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UID:181-0
SUMMARY:Noche de Cultura
DTSTART:20240916T230000Z
DTEND:20240917T020000Z
DTSTAMP:20240712T151754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T152923Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Danforth University Center, Tisch Commons
DESCRIPTION:\nLet's kick off Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrate WashU's Latiné community with Noche de Cultura. This event will be held in Tisch Commons in the Danforth University Center from 6-9pm and will include food\, booths to learn more about the rich culture of various countries\, a flag walk\, dancing\, performances\, and games! You do not want to miss this collaborative event spearheaded by the Latin Graduate Student Association in partnership with various departments\, undergraduate student organizations\, and graduate student organizations. This event is open to all!\n
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UID:184-0
SUMMARY:EdTalk: Combatting Antisemitism\, Xenophobia\, and Islamophobia in our Communities\, Part 1
DTSTART:20240924T220000Z
DTEND:20240925T000000Z
DTSTAMP:20240712T152018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T155044Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Zetcher Hall, Risa Commons
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin Cross Cultural Connections (CCxN) and Dialogue Across Difference (DxD) for Part 1 of our Ed Talks series. The series will feature short "Ed Talks" similar to "Ted Talks" but they will be educational. Speakers will be covering Antisemitism\, Islamophobia\, and/or Xenophobia. After all of the speakers present their Ed Talks\, participants will engage in dialogue over a dinner. \n\n\n\nThe Part 1 of our Ed Talks will be Tuesday\, September 24th from 5pm-7pm in Risa Commons. Faculty\, staff\, and students are welcome to join. We hope this event will bring different viewpoints and lived experiences together. Contact Jordan Cooper (jordan.cooper@wustl.edu) or Mari Torres (mariat@wustl.edu) for questions.\n
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UID:185-0
SUMMARY:EdTalk: Combatting Antisemitism\, Xenophobia\, and Islamophobia in our Communities\, Part 2
DTSTART:20241029T223000Z
DTEND:20241030T003000Z
DTSTAMP:20240712T152119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241011T171139Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Zetcher Hall, Risa Commons
DESCRIPTION:\nPlease RSVP for this event using the following form: https://forms.office.com/r/e3WmVc33PZ \n
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UID:186-0
SUMMARY:Beyond the Plate featuring Kain Tayo Filipino Cuisine
DTSTART:20241016T230000Z
DTEND:20241017T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20240712T152229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T214629Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:CDI Conference Room
DESCRIPTION:\nFeaturing food and stories from a local St. Louis restaurant. Please register for this event here.  Space is limited\, but we will be keeping a waitlist.\n
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UID:187-0
SUMMARY:Study Abroad Identity Panel with Overseas Programs
DTSTART:20241030T230000Z
DTEND:20241031T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20240712T152340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240712T152342Z
SEQUENCE:0
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UID:188-0
SUMMARY:Dia de los Muertos 
DTSTART:20241101T050000Z
DTEND:20241102T045900Z
DTSTAMP:20240712T152418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240712T152420Z
SEQUENCE:0
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UID:189-0
SUMMARY:Orange Shirt Day
DTSTART:20240930T230000Z
DTEND:20241001T000000Z
DTSTAMP:20240712T152528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240925T201839Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Goldfarb 135
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin Cross-Cultural Connections as we support the American Indian Students Association (AISA) for their candlelight vigil during Orange Shirt Day. This national day for truth and reconciliation is in remembrance for those who endured Indian Boarding Schools and the impact on their families. \n
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UID:206-0
SUMMARY:APIDA Affinity Panel & Social
DTSTART:20240826T230000Z
DTEND:20240827T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20240721T181606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240826T162713Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Danforth University Center, Tisch Commons
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UID:207-0
SUMMARY:Latiné Affinity Panel & Social
DTSTART:20240827T230000Z
DTEND:20240828T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20240721T181645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240721T181646Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Zetcher Hall, Risa Commons
DESCRIPTION:
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UID:208-0
SUMMARY:LGBTQIA Affinity Panel & Social
DTSTART:20240828T230000Z
DTEND:20240829T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20240721T181723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240721T181724Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Zetcher Hall, Risa Commons
DESCRIPTION:
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UID:209-0
SUMMARY:Black Affinity Panel & Social
DTSTART:20240829T230000Z
DTEND:20240830T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20240721T181802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240721T181803Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Zetcher Hall, Risa Commons
DESCRIPTION:
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UID:251-0
SUMMARY:CDI’s 10 Year Birthday Party!
DTSTART:20240916T170000Z
DTEND:20240916T180000Z
DTSTAMP:20240910T160409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T184617Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin the Center for Diversity and Inclusion as we celebrate 10 years! On September 16th from 12:00pm-1:00pm we will have a cake cutting ceremony and few community members share a few remarks in Tisch Commons\, located with the Danforth University Center.\n
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UID:256-0
SUMMARY:Greater St. Louis Hispanic Heritage Festival in Soulard
DTSTART:20240921T050000Z
DTEND:20240921T050000Z
DTSTAMP:20240913T153427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T153530Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nCCxN is providing transportation to the Greater St. Louis Hispanic Heritage Festival in the Soulard neighborhood. The bus will leave around 2:00pm and return to campus around 6:00pm. Please RSVP and reserve a spot on this form: https://forms.office.com/r/7iW6ABu8NK \n
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:277-0
SUMMARY:Native and Indigenous Student Mixer
DTSTART:20241105T000000Z
DTEND:20241105T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20241016T163659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241016T163659Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin Cross-Cultural Connections for this mixer for Native and Indigenous undergraduate\, graduate and professional students to come together and share their lived experiences in community from 6:00pm-7:00pm in Simon Hall\, Room 017.\n
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:278-0
SUMMARY:Rock Your Mocs Beading Night
DTSTART:20241114T000000Z
DTEND:20241114T020000Z
DTSTAMP:20241016T163800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241107T225449Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Hillman Hall, Room 120
DESCRIPTION:\nHosted by the American Indian Students Association and co-sponsored by Cross-Cultural Connections\, come out to "rock your mocs" and join the American Indian Students Association for an evening of beading earrings in Hillman Hall\, Room 120.\n
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UID:280-0
SUMMARY:SAGE Lecture Series: Child Welfare\, with a Native Voice
DTSTART:20241107T180000Z
DTEND:20241107T200000Z
DTSTAMP:20241016T163936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241016T163937Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nThis event features Dr. Sarah Kastelic (Alutiiq)\, PhD '08/MSW '97\, the Executive Director of the National Indian Child Welfare Association and Sarah Nelson (Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians) MSW/MPH '12\, the Universal Services Manager for the Capacity Building Center for Tribes and Tribal Capacity Building Policy Associate at the University of Southern Maine. \n\n\n\nhttps://happenings.wustl.edu/event/child-welfare-with-a-native-voice\n
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UID:292-0
SUMMARY:Adoptee Community Panel
DTSTART:20241122T000000Z
