Intercultural Relations - Lake Forest College

Join us in our 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration event.

Please hold and mark your calendars for, Tuesday January 18, 2022 from 4:20 pm – 5:30 pm (CST) for the virtual 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration event featuring feminist, writer and activist Angela Davis!

The 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration event will start promptly at 4:20 pm and will be moderated by Dr. Courtney Joseph, K. & H. Montgomery Assistant Professor of History and African American Studies and Chair of African American Studies. The zoom link for the 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration will be shared later this week via email. As a reminder please do not post Zoom links on social media or websites. The 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration event is a private event only open for the Lake Forest College community.

Don't miss our events tomorrow! Thursday September 30th.

- Soup and Stories – Latinx Heritage Month Edition: Thursday, September 30th, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm, Glen Rowan House

Soups and Stories has been a signature event of the OIR where we celebrate and uplift the voices of our campus community members while serving their favorite soup for everyone to share. In honor of Latinx Heritage Month we wanted to centralize and uplift the voices of our Latinx/Hispanic Faculty and Staff:

- Homecoming – Black Men’s Barbershop: Thursday, September 30th, 9:00 am – 9:00 pm, Sports & Recreation Center Trophy Room

There will be a barber experienced in cutting Black and textured hair stationed there from 9am-9pm ​with a break from 3:30pm-5:30pm. The event is designed specifically for Black men on campus including faculty, staff and any alumni who might be on campus by then. You are all cordially invited to swing by and get a fresh cut as you enjoy some good music. Haircuts will be free of charge.

Happening NOW (1:30 PM CST): Asian, Asian-American, and Pacific Islander Staff Panel. Do not miss the perspectives of Alison Lai, Residence Director, Yang Choe, Payroll Specialist, and Kyle Diep, Institutional Research Analyst.

Day 2 of Asian, Asian-American, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Do not miss Soup and Stories at 12:30 PM CST to hear students' perspectives on What it Means to be Asian.

If you identify as Asian, Asian-American, or Pacific Islander, join us for fruitful and empowering conversations at the Empowerment Space at 4:30 PM CST.

Happy Asian, Asian-American, Pacific Islander Month!
Japanese Cultural Club, South Asian Students Association, and United Asia in partnership with the Office of Intercultural Relations brings you three days of empowering, educational, and celebratory programming.

Today--AAAPI Heritage Month Presentation by Reina Yanagiba at 5 PM CST

See email for Zoom details.

TODAY at 7:30 PM CST: City of Chicago Inspector General and Lake Forest College alumnus Joe Ferguson will give a Zoom presentation on police brutality and growing public efforts to reform American policing and curtail excessive use of force. As Inspector General in the nation's third-largest city, Ferguson has been deeply involved in high-profile efforts to reduce Chicago police misconduct.

See your Lake Forest email for Zoom details.

Come and listen to Professors Shiwei Chen, Shubhik DebBurman, Vivian Ta and Ying Wu talk about their experiences as Asian or Asian-American individuals and faculty at the College and in the United States. They will share personal experiences, ongoing concerns, and thoughts about how our society can improve and move forward. Today at 4:30 PM CST. See your Lake Forest email for Zoom information.

TODAY: Disabilities Awareness Day programming. Join us for Soup and Stories at 12:30 PM CST. If you are a student with disabilities, stop by for meaningful and empowering conversations during the empowerment space at 4 PM CST.

Engage in a conversation with It’s On US and Black Women United about how sexual assault is viewed in different cultures. The event starts at 7 PM CST today. See your Lake Forest email for Zoom details.

The last Brown Bag Lunch Discussion of the semester, scheduled for today, Thursday, April 22nd at 12:30 pm (CST). The Brown Bag Lunch Discussion co-sponsored by Office of Intercultural Relations and Office of Faculty Development will be a space of dialogue to unpack and process the Chauvin verdict.

See your Lake Forest email for details.

Diversity of Thought Week started yesterday! Do not miss the events UMOJA is hosting for the remaining of the week. Please see UMOJA's email for more details.

