Justice, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity
Events and News
Events
If you know of an event that our office can promote please contact Carl Ervin, JIDE Director at CW-Ervin@wiu.edu.
DEI News Releases
Spring 2024
May
- WIU and QC Graduate Center to Host LGBTQ+ Inclusivity Event June 7
- WIU-QC to Host QCAD Meet and Greet May 16
- WIU to Celebrate 324 International Graduates From 32 Countries at Commencement
- WIU Graduates Celebrate Long-Awaited Traditional Graduation Ceremony
- WIU Centennial Honors College Announces Research Day Awards
- WIU and WQPT to Host Being Bilingual Rocks Family Concert May 18
- The Gift of Opportunity: Alumnus Commits $1 Million to Fund Scholarships; First Recipients Announced
- WIU Political Science Student Receives Best Paper Award at Conference
April
- Ibram X Kendi Speaks at WIU • View photos from Dr. Kendi's conversation
- Celebrating C.T. Vivian and BHM Through Geographic StoryMap Project
- Pride Festival: "Queer Joy" Event April 21
- WIU Receives $500 Grant From Walmart For Sensory Environments
- MCC to Host Second Annual Graduation Celebration May 4
- SOCA to Host Taste of the Caribbean and Africa April 11
- WIU to Host National Minority Health Month Keynote Speaker
- WIU to Host Professor Ibram X. Kendi April 11
March
- WIU Alumna Makes History By Being The First Elected Black Woman to Lead a Prestigious Global Legal Journal
- WIU History Department & Libraries to Honor Asian & Asian Americans
- WIU JIDE Initiatives in Accessibility Committee Spearheads New Fundraising Effort
- WIU School of Education and Macomb Middle School host Author Book Reading April 11
- WIU Local Student Spotlight: Rosa Perez
- WIU Alumnus' Journey to NYC Stage
- WIU Statement on Commission on Equitable Public University Funding
- WIU Celebrates Women's History Month
- WIU President Huang: Women's History Month Letter
- WIU School of Music to Host Events For Women’s History Month
- WIU-QC to Host Women's History Month Essay Contest
February
- Town and Gown Come Together for Diversity Training and Racial Healing
- WIU Black Faculty and Staff Council to Host Meet & Greet March 1
- RRGMS to Celebrate Black History and Women’s History Month
- WIU MCC Mixer: Networking Event Tomorrow
- Journeys to Justice Research Project; A $30,000 Initiative
- Building Unity in Outdoor Communities at WIU
- WIU-QC JIDE to Host Anti-Semitism Presentation Feb. 13
- JIDE to Host Cole on "Chicago Race Riot of 1919"
- WIU Celebrates Black History Month
- A Message from President Huang: Black History Month
January
- Western Illinois University Appoints Tahir Khan as Interim Director of WIU Cybersecurity Center
- WIU MCC to Host Spring Open House Jan. 25
- WIU-QC Welcomes Garima Mishra as New Chemistry Faculty
- ASAN Donates Books and Resources to WIU Sensory Rooms and Virtual Sensorium
- WIU Phi Beta Delta Hosts Well Attended "A Taste of India" Event
- WIU Office of Study Abroad and Outreach to Host Clothing/Household Drive
- WIU to Host Inaugural National Day of Racial Healing Events
Fall 2023
December
November
- Philanthropy Commitment: WIU Pi Kappa Phi and The Ability Experience to Make a Difference
- WIU Initiatives in Accessibility Receives Funding for Neurodiverse Resources and Programming
- WIU Professors and Students Champion "Work Permits for All" Campaign in Washington D.C.