DTEND:20241122T013000Z
DTSTAMP:20241107T224554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241107T225631Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Danforth University Center, Room 236
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UID:308-0
SUMMARY:Neurodivergent Student Mixer
DTSTART:20250130T000000Z
DTEND:20250130T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20241205T203835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250113T222824Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:CDI Conference Room
DESCRIPTION:\nCome connect with other undergraduate\, graduate\, and professional students who identify as neurodivergent. There will be an opportunity to meet new people and also to share information about various student organizations that exist to support this community here on campus. Light snacks will be provided!\n
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UID:310-0
SUMMARY:Beyond the Plate featuring Tango Argentinian Food
DTSTART:20250131T000000Z
DTEND:20250131T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20241206T202920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T221212Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:CDI Conference Room
DESCRIPTION:\nFeaturing food and stories from a local St. Louis restaurant. Registration HERE for this event. Space is limited\, but we will be keeping a waitlist.\n
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UID:311-0
SUMMARY:Beyond the Plate featuring Flavor360
DTSTART:20250320T230000Z
DTEND:20250321T000000Z
DTSTAMP:20241206T202920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T135801Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:CDI Conference Room
DESCRIPTION:\nFeaturing food and stories from a local St. Louis restaurant. Please email Sierra McClellon-Hulsey at msierra@wustl.edu to inquire about availability. Location is the South 40 Private Dining Room in Bear's Den!\n\n\n\n\n
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UID:312-0
SUMMARY:Black Student Athlete Panel
DTSTART:20250221T010000Z
DTEND:20250221T020000Z
DTSTAMP:20241206T204231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T225500Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin Cross-Cultural Connections as we support a panel comprised of some of WashU Athletics' own Black student athletes\, as they share their experiences navigating identity on campus and in their athletic journeys. The panel will be held in the Team Meeting Room in the Athletic Complex.\n
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UID:313-0
SUMMARY:Blackout Double Header Basketball Games
DTSTART:20250221T060000Z
DTEND:20250222T055900Z
DTSTAMP:20241206T204432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T204432Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin Cross-Cultural Connections as we cheer on WashU Men's and Women's basketball teams in celebration of Black History Month. Please wear all black in support of our athletes! More details to come.\n
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UID:316-0
SUMMARY:APIDA Student Athlete Panel
DTSTART:20250418T000000Z
DTEND:20250418T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20241206T204231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T193742Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Team Meeting Room, Athletic Complex
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin Cross-Cultural Connections as we support a panel comprised of some of WashU Athletics' own student athletes\, as they share their experiences navigating identity on campus and in their athletic journeys. More details to come!\n\n\n\n\n
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:317-0
SUMMARY:International Women’s Day Poetry Workshop
DTSTART:20250304T000000Z
DTEND:20250304T020000Z
DTSTAMP:20241206T210329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T210329Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:CDI Conference Room
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin Spectrum\, CCxN\, and OISE to celebrate International Women’s Day by learning about women poets from around the globe and writing and sharing your own poems. Snacks\, notebooks\, and poetry recommendations and exercises will be provided.\n\n\n\nNo RSVP needed\, just come excited to chat about poetry!\n
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UID:319-0
SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn with Dr. Rikki Byrd – Behind the Scenes: Narratives\, Archives\, and Notes on Black Fashioning
DTSTART:20250304T173000Z
DTEND:20250304T183000Z
DTSTAMP:20241206T212444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250217T190536Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Kuehner Court, Weil Hall
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin Cross-Cultural Connections in this collaboration with the Sam Fox School for a lecture on the historical contributions of Black women from St. Louis in fashion and beyond. Light appetizers will be served. More details to come!\n
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UID:320-0
SUMMARY:Botanical Bingo at the Missouri Botanical Gardens
DTSTART:20250419T143000Z
DTEND:20250419T173000Z
DTSTAMP:20241206T223855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T193719Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:CDI Conference Room
DESCRIPTION:\nBotanical Garden Bingo. Join us for a trip to the Missouri Botanical Garden to celebrate APIDA Heritage month by hosting a fun afternoon of learning about their Chinese and Japanese gardens. Transportation provided and tickets included! The bus will depart from the Danforth University Center at 9:30am and will return to the Danforth University Center by 12:30pm.\n\n\n\n\n
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UID:321-0
SUMMARY:CDI Book Club Presents: A Reading and Q&A with poet Danez Smith
DTSTART:20250207T230000Z
DTEND:20250208T000000Z
DTSTAMP:20241206T224120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250116T174813Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Umrath Lounge, Umrath Hall
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin us on Friday\, February 7th at 5:00 pm for a reading from esteemed poet Danez Smith. They will read poems from their newest collection\, Bluff\, as well as their past collections. Stick around for a signing and to purchase Danez's work from Left Bank Books\, who will be hosting a booth at the event.                                                                                                      \n\n\n\nDanez Smith is the author of three collections including Homie and Don’t Call Us Dead. They have won the Forward Prize for Best Collection\, the Minnesota Book Award in Poetry\, the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry\, the Kate Tufts Discovery Award\, and have been a finalist for the NAACP Image Award in Poetry\, the National Book Critic Circle Award\, and the National Book Award. Danez's poetry and prose has been featured in Vanity Fair\, The New York Times\, The New Yorker\, GQ\, Best American Poetry and on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Danez is a member of the Dark Noise Collective. Former co-host of the Webby nominated podcast VS (Versus)\, they are the recipient of fellowships from the Poetry Foundation\, Princeton\, United States Artists\, the McKnight Foundation\, the Montalvo Arts Center\, Cave Canem\, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Danez has been featured as part of Forbes’ annual 30 Under 30 list and is the winner of a Pushcart Prize. They live in Minneapolis near their people.\n
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UID:322-0
SUMMARY:CDI Book Club Meeting – January
DTSTART:20250121T233000Z
DTEND:20250122T003000Z
DTSTAMP:20241206T224120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T155439Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:CDI Conference Room
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin the CDI Book Club to discuss "Bluff" by Danez Smith. This month is also preparation for Danez Smith's visit to WashU on February 7th! While we would love if you could attend every month's book club meeting\, it is totally fine to choose the months that work for you. Send an email to our Program and Workshop Specialist\, Amanda Pendley at pendley@wustl.edu to pick up your free copy of the book so you can read it prior to our monthly book club meeting!\n
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UID:324-0
SUMMARY:Day Trip to Memphis: National Civil Rights Museum at The Lorraine Motel
DTSTART:20250201T133000Z
DTEND:20250202T013000Z
