Black History Month Event Professor David Cochran – Special Presentation: The Language of the Unheard: The Persistence of Racism in Post-Civil Rights Era America Wednesday, February 21, 2024 11am – Noon Ivey & Tarvin @ JALC Conference Center Free & Open to the Public! More Information about Professor David Cochran’s Special Presentation
Spring Diversity Challenge Day Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 Keynote Topic: “Stories of Bondage and Freedom in Egypt” Panel Discussion Topic: Diversity Education and Inclusive Practice: A Lifelong Journey Flyer with more information about Spring Diversity Challenge Day
January January 23th, 2020, Room E142 “Dream Out Loud” Open House Diversity and Inclusion will celebrate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday with a welcome and open house titled “Dream Out Loud”.
February Black History Month – Keynote Presentation: Topic: Re-Imagining Young Adult Justice (Sponsored by the Illinois Humanities Council Road Scholar Speaker Program) Date: Wednesday, February 19th, 2020 Time: 11:00 -12:00 noon Room: Batteau and Ivey Presenter: Ms. Elizabeth Clarke, Ms. Betsy Clarke is the founder and President of the Juvenile Justice Initiative.
February 26th, 2020 Batteau & TDR Diversity and Inclusion “Dream Out Loud” Entertainment Showcase – This is a wonderful opportunity for participants from JALC and the community to share creative expressions in the visual and performing arts and to deepen their understanding of the creativity, artistic and cultural expressions of the diverse racial and ethnic communities from which the college draws. The JALC Community has talented participants, so come and enjoy the show. We will have an essay contest, art contest, oratorical contest and an interpretive dance of peace contest.
Also, the 2020 Gandhi/King Peace Scholarship Writing entry will be selected from the essay contest for this event. The Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA) provides this scholarship ($1,000.00) to the student who best articulates the peaceful messages of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. All students at ICCTA member colleges are eligible to participate in the competition. John A. Logan College is a member and may submit one entry per academic year. Students interested must participate in the “Dream Out Loud” essay or oratorical contest in order to be selected to participate and represent JALC at the state level of the competition to win the $1000.00 scholarship competition.
March Women’s History Month Commemoration – March 24th, 2020, 11:00 – 1:00 PM Batteau & TDR Theme: Valiant Women of the Vote
April World Music and Food Day – April 15th, 2020 Conference Center
May National Society of Leadership and Success Induction – May 6, 2020, Batteau & TDR
Multicultural Perspectives Series (MPS): For our Spring MPS programming, we are offering a Diversity Book (Reading) Club. We will focus on authors and works that promote critical thinking within the realm of diversity and inclusion. The book club will host a discussion based on the themes and topics in the selected books. A list of books will be available.
This book club will offer an informal atmosphere for consciousness raising and collective intellectual engagement (just like the Multicultural Perspective Series).
Dates: January 29 is our inaugural event: Discussion at 11:00 – 12:00 PM, Room-Terrace Dining Room (McCollum room)
February – Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Dates: Monday, February 24th, 2020 & Thursday, February 27th, 2020, Room C123A
March – How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accent by Julia Alvarez Dates: Wednesday, March 22nd, 2020 & Thursday, March 23rd, 2020, Room C123A
April – Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt Dates: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 & Thursday, April 23rd, 2020, Room C123A
May – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie Dates: Wednesday, May 6th, 2020 & Thursday, May 7th, 2020, Room C123A