Featured Events
Fireside Chat with Christina Stohn
-Christina Stohn, Photographic Artist and Visiting Professor at IU chat with Yara Cluver, Associate Director of Collins Living-Learning Center
In Search of Identity: Photo Exhibition
-Christina Stohn's photographic work focuses on collective identity and specific forms of cultural expression, both in urban and rural environments.
Dickens Dinner
-Join your fellow Collinsites for our annual Dickens Dinner! Dress in your finest attire and invite a professor or instructor to dine with you as a guest!
Pajamapalooza!
-Take a break from studying and drop by in your comfiest pajamas for an evening of de-stressing with snacks, soothing music, and relaxing activities! Care Week Event
Snacks and Syllabi
-BOEP members will be convening to read and discuss the syllabi for proposed Collins seminars!
The Great Wicked Terrible Immoral and Iniquitous Collins LLC Haunted House
-Imagine the worst and scariest series of medium-sized rooms that you can imagine.
The Shirley Crimbles Open Mic Night (Q Project)
-A Collins band, The Shirley Crimbles, is hosting an open mic night where they and anyone who signs up will perform for the community!
Fireside Chat: Dr. Robert Dobler
-BOEP hosts Dr. Robert Dobler, Senior Lecturer in the department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology
Banned Book Keychains and Magnets
-Residents are invited to make book-themed keychains or magnets for Banned Books Week!
Residence Hall Libraries Pop-Up
-Residents are given the opportunity to checkout and return library materials.
Crochet Time - Q Project
-A time for people who want to learn to crochet to gather and learn a new skill! Those who already know how to crochet are also welcome to participate!
Journaling Jamboree
-Come get a free journal & decorate it however you like! Dedicate it to scrapbooking, organization, aspirations, or just scribbles! Lots of fun stickers and journal prompts will be provided.
Meet the Cast of Rocky Horror
-Come meet the cast of a local production of Rocky Horror Picture Show!
Outdoor Movie Night
-Residence Life will be hosting a second outdoor movie night featuring Mean Girls. Snacks will be provided.
Corn-B-Que and Outdoor Games
-Join us in the Courtyard for grilled corn and grilled corn only! Find new friends over a circle of interactive corn shucking and conversation.
Frog and Toad Fashion Show
-Strut your stuff in your best Frog, Toad, or other woodland creature outfit.
Collinsfest 2023
-The fest that is Collins. Collinsfest is an end-of-the-year festival that takes place in the Courtyard for one Saturday in April.
BOEP Book Club Meeting
-Meeting every Monday, BOEP is a cozy discussion of a book chosen by the members.
Book Discussion and Luncheon featuring Identity, Identification, and Fairy tales
-Join other Collinsites, staff, faculty, and invited guests for a book discussion and lunch. This event is sponsored by Themester 2022: Identity + Identification.
Film Screening: Shrek
-Bring your blankets and pillows for a showing of this fairy tale packed classic.
The Enchanted Forest: Our Woodland Campus
-Join SustainCollins and their expert guest speaker for a short discussion on forest ecology and conservation.
Fireside Chat with Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition
-Have you heard about graduate students unionizing and a potential graduate student strike on campus? Come and learn about why graduate student workers are considering striking, what they are asking the university to do, and how undergraduate students can support their efforts.
Casino Fatale Murder Mystery Party
-At this murder mystery party, the abrupt and shocking death of the casino owner marks the clock for his disillusioned guests.
The Picture of Dorian Gray Film Screening
-Join Book Club for their screening of The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Fireside Chat with Lara Kriegel
-Join BOEP for a Fireside Chat with Collins LLC Director Lara Kriegel.
Twelfth Night (or What you Will)
-Collins theatre proudly presents Shakespeare's Twelfth Night a comedy about gender, love, and identity.
Fireside Chat with Daniel Kearns
-We welcome Professor Daniel Kearns from the IU biology department to Collins, accompanied by cookies and hot chocolate galore!