DTSTAMP:20241210T213419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250108T172523Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nCCxN is sponsoring a bus trip to Memphis\, TN for the day to visit the National Civil Rights Museum at The Lorraine Motel.  We look forward to this immersive educational experience as we hope it will inspire conversation\, reflection and a deeper understanding of the significant impact of the Civil Rights Movement and our current pursuit for equity and justice. Transportation\, breakfast\, lunch and museum admission included. Open to undergraduate\, graduate\, and professional students. 7:30am departure from Danforth University Center Suite 150. Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/CCxNGoesToMemphis\n
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UID:325-0
SUMMARY:Fierce Legacies: Dance as Resistance Part 2 – Paris Is Burning Film Screening and Discussion
DTSTART:20250220T000000Z
DTEND:20250220T023000Z
DTSTAMP:20241210T214137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250122T164139Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:DUC Fun Room, 2nd floor of Danforth University Center
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin CCxN\, Spectrum\, and Dialogue Across Difference for a screening of the documentary\, "Paris is Burning" followed by a dialogue. This film explores the Black and LatinX Ballroom scene in New York in the 1980s. Film screening begins at 6:00pm followed by a facilitated dialogue to debrief the film!\n
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UID:326-0
SUMMARY:Fierce Legacies: Dance as Resistance Part 1 – Voguing and Waacking Workshop
DTSTART:20250214T000000Z
DTEND:20250214T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20241210T214137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250122T164453Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Danforth University Center, Room 233
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin CCxN and Spectrum for a voguing and whacking workshop led by The Shades Project. \n
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UID:328-0
SUMMARY:CDI Book Club Meeting – February
DTSTART:20250226T233000Z
DTEND:20250227T003000Z
DTSTAMP:20241206T224120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T214820Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:CDI Conference Room
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin the CDI Book Club to discuss "Fledging" by Octavia Butler.  While we would love if you could attend every month's book club meeting\, it is totally fine to choose the months that work for you. Send an email to our Program and Workshop Specialist\, Amanda Pendley at pendley@wustl.edu to pick up your free copy of the book so you can read it prior to our monthly book club meeting!\n
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UID:330-0
SUMMARY:CDI Book Club Meeting – March
DTSTART:20250326T223000Z
DTEND:20250326T233000Z
DTSTAMP:20241206T224120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250113T205048Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:CDI Conference Room
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin the CDI Book Club to discuss "Let There Be Light" by Liana Finck. While we would love if you could attend every month's book club meeting\, it is totally fine to choose the months that work for you. Send an email to our Program and Workshop Specialist\, Amanda Pendley at pendley@wustl.edu to pick up your free copy of the book so you can read it prior to our monthly book club meeting!\n
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UID:331-0
SUMMARY:CDI Book Club Meeting – April
DTSTART:20250421T223000Z
DTEND:20250421T233000Z
DTSTAMP:20241206T224120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250327T153257Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:CDI Conference Room
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin the CDI Book Club to discuss "Fairest" by Meredith Talusan. While we would love if you could attend every month's book club meeting\, it is totally fine to choose the months that work for you. Drop by DUC Suite 150 during business hours on a week day to pick up your free copy of the book so you can read it prior to our monthly book club meeting!\n
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UID:333-0
SUMMARY:“Taste of the African Diaspora” with the Black Graduate Student Association
DTSTART:20250205T233000Z
DTEND:20250206T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20241217T222759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250116T165430Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:McMillan Cafe, McMillan Hall
DESCRIPTION:\nNew Date: Wednesday\, February 5th is the new date for this event. We hope you can still join us!\n\n\n\nThis event is an evening highlighting food representing African\, African American\, Caribbean\, and Latin food and culture from across the diaspora. We will also have a discussion surrounding Black identity in America\, and it is designed with graduate and professional students in mind.\n
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UID:334-0
SUMMARY:CCxN and Noir Documentary Screening
DTSTART:20250222T200000Z
DTEND:20250222T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20241217T223015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250130T232553Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin us on Saturday\, February 22nd at 2:00pm in Brown 100 for a screening\, fundraiser\, and panel supporting Sign My Name to Freedom\, a feature documentary about iconic National Park Ranger Betty Reid Soskin\, her hidden life as a singer/songwriter and a civil rights pioneer in California. NOIR will be selling zines to go towards fundraising to complete the film. We will also hear from members of NOIR and faculty members on a panel about the importance of uplifting unheard Black stories through film.\n
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UID:335-0
SUMMARY:CCxN and Kemper Art Museum Black History Month Exhibit Visit
DTSTART:20250228T060000Z
DTEND:20250301T055900Z
DTSTAMP:20241217T223104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T201109Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nStudents\, staff\, and faculty are invited to join the Kemper Art Museum in celebrating Black History Month by engaging with new works in the permanent collection by Black artists\, including James Van Der Zee\, Leslie Hewitt\, and Torkwase Dyson. Led by Museum educator José Garza\, the interactive tour will encourage visitors to share observations and interpretations. Meet the Cross-Cultural Connections staff at DUC 150 by 11:45am to walk over to the Kemper\, or meet the group directly at the museum by 12:00pm.\n\n\n\n\n
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:337-0
SUMMARY:Latiné Summit
DTSTART:20250403T220000Z
DTEND:20250404T030000Z
DTSTAMP:20241217T223439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T153557Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Zetcher Hall, Risa Commons
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin us for a keynote\, series of discussion\, and a social to center joy and community. More details to come!\n
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:338-0
SUMMARY:AAPI Night at the St. Louis Zoo
DTSTART:20250321T233000Z
DTEND:20250322T023000Z
DTSTAMP:20241217T223749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250304T225326Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nMore details to come!\n
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:339-0
SUMMARY:Black History Month Food Truck Festival
DTSTART:20250227T230000Z
DTEND:20250228T020000Z
DTSTAMP:20250103T203458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250217T190042Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Umrath Lawn on the South 40, Umrath House
DESCRIPTION:\nPlease join Cross-Cultural Connections\, Dining Services\, and Residential Life for a food truck celebrate to close out Black History Month. You will be able to use meal points and Bear Bucks to purchase food with our food truck vendors: Clara B's\, Cajun Seduction\, and the Crooked Boot. We will also have a DJ. Come on out to Umrath Lawn right outside of Umrath House on the South 40!\n
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UID:382-0
SUMMARY:An Evening with Giiwedin
DTSTART:20250331T230000Z
DTEND:20250401T003000Z
DTSTAMP:20250304T224204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250304T224315Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Danforth University Center, Goldberg Formal Lounge
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin the CDI’s Spectrum Office\, Cross-Cultural Connections\, WashU Native American Student Association\, and the Buder Center’s American Indian Student Association as we hear from and have a conversation with Giiwedin\, Anishinaabe tribal member\, water protector\, and social media super star. Location: Danforth University Center\, Goldberg Formal Lounge.\n
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:385-0
SUMMARY:Cross-Cultural Trivia Night!