- WIU: A Longstanding Commitment to Veterans and Active Service Members
- WIU Indian Student Organization to Host Diwali Night Nov. 12
- WIU Announces International Day of Peace Celebration Student Award
- Trans* Awareness Week at WIU Nov. 6-13
- WIU Casa Latina Cultural Center to host Dia de Los Muertos Celebration Today
- WIU Veteran Resource Center to Host Military Appreciation Week Nov. 6-10
October
- WIU LGBT*QA Resource Center to host Camp OUT Retreat Oct. 27-28
- WIU A-Psi Fraternity Helps Students and Alumni Understand the Importance of Community
- WIU Alumna to Star in 'The Wiz' Hitting Broadway Next Spring
- Annual Take Back the Night Match and Rally set for Oct. 26
- WIU Provost Awards for Excellence Winners Announced
- WIU MCC to Host Mixer Oct. 18
- WIU Anthropology Professor to Host Zoom Lecture Oct. 26
- WIU School of Music to Perform a Faculty Recital with Cooper and Andrews Oct. 22
- WIU School of Music Faculty Walker and Chiang to Perform Today
- WIU President Huang: Statement on Israel and Gaza
- WIU to Host Microagression JIDE Webinar Oct. 12
- WIU Multicultural Center Harmony in Diversity Event Oct. 7
- WIU School of Music Faculty Chin and Brown to Perform Oct. 12
- WIU Social Media Lab to Host Digital Inclusion Event Oct. 4
September
- WIU School of Music to Present “Courage, Questions, Love & Covering” Sept. 28
- International Day of Peace Celebration Sept. 28 at WIU
- WIU President Guiyou Huang: LatinX Heritage Month
- [DATES ADDED] Anti-Racism Task Force to Host Town Halls
- WIU-QC to Hold Big Picture Sept. 21
- WIU MCC to Host Latinx Heritage Month Events
- WIU to Host "From Slave to Priest" Live Performance Sept. 12
- WIU JIDE to Host 'Remember 9/11' Event
August
- WIU MCC to Host Fall Open House Aug. 31
- The 36th Annual Mary Olive Woods Lecture Sept. 21
- Standberry Named WIU Human Resources Executive Director
- WIU MCC to Host Welcome Back Bash: “Embrace the Mix” Aug. 19
- DREAMers Need WIU Support – Crowdfunding Underway
- Winners Announced For ARTF Campus Climate Survey
Summer 2023
July
June
- President Huang: Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action
- WIU School of Agriculture Receives Gift to Support Female Ag Students
- MBA Alumnus Funds New Education Scholarship
- Tam Named Marketing and Management Department Director
- WIU President Guiyou Huang: Juneteenth Celebration & Observance
- Wynn-Foster Named Associate Director for Admissions
- WIU Signs MOU with Gwangju University
May
- Huerta Named Director of First year Advising Center
- Peace Rally Planned for Thursday at University Union
- A Message from WIU President Guiyou Huang: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Spring 2023
April
- Students, Faculty and Staff are invited to Take Campus Climate Survey
- Faculty Senate Approves Change to Syllabus Language for Veterans
- WIU Family of Alums Give Back with Scholarship Endowment
Spring 2023
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March
January
Fall 2022
December
- Hope Chicago Provides New Opportunities
- WIU African Diaspora, Black Collegiate (ABC) Graduation Celebration Set for Dec. 8
September
- Big Picture, LGBT*QA Picnic Sept. 16
- WIU President Guiyou Huang: LatinX Heritage Month
- Ervin Named Acting MCC Director
August
- WIU Multicultural Center to Host Annual Fall Open House Sept. 1
- Brown-Edwards Named Hope Chicago Advisor at WIU
- Ervin Named Interim Justice, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Director
- DREAMer Scholarship Fund Drive Underway
Summer 2022
July
June
May
- WIU President Guiyou Huang: Remembering Lives Lost in Uvalde, Texas
- WIU President Guiyou Huang: Remembering Lives Lost in Buffalo, NY
- Anti-Racism Task Force Update: May 19, 2022
- WIU President Guiyou Huang: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Spring 2022
April
- WIU President Guiyou Huang: Minority Health Month
- Screening of 'Monumental Crossroads' Documentary April 21 at Western
- WIU President Guiyou Huang: DEI Update
- Calle Murray April 23 in front of WIU Multicultural Center
- WIU President Guiyou Huang: Pride Month
- Pride Month Celebrated Throughout April at WIU
March
- Anti-Racism Task Force Established at WIU
- A Message from WIU President Guiyou Huang: Women's History Month
February
- Message from WIU President Guiyou Huang: DEI Update
- A Message from WIU President Guiyou Huang: Black History Month Celebration
Fall 2021
December
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