Cultural & International
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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.
Saturday, October 17, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Sunday, October 18, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Join the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and La Casa this Sunday, October 18 for the annual Carrera de los Muertos 5K!
Monday, October 19, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Queer Survivor Strategies is a space for survivors to build community and connect with fellow survivors while exploring new self-care strategies to assist them in their healing journey. Join the WRC Advocacy Team for this special edition in partnership with the GSRC where we'll explore what it looks like to foster healthy relationships after we've experienced harm.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Don't miss the final week of "Stitching Ecologies: Urbana-Champaign Satellite Crochet Coral Reef." On view through October 24.
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In this talk, José A. de la Garza Valenzuela (Assistant Professor in the Department of Latina/o Studies a the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) traces the legal and literary histories of the new legal grammars of U.S Citizenship in an introduction to his recently published book, Queer in a Legal Sense: Brown Citizenship and Other Lawful Fictions."
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Don't miss the final week of "Stitching Ecologies: Urbana-Champaign Satellite Crochet Coral Reef." On view through October 24.
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CNIP will be meeting to hear from U21 for more opportunities for faculty, staff, and students on campus...
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Interested in conducting research abroad? This workshop introduces the fundamentals of writing a successful fellowship proposal for international research. Learn how to identify funding opportunities, communicate the significance of your overseas research, and craft persuasive application materials that stand out in competitive review processes.
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Graduate Student Workshop, "Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals for Research Abroad" will be Wednesday, Oct. 21 12-2:30pm in Illini Room A, Illini Union, 1401 W. Green Street, Urbana. Lunch provided for registered attendees at 12 pm with workshop 12:15-2:30pm. The workshop will be led by Dana Johnson, PhD, Director of External Fellowship Office, Graduate College
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Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, beginners welcome!
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Japanese Tea Ceremony
RecurringJoin us for a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony!
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The evening continues with a revolutionary-themed open mic. Share an original poem or one from another writer. The open mic begins at 7:00 pm.
Thursday, October 22, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Don't miss the final week of "Stitching Ecologies: Urbana-Champaign Satellite Crochet Coral Reef." On view through October 24.
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Dr. Maria Hadjipolycarpou, Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of Classics and Director of Modern Greek Studies will give lunch talk, "Class, Gender, and Secularization in Costas Montis’ Afentis Batistas and the Other Things" on Thursday, October 22nd.
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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.
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Snack & Study
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Community Wellness Lounge
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If you are interested in learning more about the graduate program, life in Urbana-Champaign, the many resources we have, or you would like to speak with faculty and current graduate students in the program, you should join us!
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Join us for a talk by Dr. Tyson E. Lewis, Professor Art Education at the University of North Texas: "Research-Creation and the Alchemical Studio: An Experiment in Studious Drift."
Friday, October 23, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Don't miss the final week of "Stitching Ecologies: Urbana-Champaign Satellite Crochet Coral Reef." On view through October 24.
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"On care and community: India’s frontline health workers" Vrinda Marwah is assistant professor of Sociology at the University of South Florida.
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Friday Forum & Conversation Cafe: Beautiful Struggle: How One American High School Took on Systemic Racism October 23 | 12pm - 1pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign
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The Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies would like to invite interested students to a discussion & coffee, with Billy Tringali in connection to his talk titled, "The Anime Studies Appetizer Sampler". Coffee and treats will be provided.
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Live Performance by the Bulgarica Dance Ensemble of Chicago with artistic director Petur Iliev. Light Refreshments will be served.
Saturday, October 24, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Don't miss the final week of "Stitching Ecologies: Urbana-Champaign Satellite Crochet Coral Reef." On view through October 24.
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Drop in every Saturday for a tour given by our student gallery guides! Topics vary weekly. Free admission and all ages welcome. No reservation required.
