Squire J. Booker, the Richard Perry PIK Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry & Biophysics at the University of Pennsylvania, will visit Illinois College on October 12-13, 2026. Professor Booker's lecture, "Mentoring Matters: A Journey of a Black Scientist from Southeast Texas to the Ivy League," will be held on Monday, October 12th at 7:00 PM CT in Dunham Auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public.