DTSTART:20250404T230000Z
DTEND:20250405T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20250313T140804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T193445Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Zetcher Hall, Risa Commons
DESCRIPTION:\nCome join us for several rounds of cross-cultural trivia. Showcase your knowledge of cultures around the world\, learn something new\, and enjoy a great evening of fun! Stay tuned for a sign-up. You can register as a team or as an individual who can join a group!\n
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UID:387-0
SUMMARY:APIDA Heritage Month Food Truck Festival with Asian Multicultural Council
DTSTART:20250410T220000Z
DTEND:20250411T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20250313T154952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T193051Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Umrath Lawn on the South 40, Umrath House
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin Cross-Cultural Connections and the Asian Multicultural Council for a Food Truck Festival to celebrate Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month! Food vouchers will be available while supplies last\, that can be used at the food trucks. Meal points and Bear Bucks can also be used. Asian Multicultural Council will also be hosting booths to highlight aspects of culture across APIDA communities!\n\n\n\n\n
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UID:406-0
SUMMARY:Beyond the Plate – Havana’s Cuisine
DTSTART:20251002T230000Z
DTEND:20251003T000000Z
DTSTAMP:20250711T163957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T162425Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Mudd Multipurpose Room
DESCRIPTION:\nCelebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us by enjoying authentic Cuban food from Havana’s Cuisine and hearing from the owner and chef about their culinary journey. This event offers students a chance to explore cultural heritage while fostering overall wellbeing - RSVP coming soon! \n\n\n\n\n
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:407-0
SUMMARY:Beyond the Plate – Gourmet Soul
DTSTART:20251112T000000Z
DTEND:20251112T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20250711T165246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T205653Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Seigle Hall 301
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin us for Beyond the Plate with Chef Lavinia\, owner of Gourmet Soul\, as we share a meal and engage in meaningful conversations around experiences and identities. We invite all students to explore and celebrate different cultures while building connections across differences—RSVP coming soon!\n\n\n\nConnections to NACE Competencies:\n\n\n\nSample Behaviors\n\n\n\n\nEquity & Inclusion #4\n\n\n\nCommunication #4\n\n\n\n\nProgram Goals: Cross-Cultural Connections designed Beyond the Plate to be an interactive experience where students can seek global cross-cultural interactions and experiences that enhance one’s understanding of people from different demographic groups and that leads to personal growth. Students’ ability to utilize different methods to learn about new cultures is important in fostering\n\n\n\nrespect to a diverse array of learning styles\, varied individual communication abilities\, and cultural differences.\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:411-0
SUMMARY:Noche de Cultura
DTSTART:20250915T230000Z
DTEND:20250916T020000Z
DTSTAMP:20250711T170301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250715T162924Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Danforth University Center, Tisch Commons
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin us for a vibrant celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month—a night filled with Latin culture\, food\, and music that fosters belonging and creates an inclusive space to connect for everyone.\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:413-0
SUMMARY:September CDI Book Club sponsored by CCxN
DTSTART:20250924T223000Z
DTEND:20250924T233000Z
DTSTAMP:20250711T174851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T184519Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin the monthly CDI book club presented by Cross-Cultural Connections. This month we will be celebrating Hispanic Heritage month by reading Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior\, translated from Portuguese into English by Johnny Lorenz. Please contact pendley@wustl.edu to receive a copy!\n\n\n\nAbout Crooked Plow: Deep in Brazil's neglected Bahia hinterland\, two sisters find an ancient knife beneath their grandmother's bed and\, momentarily mystified by its power\, decide to taste its metal. The shuddering violence that follows marks their lives and binds them together forever.\n\n\n\nHeralded as a new masterpiece and the most important Brazilian novel of this century\, this fascinating and gripping story about the lives of subsistence farmers in the Brazil's poorest region\, three generations after the abolition of slavery in that country is at once fantastic and realist\, covering themes of family\, spirituality\, slavery and its aftermath and political struggle.\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:414-0
SUMMARY:October Book Club
DTSTART:20251015T223000Z
DTEND:20251015T233000Z
DTSTAMP:20250711T175239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250711T175859Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin the monthly CDI Book Club presented by Cross-Cultural Connections. This month we will be celebrating LGBTQIA+ History Month by reading the graphic novel Queer as All Get Out by Shelby Criswell. To join and receive a copy of the book\, please contact pendey@wustl.edu\n\n\n\nAbout Queer as All Get Out: This graphic novel paints a picture of the lives of 10 specific LGBTQIA people from history\, framed by the personal struggles of the author to find acceptance and to carve out a meaningful life as a genderqueer person. Each chapter focuses on a different relatively little-known historical character\, presented within the context of the author’s own life. Shelby Criswell’s art is fun and engaging and brings a comic book feel to this enlightening and important subject matter.\n\n\n\n\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:416-0
SUMMARY:November Book Club
DTSTART:20251112T233000Z
DTEND:20251113T003000Z
DTSTAMP:20250711T175816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T205736Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:CDI Conference Room
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin the CDI's monthly book club presented by Cross-Cultural Connections. This month we will be celebrating Native and Indigenous Heritage Month by reading Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger. Please contact pendley@wustl.edu to receive a copy!\n\n\n\nAbout Elatsoe: Imagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework\, best friends\, and pistachio ice cream.\n\n\n\nThere are some differences. This America has been shaped dramatically by the magic\, monsters\, knowledge\, and legends of its peoples\, those Indigenous and those not. Some of these forces are charmingly everyday\, like the ability to make an orb of light appear or travel across the world through rings of fungi. But other forces are less charming and should never see the light of day.\n\n\n\nElatsoe lives in this slightly stranger America. She can raise the ghosts of dead animals\, a skill passed down through generations of her Lipan Apache family. Her beloved cousin has just been murdered in a town that wants no prying eyes. But she is going to do more than pry. The picture-perfect facade of Willowbee masks gruesome secrets\, and she will rely on her wits\, skills\, and friends to tear off the mask and protect her family.\n\n\n\nConnection to NACE Competencies:\n\n\n\nSample Behaviors\n\n\n\n\nCritical Thinking #2\n\n\n\nTeamwork #1\n\n\n\nCommunication #1\n\n\n\nCareer & Self-Development #8\n\n\n\nProfessionalism #3\n\n\n\n\nProgram Goals: The Center for Diversity and Inclusion’s book club\, sponsored by Cross-Cultural Connections\, highlights books by a diverse array of authors. Open to students and staff\, in November\, we will be celebrating Native and Indigenous History Month by reading Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger. Our goal is for students to use book club as a way to understand the importance of and demonstrate verbal\, written\, and non-verbal/body language abilities. Our book club leaders also provide information from a diverse set of sources and individuals about the author\, culture\, and themes represented. In our book club discussion\, students will build on their communication skills and listen carefully to others\, taking time to understand and ask questions.\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:417-0