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Something excites you; turns you “On.” This is not trivial information. Whatever it is, it can influence your mood, your motivation, your insecurities and anxieties, your vision of the future, and your resolve. Could there be a more fitting place to remind yourself of “it” than on a light switch cover?
Monday, October 26, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Join the WRC to celebrate the release of book #6 of the global bestselling ACOTAR series by Sarah J Maas. To celebrate A Court of Splintered Harmony hitting the shelves on October 27, we will be hosting a night of games, trivia, prizes and more! Bring your faeries, bat boys, and valkyries for a night of fun before you secure your copy.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Stop by and share your thoughts about Krannert Art Museum with our new director! Stephanie Smith will talk with visitors on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, intermediate/advanced.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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In this presentation, José A. de la Garza Valenzuela traces the legal and literary histories of the new legal grammars of U.S. citizenship in an introduction to his recently published book, Queer in a Legal Sense: Brown Citizenship and Other Lawful Fictions (University of Texas Press, 2026).
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Stop by and share your thoughts about Krannert Art Museum with our new director! Stephanie Smith will talk with visitors on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Japanese Tea Ceremony
RecurringJoin us for a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony!
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You are invited to the CLACS Dia de Muertos party at the Gallery Art Bar on 10/28 at 8pm. Costumes are encouraged and there is no cover! Please add some songs suggestions for our playlist to this google form. We will be playing music throughout the night: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-WfVB7Nng_bGQuYXt--9zEz5TSqnI5t9Jqvft-eTI945wuQ/viewform?usp=publish-edito
Thursday, October 29, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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CSGGE Lunch Series, "Gender Equity in an Inequitable Era" will host Yeaseul Hur is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Labor and Employment Relations at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her talk, "When Women Are Ideal Workers: The Gendered Impact of Overwork on Wages and Promotion”, will take place on October 29th at 12pm in person at 306 Coble Hall and virtual.
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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.
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Snack & Study
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Community Wellness Lounge
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Join Dra. Gabriela Corona Valencia from the Department of Latina/Latino Studies for a discussion on the tradition of Dia de Muertos.
Friday, October 30, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Friday Forum & Conversation Café: Fighting Oligarchy and Fascism in the 21st Century October 30 | 12pm - 1pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign
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Kevin M. Geraldi, conductor Pablo Elias-Rodriguez, graduate conductor
Saturday, October 31, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Ian Hobson, music director and conductor Guido Sánchez Portuguez, guitar Marissa Simmons, contralto
Sunday, November 1, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Acompáñenos a una celebración de vida
Monday, November 2, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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The Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity and the Department of Gender & Women's Studies will host a panel discussion, "How Graduate Minors Help You on the Job Market” followed by a graduate student networking reception.
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In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the Illini Union Board, Native American House (NAH), and American Indian Association of Illinois, welcome everyone to enjoy a variety of musical genres performed by an ensemble of Native performers. In addition to tabling at this event, the NAH will have food for attendees. Food is first come, first served.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Academia remains shaped by colonialism in how it views knowledge and who it invites to share it. In this presentation, Evan Shannon (Dena'ina Athabascan, Sugpiaq) examines what it means to study and work within a field built without Indigenous scholars in mind, considering how we can begin to indigenize academic spaces long organized around separatism and exclusion.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Join us for a reception and conversation with Yao Jui-Chung and Kao Chien-Hui, "Landscape as Storytelling: The Journey of 'Yao’s Black Divine Comedy'." Presented in conjunction with the "Ink Shower: Contemporary Taiwanese Artists Reimagine Tradition" exhibition at Krannert Art Museum (on view Nov 5, 2026–Feb 27, 2027).
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Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, beginners welcome!
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Japanese Tea Ceremony
RecurringJoin us for a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony!
Thursday, November 5, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Opening day for the new exhibition "Ink Shower: Contemporary Taiwanese Artists Reimagine Tradition," curated by Kai-Ching Hsiao and Maureen Warren. On view through February 27.
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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.
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Snack & Study
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Community Wellness Lounge
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Join us for a lecture by Laura Chávez-Moreno, an associate professor of Chicana/o & Central American Studies and Education at the University of California Los Angeles about her book "How Schools Make Race: Teaching Latinx Racialization in America"
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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with University Housing’s Dining Services and experience a meal at PAR featuring flavors and foods inspired by Indigenous culinary traditions.
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Translators who translate from their “first” language and into their acquired tongue have been marginalized. This talk aims to build on the work of Elizabeth Klosty Beaujour, Adrian Wanner, and others in looking at several Polish and Polish-American poets for whom literary multilingualism and translation are two sides of the same coin.
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Celebrate the opening of "Ink Shower: Contemporary Taiwanese Artists Reimagine Tradition" at this free public reception. Enjoy live music and remarks from curators Kai-Ching Hsiao and Maureen Warren. Spend the evening exploring the exhibition, connecting with fellow visitors, and celebrating this exciting new presentation at Krannert Art Museum.
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Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury Geovonday Jones, director
Friday, November 6, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Friday Forum & Conversation Café: Vine City as the World Trade Center: Subproletarianization as Structural Violence from Atlanta to Champaign November 6 | 12pm - 1pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign
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Join exhibiting artists and curators of "Ink Shower: Contemporary Taiwanese Artists Reimagine Tradition" to to gain an understanding of historical ink painting traditions and artmaking today in Taiwan. Panelists will include Taipei-based Yao Jui-Chung, who will be an artist-in-residence on campus (November 3–7).
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Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury Geovonday Jones, director
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By Jane Austen adapted by Jessica Swale Nisi Sturgis, director
Saturday, November 7, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Join curators Kai-Ching Hsiao and Maureen Warrenu for a special tour of "Ink Shower: Contemporary Taiwanese Artists Reimagine Tradition" (on view Nov 5, 2026–Feb 27, 2027). Gain insights about the history of ink wash painting and how contemporary artists are reimagining those traditions.
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Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury Geovonday Jones, director
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By Jane Austen adapted by Jessica Swale Nisi Sturgis, director
Sunday, November 8, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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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.
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Join the Japan House interns on an delicious exploration of onigiri, their history, their culture, and preparation methods!
Monday, November 9, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Jeremy Benton, stage director and choreographer Michael Tilley, music director
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, intermediate/advanced.
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The Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address (Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen), or “The Words That Come Before All Else,” expresses gratitude and reciprocity as ongoing, cyclical practices. This Dinner on Us program creates space for dialogue on how gratitude, relational accountability, and respect for the diversity of life shape Indigenous ways of knowing and being.
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Jeannette Sorrell, conductor and harpsichordist Jeanine De Bique, soprano
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Jeremy Benton, stage director and choreographer Michael Tilley, music director
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Japanese Tea Ceremony
RecurringJoin us for a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony!
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Wind Orchestra: Barry L. Houser, conductor Kristina La Marca, graduate conductor Hindsley Symphonic Band: Kimberly Fleming, conductor Pablo Elias-Rodriguez, graduate conductor Ben Roidl-Ward, bassoon
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Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury Geovonday Jones, director
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By Jane Austen adapted by Jessica Swale Nisi Sturgis, director
Thursday, November 12, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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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.
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Our November lecture will be on Thursday, November 12 from 12pm-1pm with Dr. Mary Caruso Dailey. Dr. Dailey earned her PhD in Chemistry in 2010 and is currently a Lead Product Development Specialist for 3M. She will discuss her research on adhesives for electronics bonding and experiences as a graduate student in Chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Snack & Study
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Community Wellness Lounge
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Come join us, we'll be making Tiramisu and enjoying Italian conversation. All language levels welcome!
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SPEAK stands for Song, Poetry, Art, and Knowledge. It is an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum curated by local artist, Shaya Robinson, featuring guest performers and welcoming all to the mic.
