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Events

With a wide variety of events, ranging from academic and professional to social, there is always something happening at Dillard. For an overview of events, visit our Events Calendar.

Athletics

Get the latest news on our Dillard Bleu Devils and Lady Bleu Devils in basketball, cross country, track and field, and volleyball. Find the next game, try out for a team, or join our cheerleaders, dance team, or pom squad.

Brain Food

Dillard University is proud to have a long tradition of educational lecture series, which have brought such distinguished speakers as Martin Luther King, Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt, Thurgood Marshall, Jackie Robinson, and Mary McLeod Bethune. Building on that tradition, Brain Food is a lecture series started in 2013 by President Walter M. Kimbrough to feed the hungry minds at Dillard University with intellectual sustenance.

Convocations

The University Convocation is a program that provides first-year students with weekly opportunities to listen to Dillard students, faculty, and staff, as well as other professionals, speak about a range of topics. We also host an annual Honors Convocation in the spring featuring a notable speaker and a presentation of honorees for students on the Dean’s List and Honor Roll, students in the Honors Program and our Honor Societies, students who have been awarded academic scholarships, and the winners of our Undergraduate Research & Creative Work Competition.

Homecoming

With parties, community service projects, games, parades, tailgates, and more, our homecoming events are a way for current students and alumni alike to celebrate their time at Dillard.

Orientation

The Dillard University SOAR (New Student Orientation) program provides new students of every kind with programs, workshops, and activities designed to help you make new friends, become familiar with our campus, and discover resources to help you throughout college. This mandatory program serves freshmen, transfer, readmit, resident, commuter, and non-traditional students.

Coronation

Join us as we announce the new Mister and Miss Dillard University and Royal Court in this annual themed event. See the crowning of Mister and Miss Dillard and enjoy plenty of dancing and refreshments at one of our student body’s favorite celebrations.

Founders’ Day

Celebrate the lives and legacies of our leaders during any of our annual Founders’ Day events. Past events have included the Founders’ Day Convocation, located in Lawless Memorial Chapel and featuring a special presentation and speaker, as well as the Founders’ Day Concert and the Blue & White Scholarship Gala.