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Monday, August 24, 2026

  • Paleta Social

    Time
    6:00 - 8:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Celebrate the new academic year at La Casa’s Paleta Social! Enjoy free paletas while meeting new people and reconnecting with friends. Learn about La Casa’s programs and resources, connect with LCASO student organizations, and discover ways to get involved. Join us for music, activities, giveaways, and community. Everyone is welcome!

    Paleta Social flyer featuring two smiling students holding paletas at a La Casa window. The event takes place August 24, 2026, from 6–8 p.m. at La Casa Cultural Latina, 1203 W. Nevada St., Urbana. Join us for music, paletas, and connections with other students.

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Thursday, September 3, 2026

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Thursday, September 10, 2026

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

  • Latine Heritage Month Kickoff: Celebrating Latin America & the Caribbean with Cultura Pesá

    Time
    7:00 - 8:30 pm
    Location
    Krannert Center for the Performing Arts (Stage 5) 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801

    Kick off Latine Heritage Month with Puerto Rico’s Cultura Pesá! Led by cuatro player Jomar Santos, the group brings the sounds and traditions of Puerto Rico to the stage through bomba, plena, salsa, seis, and aguinaldo. Join us for an energetic performance celebrating music, culture, and community.

    Six members of Cultura Pesá pose together against a green background, holding a cuatro, trombone, double bass, and percussion instrument. The group’s name, “Cultura Pesá,” appears at the bottom.

Thursday, September 17, 2026

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Monday, September 21, 2026

  • Conexiones

    Time
    6:00 - 7:30 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Stay connected all semester long with Conexiones, a welcoming space for dialogue, relationship-building, and community connection. Through intentional programs focused on holistic well-being, student engagement, and professional development, Conexiones centers the Latine community and strengthens students’ sense of belonging.

    Students gather around a table at La Casa Cultural Latina, engaging in conversation and completing a group activity together. Papers, pens, and activity sheets are spread across the table.

Thursday, September 24, 2026

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Thursday, October 1, 2026

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Thursday, October 8, 2026

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Monday, October 12, 2026

  • Conexiones

    Time
    6:00 - 7:30 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Stay connected all semester long with Conexiones, a welcoming space for dialogue, relationship-building, and community connection. Through intentional programs focused on holistic well-being, student engagement, and professional development, Conexiones centers the Latine community and strengthens students’ sense of belonging.

    Students gather around a table at La Casa Cultural Latina, engaging in conversation and completing a group activity together. Papers, pens, and activity sheets are spread across the table.

Thursday, October 15, 2026

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Thursday, October 22, 2026

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Thursday, October 29, 2026

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Thursday, November 5, 2026

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Sunday, November 8, 2026

  • Latino Family Visit Day (LFVD)

    Time
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Location
    Activities & Recreation Center (ARC) 201 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820

    Latino Family Visit Day is a bilingual, daylong program open to all students and families. Participants will connect with campus resources, meet university staff, and engage in activities and meaningful dialogue about academics, financial aid, campus life, the transition to college, and supporting student success.

    A family of five smiles together at a University of Illinois event while wearing matching navy-blue Illinois and Latinx-themed shirts. The shirts include the words “Illinois Papá,” “Illinois Familia,” and “Latinx.”

Thursday, November 12, 2026

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Monday, November 16, 2026

  • Conexiones

    Time
    6:00 - 7:30 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Stay connected all semester long with Conexiones, a welcoming space for dialogue, relationship-building, and community connection. Through intentional programs focused on holistic well-being, student engagement, and professional development, Conexiones centers the Latine community and strengthens students’ sense of belonging.

    Students gather around a table at La Casa Cultural Latina, engaging in conversation and completing a group activity together. Papers, pens, and activity sheets are spread across the table.

Thursday, November 19, 2026

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Monday, December 7, 2026

  • Conexiones

    Time
    6:00 - 7:30 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Stay connected all semester long with Conexiones, a welcoming space for dialogue, relationship-building, and community connection. Through intentional programs focused on holistic well-being, student engagement, and professional development, Conexiones centers the Latine community and strengthens students’ sense of belonging.

    Students gather around a table at La Casa Cultural Latina, engaging in conversation and completing a group activity together. Papers, pens, and activity sheets are spread across the table.

Thursday, February 4, 2027

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Monday, February 8, 2027

  • Conexiones

    Time
    6:00 - 7:30 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Stay connected all semester long with Conexiones, a welcoming space for dialogue, relationship-building, and community connection. Through intentional programs focused on holistic well-being, student engagement, and professional development, Conexiones centers the Latine community and strengthens students’ sense of belonging.

    Students gather around a table at La Casa Cultural Latina, engaging in conversation and completing a group activity together. Papers, pens, and activity sheets are spread across the table.

Thursday, February 11, 2027

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Thursday, February 18, 2027

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Thursday, February 25, 2027

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Monday, March 1, 2027

  • Conexiones

    Time
    6:00 - 7:30 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Stay connected all semester long with Conexiones, a welcoming space for dialogue, relationship-building, and community connection. Through intentional programs focused on holistic well-being, student engagement, and professional development, Conexiones centers the Latine community and strengthens students’ sense of belonging.

    Students gather around a table at La Casa Cultural Latina, engaging in conversation and completing a group activity together. Papers, pens, and activity sheets are spread across the table.

Thursday, March 4, 2027

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Thursday, March 11, 2027

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Thursday, March 18, 2027

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Thursday, March 25, 2027

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Thursday, April 1, 2027

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Monday, April 5, 2027

  • Conexiones

    Time
    6:00 - 7:30 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Stay connected all semester long with Conexiones, a welcoming space for dialogue, relationship-building, and community connection. Through intentional programs focused on holistic well-being, student engagement, and professional development, Conexiones centers the Latine community and strengthens students’ sense of belonging.

    Students gather around a table at La Casa Cultural Latina, engaging in conversation and completing a group activity together. Papers, pens, and activity sheets are spread across the table.

Thursday, April 8, 2027

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Thursday, April 15, 2027

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Thursday, April 22, 2027

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Thursday, April 29, 2027

  • Lunch on Us

    Time
    12:00 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.

    A group of eight college students sit around a long table sharing a meal and smiling toward the camera inside a brightly colored cultural center. Plates of food, drinks, and conversation fill the table, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere. In the background, additional students sit at an information table with a \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Prospera\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" banner, while colorful artwork, large portraits, international flags, and a Día de los Muertos skeleton decoration add vibrant cultural elements to the space. Large windows bring in natural light, reinforcing the sense of community and belonging.

Monday, May 3, 2027

  • Conexiones

    Time
    6:00 - 7:30 pm
    Location
    La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States

    Stay connected all semester long with Conexiones, a welcoming space for dialogue, relationship-building, and community connection. Through intentional programs focused on holistic well-being, student engagement, and professional development, Conexiones centers the Latine community and strengthens students’ sense of belonging.

    Students gather around a table at La Casa Cultural Latina, engaging in conversation and completing a group activity together. Papers, pens, and activity sheets are spread across the table.