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Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury Geovonday Jones, director
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By Jane Austen adapted by Jessica Swale Nisi Sturgis, director
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Jeremy Benton, stage director and choreographer Michael Tilley, music director
Friday, November 13, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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‘Imagining Capital in the City: Urban Life in DLF’s Public Projection, 1949-1960’
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This presentation explores how Tribal Relations Administrators bridge Tribal Nations and higher education institutions. Grounded in Indigenous methodologies, it examines reciprocity, accountability, and resistance to settler colonial practices, offering guidance for policies that center Indigenous knowledge and support Indigenous futurity. Lunch will be provided at noon.
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Friday Forum & Conversation Café: Feeding our Neighbors: A Panel of Faith-Driven Organizations Fighting Food Insecurity in our Community November 13 | 12pm - 1pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign
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Stop by on Fridays for our monthly Talk & Tour! Gain insights about the artwork on view in both special exhibitions and the collection galleries.
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Dr. Tiffani Kelly will share culturally grounded practices from the University of Oklahoma’s CS-INCLUDES scholarship program, which supports Indigenous Computer Science students through graduation. She will highlight program resources, structured support, and insights to inform efforts to increase Native and Indigenous representation in Computer Science and STEM.
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Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury Geovonday Jones, director
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By Jane Austen adapted by Jessica Swale Nisi Sturgis, director
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Jeremy Benton, stage director and choreographer Michael Tilley, music director
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University Band: Hanna Rudy, conductor Kristina La Marca, graduate conductor Campus Band: Beau Bujol, graduate conductor Pable Elias-Rodriguez, graduate conductor
Saturday, November 14, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury Geovonday Jones, director
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By Jane Austen adapted by Jessica Swale Nisi Sturgis, director
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Jeremy Benton, stage director and choreographer Michael Tilley, music director
Sunday, November 15, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Established in 2011, Rock Your Mocs is an annual and global social media event. The Native American House encourages you to break out your moccasins for a worldwide celebration of Indigenous cultures!
Monday, November 16, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Blue corn holds deep cultural and ceremonial significance for the Diné, including in the Kinaaldá, a coming-of-age ceremony honoring a Diné girl’s transition into womanhood, and traditional Diné weddings. During this cooking demonstration, Chefs Justice Janowski and Patrick Lyke will show participants how this meaningful ingredient can be used to make blue corn cookies.
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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.
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The Urbana Opera Ensemble is performing excerpts from Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" on November 16 at 6:30 pm. This is a free event. Please join us!
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Join Dr. Worl via Zoom as she shares insights from decades of collaboration with Indigenous communities in Alaska and the Arctic. Drawing on Tlingit culture, subsistence lifeways, and industrial development, she will explore how Indigenous knowledge sustains Native cultures, communities, and relationships with the land.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Japanese Tea Ceremony
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Thursday, November 19, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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In this fireside chat, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Gies College of Business alum Luis Jaimes-Illanes, co-founder of Conecta Mentora and Senior Network Engineer at Altaeros, a leading aerospace company, will share how his involvement on campus helped prepare him for his work internationally.
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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.
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Snack & Study
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Community Wellness Lounge
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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with University Housing’s Dining Services and experience a meal at LAR and Ike featuring flavors and foods inspired by Indigenous culinary traditions.
Friday, November 20, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Saturday, November 21, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Sunday, November 22, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Monday, November 23, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Tuesday, November 24, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Wednesday, November 25, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Thursday, November 26, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Community Wellness Lounge
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Friday, November 27, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Saturday, November 28, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Sunday, November 29, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Monday, November 30, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Participants will learn about AISES programs, membership, scholarships, conferences, and pathways for becoming involved in an Indigenous STEM community rooted in relationships, knowledge, and collective success.
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Graduate and Undergraduate Indigenous scholars are invited to meet with Dr. Johnny Poolaw to learn how AISES can support your academic, professional, and personal journey in STEM.
