’08, president of Illinois Minority Business Development Agency Business Center, will share her personal and professional journey. |
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February 12 - Black History Month Night with Athletics: BSU vs. SAAC Cheer on AU's Black Student Union as they participate in friendly competition against members of the Student Athlete-Advisory Committee during halftime of the AU men's basketball game against Concordia University of Chicago. |
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February 18 – Tinseltown Tuesday: Spartan Cinema with BSI Join us for a private screening of the newest Marvel film, Captain America: Brave New World. We've rented out an entire theater just for you! This event is sponsored by the Offices of Black Student Initiatives and Campus Life. |
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February 21 – Cultural Exchange: Creating Your Opportunities: Black Entrepreneur Spirit The 2025 Black History Month theme, African Americans and Labor, focuses on the various and profound ways that work and working of all kinds –free and unfree, skilled and unskilled, vocational and voluntary– intersect with the collective experiences of Black people. Based on this, we are focusing on Black entrepreneurs' contribution to Labor and supporting the development of the black community through business and self-reliance. There will be an hour of networking before (11 a.m.-noon) and immediately following (1-2 p.m.) the discussion. |