Diversity Calendar
Friday, November 7, 2025
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All DayNovember 7 (Illini Union, Room 314A) and Day 2 (IGB, Conference Room 612)The kinSTEM Conference is designed to provide a space for STEM communities to gather, reflect, and grow. Rather than define a single path, the goals remain open to interpretation, allowing participants to bring their own meanings, experiences, and questions into the space.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Latzer Hall, Champaign
Saturday, November 8, 2025
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All DayNovember 7 (Illini Union, Room 314A) and Day 2 (IGB, Conference Room 612)
The kinSTEM Conference is designed to provide a space for STEM communities to gather, reflect, and grow. Rather than define a single path, the goals remain open to interpretation, allowing participants to bring their own meanings, experiences, and questions into the space.
Monday, November 10, 2025
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmAsian American Cultural Center, 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801Food for Thought, a Lunch-on-Us series, is a weekly noontime discussion focused on topics relevant to the Asian American community.
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4:30 - 7:00 pmLincoln Avenue Residence (LAR) Halls (100 Clark Hall, 1203 South Fourth Street, Champaign)In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, University Housing will bring a taste of Native food flavors to LAR.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
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5:30 - 7:00 pm1210 West Nevada Street, Urbana (AACC/IE)
Thursday, November 13, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
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5:30 - 7:00 pmNative American House (1206 W. Nevada St., Urbana)This gathering is intended to cultivate meaningful connections, foster a sense of community, and encourage intellectual exchange. It also serves as an inclusive environment where participants can share their academic journeys, engage in collaborative research discussions, and build supportive kinship networks within academia and beyond.
Friday, November 14, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Latzer Hall, Champaign
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12:00 pmThis noontime presentation will examine both historical and contemporary Native perspectives on higher education, with a focus on land-grant institutions broadly and the University of Illinois specifically.
Saturday, November 15, 2025
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All DayEverywhereEstablished in 2011, Rock Your Mocs is an annual and global social media event. The Native American House (NAH) encourages you to break out your moccasins for a worldwide celebration of Indigenous cultures!
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1:00 - 6:00 pmNative American House (1206 W. Nevada St., Urbana)The traditional stereotype of the scientist in a white lab coat reinforces a narrow, homogeneous image that doesn't reflect the growing diversity within the scientific community. Students will customize lab coats by incorporating ribbon work, which is meant to amplify the enduring presence of scientists in Indigenous communities.
Monday, November 17, 2025
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5:30 - 7:00 pmTBAThis program brings together scholars whose work centers on Indigenous perspectives and challenges the boundaries of conventional academic thought. Panelists will discuss how different fields have historically included or excluded Indigenous voices, and what it means to meaningfully engage with Indigenous knowledge in research, teaching, and community partnerships.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
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8:30 amSalaam MENA Cultural Center (700 S Gregory St., Suite A, Urbana)Dinner on Us is administered by the Native American House and is part of the Lunch on Us Series within SSIB. DOU is a biweekly, one-hour program featuring scholar- and practitioner-led workshops alongside a shared meal. Workshops explore a range of subjects and provide participants with opportunities to connect with peers and experts in a casual setting.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmAsian American Cultural Center, 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801Food for Thought, a Lunch-on-Us series, is a weekly noontime discussion focused on topics relevant to the Asian American community.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
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5:30 - 7:00 pm1210 West Nevada Street, Urbana (AACC/IE)
Thursday, November 20, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
Friday, November 21, 2025
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12:00 pmBevier Hall 249 (905 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana)This noontime presentation will feature Yanaba Schroeder (Navajo; Major: Human Development & Family Studies), who will reflect on her experiences with revitalization of Navajo foodways and land stewardship.
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2:00 - 4:00 pmWRC, 616 E. Green St., 2nd Floor, Champaign, IL 61820 (above McDonald's)
Saturday, November 22, 2025
Monday, November 24, 2025
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
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11:00 am - 1:00 pm1210 West Nevada Street, Urbana (AACC/IE)
Monday, December 1, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmGSRC, 616 E. Green Street, Suite 202 (Entrance between McDonalds & Subway, 2nd floor)
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
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6:00 - 7:00 pmUniversity YMCA, Murphy Lounge, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
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5:30 - 7:00 pm1210 West Nevada Street, Urbana (AACC/IE)
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Monday, December 8, 2025
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1:30 - 3:30 pm(1) Orange Room, Main Library, 1408 W Gregory Dr, Champaign, IL 61820 & (2) Grainger Engineering Library Information Center 1301 West Springfield Avenue, Urbana IL 61801
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Friday, December 12, 2025
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Monday, December 22, 2025
Friday, January 16, 2026
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
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6:00 - 7:00 pmUniversity YMCA, Murphy Lounge, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign
Thursday, February 5, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
Friday, February 6, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Latzer Hall, Champaign
Thursday, February 12, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
Friday, February 13, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Latzer Hall, Champaign
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Thursday, February 19, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
Friday, February 20, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Latzer Hall, Champaign
Thursday, February 26, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
Friday, February 27, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Latzer Hall, Champaign
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
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6:00 - 7:00 pmUniversity YMCA, Murphy Lounge, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign
Thursday, March 5, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
Friday, March 6, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Latzer Hall, Champaign
Monday, March 9, 2026
Thursday, March 12, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Thursday, March 19, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
Monday, March 23, 2026
Thursday, March 26, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
Friday, March 27, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Latzer Hall, Champaign
Thursday, April 2, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
Friday, April 3, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Latzer Hall, Champaign
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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6:00 - 7:00 pmUniversity YMCA, Murphy Lounge, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Thursday, April 9, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
Friday, April 10, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Latzer Hall, Champaign
Thursday, April 16, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
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4:30 - 6:30 pmIllini Union, Illini Rooms B and C, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana, IL
Friday, April 17, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Latzer Hall, Champaign
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Thursday, April 23, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
Thursday, April 30, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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6:00 - 7:00 pmUniversity YMCA, Murphy Lounge, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign