College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Feminist Action League and UNI STAND presents the Warrior Up Resistance Tour. The goal of the tour is to bring awareness and inspire participants to take action against the ongoing genocide of indigenous people and the destruction of the land. The indigenous and environmental presenter and performers include: Olowan Martinez, Lakota Activist; T.R. McKenzie, Latino Activist/Environmentalist; Waziyatawin, Dakota Scholar and Activist; Queen Sacheen and Joe James Crow, Ancestral Pride Land Defenders; Savage Family, Indigenous Hip Hop

"Queen Salome: Jerusalem's Warrior Monarch of the First Century B.C.E." will be presented by Kenneth Atkinson, history. The lecture is free and open to faculty, staff, students and the public.

Benjamin Ginsberg, Johns Hopkins University, will discuss his book "The Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why It Matters." Ginsberg documents the biggest change in higher education in recent years to be the growth of administrative bureaucracy and the concurrent decline in faculty.

Feminist Action League and Proud will host "Love Your Body Day." This year’s theme will explore Women of Color and Body Image.   Dr. Scharron A. Clayton, associate professor of Cultural & Ethnic Studies will present, “Love Ne Bidy: Reflections on Body Image.” Join us to explore how body image affects women in the United States and around the world. Cookies and refreshments will be provided.

Thomas Connors, associate professor of history, will present “War and the Landscape of Memory.” The event is free and open to the public.

Come to a free film screening to celebrate the 10th anniversary of UNI Gerontology! You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don't is a recently released documentary that was filmed exclusively in an Alzheimer's care unit.

Learn more about domestic and sexual violence, and find out how both men and women can prevent violence. Speakers include: Lisa Ambrose, substance abuse & domestic violence advocate from Seeds of Hope; Jessica, a survivor of domestic violence; Casey Herkelman, crisis services director  from Cedar Valley Friends of the Family; and Alan Heisterkamp, director of the Mentors in Violence Prevention Leadership Institute at UNI's Center for Violence Prevention. The evening will end by “shining the light on violence” while viewing The Clothesline Project Display. Flashlights provided. Faculty, staff, students and the public are invited.

Share your feelings about Violence Against Women by decorating a t-shirt for The Clothesline Project, an artistic visual representation of the pervasiveness of violence against women, the LGBTQ community and other marginalized populations.  

Share your feelings about Violence Against Women by decorating a t-shirt for The Clothesline Project, an artistic visual representation of the pervasiveness of violence against women, the LGBTQ community and other marginalized populations.  

The Department of Political Science will host a debate watch for the second presidential debate.