This calendar includes social, cultural, educational, and informational programs, workshops, and events designed to foster global learning and intercultural understanding. While some opportunities are specifically designed for international students, international scholars, and study abroad participants, all opportunities are also open to the campus community.

Coffee Across Cultures Hour: Humor Across Cultures: What Makes Us Laugh?

Mar 26, 2026   12:30 - 1:50 pm  
Siebel Center for Design (1208 S 4th St, Champaign, IL 61820) Starlight Room and Upper Lobby
Social/Informal Event
CACH 3.26
Sponsor
International Student and Scholar Services
Contact
ISSS Training and Programs
E-Mail
isss-programs@illinois.edu
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Coffee Across Cultures Hour is a monthly gathering that brings people together over coffee, tea, and pastries to explore global traditions and the diverse ways communities connect through shared rituals. Each session centers on a unique theme that opens space for conversation, storytelling, and cross-cultural exchange, celebrating the richness of perspectives and practices from around the world.


Humor is universal, yet what makes us laugh can be surprisingly different across cultures. This session takes a lighthearted look at jokes, comedic styles, playful expressions, and humorous misunderstandings. Come prepared to share a story or simply enjoy hearing how humor connects (and sometimes confuses) us.

Free and open to all.

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