SUMMARY:December Book Club
DTSTART:20251203T233000Z
DTEND:20251204T003000Z
DTSTAMP:20250711T180350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T205958Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:CDI Conference Room
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin the CDI's monthly book club presented by Cross-Cultural Connections. This month we will be reading Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. Please contact pendley@wustl.edu to receive a copy!\n\n\n\nAbout Care Work: In this collection of essays\, Lambda Literary Award-winning writer and longtime activist and performance artist Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha explores the politics and realities of disability justice\, a movement that centers the lives and leadership of sick and disabled queer\, trans\, Black\, and brown people\, with knowledge and gifts for all.\n\n\n\nCare Work is a mapping of access as radical love\, a celebration of the work that sick and disabled queer/people of color are doing to find each other and to build power and community\, and a tool kit for everyone who wants to build radically resilient\, sustainable communities of liberation where no one is left behind. Powerful and passionate\, Care Work is a crucial and necessary call to arms.\n\n\n\nConnection to NACE Competencies:\n\n\n\nSample Behaviors\n\n\n\n\nCritical Thinking #2\n\n\n\nTeamwork #1\n\n\n\nCommunication #1\n\n\n\nCareer & Self-Development #8\n\n\n\nProfessionalism #3\n\n\n\n\nProgram Goals: The Center for Diversity and Inclusion’s book club\, sponsored by Cross-Cultural Connections\, highlights books by a diverse array of authors. Open to students and staff\, in December\, we will be reading Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. Our goal is for students to use book club as a way to understand the importance of and demonstrate verbal\, written\, and non-verbal/body language abilities. Our book club leaders also provide information from a diverse set of sources and individuals about the author\, culture\, and themes represented. In our book club discussion\, students will build on their communication skills and listen carefully to others\, taking time to understand and ask questions.\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:423-0
SUMMARY:Cross-Cultural Line Dance Night
DTSTART:20250911T223000Z
DTEND:20250912T003000Z
DTSTAMP:20250722T143341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250820T204306Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Danforth University Center, Tisch Commons
DESCRIPTION:\nWe're kicking off our events this semester with a Line Dance Night where we will learn different popular line dances from different cultures and communities. There will be a chance to learn new dances\, hangout\, or even teach a few new friends your favorite dance as well. This event gives students the ability to expand their cultural knowledge alongside friends and peers in a fun and innovative way.\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:425-0
SUMMARY:Orange Shirt Day
DTSTART:20250930T230000Z
DTEND:20251001T003000Z
DTSTAMP:20250722T145907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T201527Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nWe will be partnering with AISA to hold a candlelight vigil honoring the national day for truth and reconciliation in remembrance for those who endured Indian Boarding Schools and the impact on their communities.\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:426-0
SUMMARY:Craft Series: Swan Meadow Workshop
DTSTART:20251014T223000Z
DTEND:20251015T003000Z
DTSTAMP:20250722T150118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T211333Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Bixby 110, Sam Fox School
DESCRIPTION:\nWe are bringing in local queer-owned art co-op Swan Meadow to lead a Risograph workshop.\n\n\n\n\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:428-0
SUMMARY:Cultural Appropriation and Appreciation Workshop
DTSTART:20251022T170000Z
DTEND:20251022T180000Z
DTSTAMP:20250722T150432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T211115Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Simon 17
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin us for a workshop unpacking the differences between cultural appreciation and appropriation. This informational and interactive workshop allows students to learn about the values of different cultures and how to respectfully engage with cultures other than one's own.\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:429-0
SUMMARY:Identities Abroad Panel
DTSTART:20251028T230000Z
DTEND:20251029T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20250722T160216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T205501Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Simon 110
DESCRIPTION:\nThis event is in collaboration with WashU Overseas Programs. This is an informational session for students who are interested in studying abroad to learn from other students who have already completed their study abroad experience. The panel will consist of students who have studied in different countries and regions of the world\, who will also reflect on how their personal identity impacted their experience. There will be plenty of time for questions and connecting with other students.\n\n\n\nConnections to NACE Competencies:\n\n\n\nSample Behaviors\n\n\n\n\nCareer & Self Development #7\n\n\n\nCommunication #5\n\n\n\nEquity & Inclusion #4\n\n\n\nCareer & Self-Development #8\n\n\n\n\nProgram Goals: Cross-Cultural Connections is Collaborating with the Office for Overseas Programming to provide students a space to ask appropriate questions for specific information on the complexities of studying abroad while holding minoritized identities. Students will establish and maintain relationships with staff and peers who can help them as they navigate each step of their study abroad process. These connections will encourage students to utilize their time abroad to seek global cross-cultural interactions and experiences that enhance one’s understanding of people from different demographic groups and that leads to personal growth.\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:430-0
SUMMARY:Día de los Muertos
DTSTART:20251031T170000Z
DTEND:20251031T190000Z
DTSTAMP:20250722T160405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T205441Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nCross-Cultural Connections\, in collaboration with the Catholic Student Center will be organizing an ofrenda to celebrate Día de los Muertos. Our staff will be leading an activity decorating sugar skulls.\n\n\n\nConnections to NACE Competencies:\n\n\n\nSample Behaviors\n\n\n\n\nEquity & Inclusion #6\n\n\n\nEquity & Inclusion #4\n\n\n\nCommunication #3\n\n\n\n\nProgram Goals: Cross-Cultural Connections provides students a space to honor Dia de los Muertos each year with the creation of a community Ofrenda. Our staff aim to identify resources and eliminate barriers resulting from individual and systemic racism\, inequities\, and biases. The Ofrenda is open to all students\, and we hope that students who do not personally honor this day will be encouraged to seek global cross-cultural interactions and experiences that enhance one’s understanding of people from different demographic groups and that leads to personal growth.\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:431-0
SUMMARY:Pizza and a Podcast
DTSTART:20251103T180000Z
DTEND:20251103T190000Z
DTSTAMP:20250722T160556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T205548Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Danforth University Center, Room 236
DESCRIPTION:\nStudents will meet over the lunch hour to discuss a podcast and engage in important dialogues about current events.\n\n\n\nConnections to NACE Competencies:\n\n\n\nSample Behaviors\n\n\n\n\nTeamwork #1\n\n\n\nCommunication #4\n\n\n\n\nProgram Goals: Cross-Cultural Connections is initiating our Pizza and a Podcast program to give students the opportunity to engage in dialogue\, develop their communication skills\, and learn to do so with respect to a diverse array of learning styles\, varied individual communication abilities\, and cultural differences.\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:435-0
