Campus International Events
This calendar includes events from units or departments on campus that have an international or global focus.
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Take the stage. Share your talent. Become a legend! Performer applications are due TODAY for the 2025 Global Talent Show: Where Global Legends Take the Stage. We’re looking for individuals or groups to share their talent and take their place among the legends. Singers, dancers, musicians, spoken word artists, cultural performances - all talents are welcome!
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Discover the cultural richness of Pakistani names in this interactive Names Training. Explore how Arabic, Persian, and Hindi traditions, blended with local languages such as Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, and Pashto, shape the naming practices of Pakistan. Open to faculty, staff, scholars, and graduate students.
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This interdisciplinary discussion addresses: What does the book “The Third Reich of Dreams” offer to our reader in contemporary times? Amanda Rubin, Brett Ashley Kaplan and guests explore whether dreams as manifestations of the unconscious mind are random thoughts, inspiration, insights, foreshadowing, evidence of waking experience, or something else.
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This workshop introduces students, academics and community members to visual storytelling skills and methods, including storyboarding, mood boarding, and writing scripts, as well as working with and adapting archival materials. Amanda Rubin will lead off by discussing the documentary she making on Charlotte Beradt, author of "The Third Reich of Dreams" (2025).
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The University Library and International Student and Scholar Services welcome all international graduate students and international scholars to learn more about campus research services and other helpful resources available to you from campus unit representatives. Light refreshments provided.
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Kick off the semester with lively conversation, delicious refreshments, and the chance to reconnect with the CSAMES and CAS community. Meet our new affiliates, learn about upcoming programs, and toast to another year of groundbreaking scholarship
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The Program Leader Safety and Best Practices Workshop guides program leaders in preparing for the safest possible experience abroad. Our regularly scheduled workshops are on hold for summer, and will resume for Fall Term. Click for more info and request a training.
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Amanda Rubin, documentary filmmaker and journalist's lecture on The Third Reich of Dreams, shares the incredible untold story of Charlotte Beradt and her legacy of courage as a woman, journalist, and refugee. This hybrid lecture will focus on the power of the irrepressible imagination and the potent symbolism of books, writing and archiving as “witnesses to history".
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Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity Thursdsay, September 4, 4 pm - 5 pm YMCA Latzer Hall, 1001 S. Wright St, Champaign Remarks at 4:20 pm RSVP appreciated by Sep. 1.
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Are you an international student, scholar, or dependent who enjoys sharing your culture and connecting with others? Applications for The Global Educators Program are due today! Learn more now!
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Write Like a Man: Jewish Masculinity and the New York Intellectuals by Dr. Ronnie Grinberg, University of Oklahoma September 8, 2025 at noon | Lucy Ellis Lounge (LCLB 1080)
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Strengthen your intercultural communication skills in this essential training for faculty, staff, scholars, and graduate teaching assistants. Stumbling Blocks to Intercultural Communication is a ISSS workshop designed to help participants identify and overcome common barriers in cross-cultural interactions.
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Dive into Nabil Ayouch’s vibrant musical drama following Anas, a former rapper turned teacher, who empowers Casablanca youth to challenge traditions through hip-hop. Post-screening discussion led by Eric Calderwood (Director of CSAMES and Professor of Comparative & World Literature).
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BROWN BAG TALK: The Illinois Partnership for African Women's Health Narratives: A Cross-Continental Transmedia Initiative by Stretch Ledford, Associate Professor of Journalism Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 12 noon (CST) Coble Hall, Room 306 801 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61801
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Coffee Across Cultures Hour is a monthly gathering to connect over coffee, tea, and pastries while exploring global traditions. Our September session, Games Across Cultures, will showcase games played around the globe. From lively outdoor activities to creative circle games, discover how play reflects cultural values, builds community, and sparks joy. Free and open to all.
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National Book Award-winning poet Lena Khalaf Tuffaha joins us for an evening of readings and reflection on her luminous collection, Something About Living. This lyrical meditation on Palestinian life, memory, and resistance blends poetic innovation with political insight. Tuffaha will discuss how her work engages with culture, history, and the power of artistic expression.
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Something About Living by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha | 5 pm - 7 pm | Knight Auditorium Spurlock Museum
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International Student and Scholar Services invites all scholars on J-1 and H-1B visas and their family members to join us for the International Scholar Reception. The evening will feature a keynote address from a current scholar, light refreshments, and opportunities to connect with fellow scholars in a welcoming community. Registration is encouraged but not required.
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Join us for an Intercultural Spotlight on Pakistan! Experience the traditions and everyday life of Pakistan through stories and perspectives shared by Pakistani students. In addition to lively discussion, you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy chai and traditional snacks, try your hand at mehndi (henna) designs, and explore the colorful creativity of Pakistani truck art.
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Friday Forum + Conversation Cafe: CU Immigration - Realities & Responses by Francisco Baires and E. Daniela Vergara September 19 | 12 pm - 1 pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign
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CSGGE Graduate Writing Group | September 19, 2025 | 108 Coble Hall Please email arkaiser@illinois.edu to join or get more information for Fall 2025 Graduate Writing Group
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During this event, human “books” will be available during the event to interact with “readers” and talk to them about their native country. Open to all ages!
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Mortenson Center, in collaboration with the American Welcome Center, and Illinois International- Global Relations will hold a Human Library Event that features immigrants and international students living in Champaign-Urbana as human books. Each “book” will be available to talk to "readers" about a non-US culture. Topics covered include cuisine, languages, location.
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Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, beginners welcome!
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MillerComm Lecture Series: Who Elected Big Tech? Speaker: Allison Stanger, Middlebury Distinguished Endowed Professorship Provost's Office Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 12 pm Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W. Illinois St, Urbana