Two great events happening tomorrow, April 14!
Are you part of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summit? Do not forget to attend the closing event (What we Learned & Where We're Going) at 4:30 PM CST.

You can also join the Latin American and Latinx Studies Program in a conversation with author José Ángel Navejas at 5 PM CST.

See your Lake Forest email for Zoom details.

We are nearing the end of the semester! Do not miss good conversation during the Intercultural Advisory Group Community Caucus: TODAY, April 12th, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm (CST)

Check your email for the Zoom link

Join UMOJA tomorrow, April 7 at 5:30 PM CST for a valuable discussion on career advancement tips & advice with the CAC's Marie Josephitis. You don't want to miss out on gaining such key information, so please make sure to stop by tomorrow! All Zoom details are included in the email UMOJA sent out today.

TODAY at 12:30 PM CST. Don't miss the Women's History Month Panel.

Join us tomorrow, Tuesday March 29, at 12:30 PM CST as we uplift, celebrate, honor and remember women in our lives. We will hear the empowering lived experiences of women on our campus.

Join Muslim Student Association (MSA) for their Women's History Month dedicated event, "More Than a Scarf." Muslims and non-Muslims are encouraged to join! Discussion on major themes associated with wearing hijab in Islam and what that means and looks like to fellow Muslim sisters.

See Lake Forest email for Zoom information

Lake Forest College Black, Indigenous and People of Color Faculty and Staff Gathering is tomorrow, March 26 at 4 PM CST. Join us for community and empowerment.

Please see your Lake Forest College email address for Zoom information.

Don't forget to join us for Soup and Stories TODAY at 1:30 PM CST.

See your Lake Forest email for Zoom details.

On Monday, March 22 at 1:30 PM CST, Kate Jackson, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Interim Director tells her story of empowerment and how entrepreneurship can help women rise strong.

See your Lake Forest email for the Zoom link

Brown Bag Lunch Discussion taking place TODAY, Thursday March 18 at 12:30 PM CST. For this upcoming Brown Bag we welcome community members to bring up any diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) or social justice topics for community discussion.

See your Lake Forest email address for Zoom information.

Happy Friday everyone! Do not forget to watch the Choose Antiracism Video Series on the College's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion webpage.

The faculty/staff (https://www.lakeforest.edu/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-initiatives/choose-antiracism-video-series) and student series (https://www.lakeforest.edu/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-initiatives/choose-antiracism-video-series-student-response) is a digital library of short educational videos that reflect on chapters from Dr. Ibram Kendi’s work.

Choose Antiracism Video Series Student Response Inspired by Dr. Ibram Kendi’s work of How To Be An Antiracist, Lake Forest College is pleased to launch a video series titled "Choose Anti-racism." This series is a digital library of short educational videos created by College faculty and staff that reflects on each of the chapters...

If you are a faculty or staff member at Lake Forest College who identifies as a Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color (BIPOC), please join us for the first BIPOC Faculty and Staff gathering TODAY at 4 PM CST.

Check your Lake Forest College email address for details.

Tomorrow is the day! Do not miss Essential Voices: Personal Reflections on Black History Month with President Schutt and Dr. Richardson at 12:30 PM CST.

Black History Month programming continues this Thursday, February 25 at 12:30 PM CST.

Stephen Schutt, President of Lake Forest College, and Dr. DeJuran Richardson, Ernest H. Volwiler Professor of Math & Department Chair of Math & Computer Science, and Senior Advisor to the President, provide a personal reflection on Black History Month.

TODAY at 5 PM CST: Essential Voices: Uplifting those who keep us Going Forward

Don't miss hearing from Caron Sutton, Assistant Director of Public Safety, Donald Stanley, Manager of Mail Services, and Rodney Holmes, Commander of Public Safety

Two great events happening TODAY and TOMORROW. Don't miss out on "The Neuroscience of Racial Bias" and "Essential Voices: Uplifting Those Who Keep Us Going Forward." Check your Lake Forest email for details.