SUMMARY:Cahokia Mounds Field Trip
DTSTART:20251122T060000Z
DTEND:20251123T055900Z
DTSTAMP:20250722T161347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T185331Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nIn collaboration with the Office of International Student Engagement\, this is an immersive trip to the Cahokia Mounds for students to seek cross-cultural interactions and experiences. RSVP required and can be submitted here! Bus leaves from the Center for Diversity and Inclusion (Danforth University Center Suite 150) at 9:15a.m. \n\n\n\nUtilized Competencies\n\n\n\n\nCareer & Self-Development #5\n\n\n\nEquity & Inclusion #4\n\n\n\n\nProgram Goals: Cross-Cultural Connections and the Office of International Student Engagement are providing a field trip to the historic Cahokia Mounds as a way for students to seek global cross-cultural interactions and experiences that enhance one’s understanding of people from different demographic groups and that leads to personal growth. This experience will spark curiosity\; and encourage students to seek out opportunities to learn more about a variety of cultures.\n\n\n\n\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:436-0
SUMMARY:Fidget Fair
DTSTART:20251204T180000Z
DTEND:20251204T200000Z
DTSTAMP:20250722T161825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T165111Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:CDI Conference Room
DESCRIPTION:\nDe-stress for final exams with fidget toys while exploring a variety of assistive technology tools designed to support diverse learning needs. \n\n\n\nConnection to NACE Competencies:\n\n\n\nSample Behaviors\n\n\n\n\nTechnology #2\n\n\n\nLeadership #2\n\n\n\nEquity & Inclusion #8\n\n\n\nCareer & Self-Development #4\n\n\n\n\nProgram Goals: Cross-Cultural Connections is putting on a Fidget Fair to provide resources for our students who identify as disabled or neurodivergent. We will have information available about the assistive technology we have at WashU in order for students to utilize technology to improve efficiency and productivity of their work and seek out and leverage diverse resources to aid them in their studies. Our staff believes it important to address systems of privilege that limit opportunities for members of disabled communities.\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:439-0
SUMMARY:Bachata Dance Lesson
DTSTART:20251205T000000Z
DTEND:20251205T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20250722T162305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T203507Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Danforth University Center, Room 248
DESCRIPTION:\nDe-stress at the end of a busy semester with a lively bachata dance lesson that invites participants to explore the rich cultural roots of this traditional Latin dance. This experience fosters awareness for diverse art\, inclusion and appreciation for people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.\n\n\n\nConnection to NACE Competencies:\n\n\n\nSample Behaviors\n\n\n\n\nEquity & Inclusion #4\n\n\n\nCareer & Self-Development #5\n\n\n\nCareer & Self-Development #2\n\n\n\n\nProgram Goals: Cross-Cultural Connections designed our end of year wind-down activities to include fun and engaging opportunities for our students to seek global cross-cultural interactions and experiences that enhance one’s understanding of people from different demographic groups and that leads to personal growth. We encourage students to try something new\, activate a different part of their brain and seek opportunities to learn in different ways such as dance.\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:455-0
SUMMARY:Latiné Heritage Games with Athletics
DTSTART:20251019T160000Z
DTEND:20251019T203000Z
DTSTAMP:20250821T211552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T203000Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin CCxN as we partner with Athletics to celebrate Latiné Heritage at the men’s and women’s soccer games! The men’s match kicks off at 11 a.m.\, followed by the women’s match at 1:30 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:459-0
SUMMARY:Field Trip to the Hispanic Heritage Festival
DTSTART:20250920T163000Z
DTEND:20250920T193000Z
DTSTAMP:20250826T202413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T202414Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nCross-Cultural Connections is providing a bus to the Hispanic Heritage Festival in Soulard. Please arrive in DUC 150 to check-in by 11:30am. A RSVP link will be uploaded shortly.\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:465-0
SUMMARY:Fiesta on the Forty with CS40
DTSTART:20251009T000000Z
DTEND:20251009T013000Z
DTSTAMP:20250922T192402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T203136Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nWe are partnering with Congress of the South 40 for an evening of performances\, food\, and community honoring the end of Hispanic Heritage Month.\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:466-0
SUMMARY:CCxN Dutchtown Walking Tour with The Missouri History Museum
DTSTART:20251024T203000Z
DTEND:20251024T230000Z
DTSTAMP:20250922T193120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T211350Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin us on an exploration of the neighborhood of Dutchtown in St. Louis. Learn about its creation\, change\, and transformation over the years\, all while paying tribute to its roots as a hub for German-American settlement in the region.\n\n\n\nRSVP Here!\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:478-0
SUMMARY:CCxN at Dia de los Muertos Festival
DTSTART:20251101T210000Z
DTEND:20251101T233000Z
DTSTAMP:20251016T144410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T144410Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nStop by our table to learn more about our office and explore the festival to learn more about celebrating Dia de los Muertos. This event is being held on the Delmar Loop at the Delmar Blvd Building.\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:482-0
SUMMARY:Cross-Cultural Connections Line Dance Night
DTSTART:20251113T230000Z
DTEND:20251114T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20251016T154934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T205838Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Danforth University Center, Tisch Commons
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin Cross-Cultural Connections during an evening of line dancing to connect different cultures while celebrating diverse identities!\n\n\n\nConnection to NACE Competencies:\n\n\n\nSample Behaviors\n\n\n\n\nEquity & Inclusion #4\n\n\n\nTeamwork #1\n\n\n\nCareer & Self-Development #2\n\n\n\n\nProgram Goals: Cross-Cultural Connections hopes to reach students through a fun\, active way to seek global cross-cultural interactions and experiences. Our goal is for students to come away from the program with an understanding of people from different demographic groups that leads to personal growth. Students will listen carefully to the instructors and take time to understand and ask any questions they have surrounding the history of the dance.\n\n\n\n\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:483-0
SUMMARY:CCxN and Missouri History Museum City-Wide Bus Tour
DTSTART:20251114T213000Z
DTEND:20251114T233000Z
DTSTAMP:20251016T192916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T192917Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nWe will be taking students on a bus tour through South City (Shaw\, Tower Grove South\, Cherokee Street\, Dutchtown)\, Central Corridor (Downtown\, Downtown West\, Mill Creek Valley\, Midtown)\, and North City (St. Louis Place\, Fairground Park\, the Ville\, Delmar Blvd.)\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:501-0
SUMMARY:Las Posadas with the Catholic Student Center
DTSTART:20251204T010000Z
DTEND:20251204T023000Z
DTSTAMP:20251201T192111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T192321Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Danforth University Center, Suite 150
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin Cross-Cultural Connections and the Catholic Student Center for the Las Posadas Celebration. This is a Mexican advent tradition where we travel with Mary and Joseph to find shelter. We will begin at 7 p.m. in the CDI (DUC 150) and end at the Catholic Student Center with tamales\, hot chocolate\, and a pinata!\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:504-0
SUMMARY:Well-being Wednesday: Cross-Cultural Connections Tabling!
