22nd Annual Atlas Week Wraps Up

The 22nd Annual Sam and Marilyn Fox Atlas Week took place April 3 to April 9. The Atlas Program brings together members of the University community to focus on the global challenges that confront us in the 21st century.

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The Parade of Nations kicks off the Billiken World Festival during Atlas Week on April 8 with members of the SLU community carrying flags from around the world. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

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Musa Nahlovu carries the Zimbabwe flag in The Parade of Nations during Atlas Week on April 8. The parade features members of the SLU community carrying flags from around the world and kicks off the Billiken World Festival. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

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Markos Wester-Rivera carries the Puerto Rican flag in The Parade of Nations during Atlas Week on April 8. The parade features members of the SLU community carrying flags from around the world and kicks off the Billiken World Festival. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

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Marissa Williams represents Haiti in The Parade of Nations during Atlas Week on April 8. The parade features members of the SLU community carrying flags from around the world and kicks off the Billiken World Festival. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

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Students attend the Language Clubs in Action event during Atlas Week on April 5, 2022. The event showcased information about the activities of various SLU Language Clubs. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

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Lea Sousani, right, speaks with Rana Issa, left, about Arabic Club at the Language Clubs in Action event during Atlas Week on April 5, 2022. The event showcased information about the activities of various SLU Language Clubs. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

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For Atlas Week, Christopher Tinson, Ph.D., Department of African American Studies chair; Bryan Sokol, Ph.D., with the Division of Diversity and Innovative Community Engagement; and Amber Johnson, Division of Diversity and Innovative Community Engagement interim Vice President, hosted #OccupySLU: Lesson Plan Swap and Resource Sharing. People from around the University gathered at the Center for Social Action for a brainstorming and lesson plan swap on topics that instructors can introduce to their students during the week of #OccupySLU. Photo by Joe Barker.

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Students attend the Language Clubs in Action event during Atlas Week on April 5, 2022. The event showcased information about the activities of various SLU Language Clubs. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

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The Indian Student Association hosted an Atlas Week event dealing with India's Take on COVID-19 on Wednesday, April 6, in the Busch Student Center. The event featured food, traditional Indian games and talks about the country's response to the pandemic. Playing Carrom are Allen Abraham, Siddharth Ketha, Joel John, Kashyap Patel, and Yesh Dhruva. Photo by Joe Barker.

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Students participate in a dance at the Taste of Latin America event during Atlas Week on April 6, 2022. The event showcased different Latin American cultures through food and presentation. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

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Prince Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, spoke in the Wool Ballroom on Thursday, April 7. Al Hussein was the 22nd Annual Atlas Week Signature Symposium keynote speaker. Photo by Joe Barker.

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Elaine Badr, left, teaches Rana Issa, center, and Birch Febregas how to belly dance at the Billiken World Festival during Atlas Week on April 8. The Festival showcases performances and food from different cultures. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

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Dance group K: ODE performs an ode to Korean Pop music at the Billiken World Festival during Atlas Week on April 8. The Festival showcases performances and food from different cultures. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

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Tori Woodward speaks at the Humanitarian Crises and Refugees panel during Atlas Week on April 6, 2022. The panel, presented by the “Blood and Money: Ethnic War” class, focused on international humanitarian crises and the refugees they produce. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

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Ryan Tisdale laughs as his photo is taken at the Taste of Latin America event during Atlas Week on April 6, 2022. The event showcased different Latin American cultures through food and presentation. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

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Students are served food at the Taste of Latin America event during Atlas Week on April 6, 2022. The event showcased different Latin American cultures through food and presentation. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

The Atlas Program brings together members of the University community to focus on the global challenges that confront us in the 21st century. The theme of this year's event was "From the Ashes: Rebuilding the Global Scene in the World of COVID-19" and will focus on global issues as they pertain to creating a more equitable global society following the multiple disparities made evident across the globe due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The theme of this year's event was "From the Ashes: Rebuilding the Global Scene in the World of COVID-19" and will focus on global issues as they pertain to creating a more equitable global society following the multiple disparities made evident across the globe due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Overall Atlas Week 2022 was a great success and I was happy to bring it back on campus after 3 years," said Luella Loseille, assistant director for Diversity and Inclusion and Atlas Program coordinator. "My student team of Atlas interns, ambassadors, and volunteers worked hard in creating the best experience possible."

This year's edition of Atlas Week featured events planned throughout the week, including discussions on #OccupySLU, refugees and how COVID-19 handled. Atlas Week also had the traditional Parade of Nations and the Billiken World Festival to close out the week.

Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein delivered the keynote address titled “Global Challenges to Human Rights Today.” Al Hussein is the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. He has long been an outspoken critic of fascism, religious fanaticism, and threats to civil liberties. 

"The variety of events that members of the SLU community organized were some of the best in recent years," Loseille said. "I'm looking forward to Atlas 2023."

An archive of recorded Atlas Week 2022 events, including a recording of the Signature Symposium keynote address delivered by Prince Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, is now available online on the Atlas webpage. The recording of the Signature Symposium will be available until this Friday, April 15.