DTSTART:20260121T170000Z
DTEND:20260121T200000Z
DTSTAMP:20251203T172902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T150347Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Mudd Field – East
DESCRIPTION:\nCross-Cultural Connections will be tabling at the first Well-being Wednesday of the semester. Join us for some cultural well-being trivia in the DUC Fun Room!\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:505-0
SUMMARY:Well-being Wednesday: Cross-Cultural Connections Tabling!
DTSTART:20260218T170000Z
DTEND:20260218T200000Z
DTSTAMP:20251203T172937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T150854Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Mudd Field – East
DESCRIPTION:\nMissed our Cross-Cultural Connections UNO event? Join us for another chance to connect with peers through this classic game designed with conversation prompts to talk about your own identity\, story\, and culture! This will happen on Mudd Field-East. The rain location is the DUC Fun Room.\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:506-0
SUMMARY:Well-being Wednesday: Cross-Cultural Connections tabling!
DTSTART:20260304T170000Z
DTEND:20260304T200000Z
DTSTAMP:20251203T173003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T173345Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Mudd Field – East
DESCRIPTION:\nThis will happen on Mudd Field-East. The rain location is the DUC Fun Room.\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:507-0
SUMMARY:Well-being Wednesday: Cross-Cultural Connections Tabling!
DTSTART:20260415T160000Z
DTEND:20260415T190000Z
DTSTAMP:20251203T173038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T173331Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Mudd Field – East
DESCRIPTION:\nThis will happen on Mudd Field-East. The rain location is the DUC Fun Room.\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:510-0
SUMMARY:Cross-Cultural UNO
DTSTART:20260123T180000Z
DTEND:20260123T190000Z
DTSTAMP:20251203T214756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T150140Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:CDI Conference Room
DESCRIPTION:\nIt’s your favorite card game with a twist! Join CCxN for a game (or two) of UNO as we use or personalized UNO deck to learn more about the different experiences\, identities and cultures that make up our community. \n\n\n\n\nPractice open and respectful conversation prompted by cards \n\n\n\n\n\nLogic and gameplay strategy\n\n\n\n\n\nApply empathy and perspective-taking \n\n\n\n\n\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:512-0
SUMMARY:Beyond the Plate featuring Lombardo’s
DTSTART:20260220T000000Z
DTEND:20260220T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20251203T215103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T161219Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Danforth University Center, Room 233
DESCRIPTION:\nThis popular program is back and we are ready to hear from another local restaurant and gain insight through storytelling. Learn more about the rich Italian history that makes up St. Louis and how Italian culture has been contributing to the STL community for generations. RSVP required.\n\n\n\n\nChat with a local entrepreneur\n\n\n\n\n\nSample cultural food \n\n\n\n\n\nReflect on integrating culture into community  \n\n\n\n\n\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:513-0
SUMMARY:Lunar New Year Crafternoon
DTSTART:20260220T200000Z
DTEND:20260220T213000Z
DTSTAMP:20251203T215229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T163555Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:CDI Conference Room
DESCRIPTION:\nCelebrate Lunar New Year with CCxN and OISE through a hands-on crafting event that highlights the traditions and artistry of various cultures that observe the Lunar New Year. Participants will have an opportunity to create their own craft such as paper lanterns and zodiac themed donations. \n\n\n\n\nConnect with peers through shared cultural experiences \n\n\n\n\n\nEngage in well-being through a calming hands-on activity \n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about how various cultures observe Lunar New Year\n\n\n\n\n\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:514-0
SUMMARY:Kansas City Day Trip – Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
DTSTART:20260221T133000Z
DTEND:20260222T020000Z
DTSTAMP:20251203T215502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T161049Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin CCxN for another day trip! We will be traveling to Kansas City\, MO to engage in an immersive experience at the National Negro Baseball League Museum\, the world’s only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the rich history of African American baseball. Space is limited. RSVP Required.\n\n\n\n\nDevelop insight and respect for diverse lived experiences  \n\n\n\n\n\nBuild connections with peers through a shared learning experience \n\n\n\nEngage in meaningful and reflective experiences beyond on-campus activities \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:515-0
SUMMARY:Lift Every Voice at St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
DTSTART:20260228T013000Z
DTEND:20260228T043000Z
DTSTAMP:20251203T215709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T191949Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nCCxN will be taking a group of students to the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra for a chance to hear SLSO and the IN UNISON Chorus in a joyful celebration. Space is limited. RSVP Required.\n\n\n\n\nExplore the St. Louis Arts & Culture scene\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about culture through music\n\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:519-0
SUMMARY:Beyond the Plate
DTSTART:20260415T230000Z
DTEND:20260416T003000Z
DTSTAMP:20251203T220248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T153243Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Mudd Multipurpose Room
DESCRIPTION:\nThis edition of Beyond the Plate highlights Lona's Lil Eats. Join us to taste meaningful dishes\, hear personal stories and explore how food serves as a powerful connector across cultures. RSVP here!\n\n\n\n\nChat with a local entrepreneur\n\n\n\nSample cultural food\n\n\n\nReflect on integrating culture into community  \n\n
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:520-0
SUMMARY:Stepping into Your Story: Voguing 101 Workshop
DTSTART:20260303T233000Z
DTEND:20260304T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20251203T221309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T164210Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Danforth University Center, Room 276
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin CCxN and Spectrum and step into your story. The Shades Project STL will be joining us in leading a workshop by teaching the fundamentals of voguing and the art of self-expression through dance. \n\n\n\n\nEngage in healthy excellence  \n\n\n\n\n\nStrengthen sense of belonging through collective reflection \n\n\n\n\n\nExplore themes of intersectionality and culture \n\n
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UID:522-0
SUMMARY:Women in STEM Luncheon
DTSTART:20260321T160000Z
DTEND:20260321T180000Z
DTSTAMP:20251203T222220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T175444Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Umrath Lounge, Umrath Hall
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin CCxN for a luncheon and panel discussion. We will hear from women with careers within the STEM field\, teach course(s) and/or engage within the STEM field in a number of ways. RSVP here!\n\n\n\n\nBuild connections with STEM professionals and peers \n\n\n\n\n\nRecognize barriers that arise and ways to navigate them \n\n\n\n\n\nSeek mentorship and guidance that will support professional growth \n\n\n\n\n\n
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UID:524-0
SUMMARY:January CDI Book Club: Pew by Catherine Lacey
DTSTART:20260127T233000Z
DTEND:20260128T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20251203T224414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T215448Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:CDI Conference Room
DESCRIPTION:\nThe Center for Diversity and Inclusion’s book club\, sponsored by Cross-Cultural Connections\, highlights books by a diverse array of authors in a variety of genres. Open to all students\, in January we will be reading Pew by Catherine Lacey. Please contact pendley@wustl.edu to receive a copy! \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand and demonstrate verbal\, written\, and critical thinking abilities.  \n\n\n\n\n\nProvide context from a diverse set of sources and individuals about the author\, culture\, and themes represented.  \n\n\n\n\n\nAnalyze literature and develop dialogue and communication skills. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Pew: In a small unnamed town in the American South\, a church congregation arrives to a service and finds a figure asleep on a pew. The person is genderless\, racially ambiguous\, and refuses to speak. One family takes the strange visitor in and nicknames them Pew.  As the town spends the week preparing for a mysterious Forgiveness Festival\, Pew is shuttled from one household to the next. The earnest and seemingly well-meaning townspeople see conflicting identities in Pew\, and many confess their fears and secrets to them in one-sided conversations. Pew listens and observes while experiencing brief flashes of past lives or clues about their origins. As days pass\, the void around Pew’s presence begins to unnerve the community\, whose generosity erodes into menace and suspicion. Yet by the time Pew’s story reaches a shattering and unsettling climax at the Forgiveness Festival\, the secret of their true nature—as a devil or an angel or something else entirely—is dwarfed by even larger truths.  Pew\, Catherine Lacey’s third novel\, is a foreboding\, provocative\, and amorphous fable about the world today: its contradictions\, its flimsy morality\, and the limits of judging others based on their appearance. With precision and restraint\, one of our most beloved and boundary-pushing writers holds up a mirror to her characters’ true selves\, revealing something about forgiveness\, perception\, and the faulty tools society uses to categorize human complexity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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UID:525-0
SUMMARY:February CDI Book Club: Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson
DTSTART:20260224T233000Z
DTEND:20260225T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20251203T224611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T155244Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:CDI Conference Room
DESCRIPTION:\nThe Center for Diversity and Inclusion’s book club\, sponsored by Cross-Cultural Connections\, highlights books by a diverse array of authors. Open to students and staff\, in February\, we will be reading Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson. Please contact pendley@wustl.edu to receive a copy!  \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand and demonstrate verbal\, written\, and critical thinking abilities.  \n\n\n\n\n\nProvide context from a diverse set of sources and individuals about the author\, culture\, and themes represented.  \n\n\n\n\n\nAnalyze literature and develop dialogue and communication skills. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Small Worlds: The one thing that can solve Stephen's problems is dancing. Dancing at Church\, with his parents and brother\, the shimmer of Black hands raised in praise\; he might have lost his faith\, but he does believe in rhythm. Dancing with his friends\, somewhere in a basement with the drums about to drop\, while the DJ spins garage cuts. Dancing with his band\, making music which speaks not just to the hardships of their lives\, but the joys too. Dancing with his best friend Adeline\, two-stepping around the living room\, crooning and grooving\, so close their heads might touch. Dancing alone\, at home\, to his father's records\, uncovering parts of a man he has never truly known.  Stephen has only ever known himself in song. But what becomes of him when the music fades? When his father begins to speak of shame and sacrifice\, when his home is no longer his own? How will he find space for himself: a place where he can feel beautiful\, a place he might feel free?  Set over the course of three summers in Stephen's life\, from London to Ghana and back again\, Small Worlds is an exhilarating and expansive novel about the worlds we build for ourselves\, the worlds we live\, dance and love within. \n\n\n\n\n
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UID:526-0
SUMMARY:March CDI Book Club: Heap Earth Upon It by Chloe Michelle Howarth
DTSTART:20260324T223000Z
DTEND:20260325T000000Z
DTSTAMP:20251203T224741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T153234Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:CDI Conference Room
DESCRIPTION:\nThe Center for Diversity and Inclusion’s book club\, sponsored by Cross-Cultural Connections\, highlights books by a diverse array of authors. Open to students and staff\, in March\, we will be reading Heap Earth Upon It by Chloe Michelle Howarth. Please contact pendley@wustl.edu to receive a copy!  \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand and demonstrate verbal\, written\, and critical thinking abilities.  \n\n\n\n\n\nProvide context from a diverse set of sources and individuals about the author\, culture\, and themes represented.  \n\n\n\n\n\nAnalyze literature and develop dialogue and communication skills. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Heap Earth Upon It: A creeping story of sapphic obsession with Gothic undertones and a delicious mid-century feel\, from the author of the Polari Prize-shortlisted Sunburn.  January 1965. The orphaned O'Leary siblings - Tom\, Jack\, Anna and Peggy - arrive in the village of Ballycrea\, tight-lipped about their troubled past and desperate for a fresh start.  After being met with suspicion from most of the locals\, the family are thrilled when they're taken under the wing of their well-respected neighbours\, Bill and Betty Nevan\, who offer them work\, companionship and an opportunity to fit in.  But for one of the O'Learys\, this new friendship sparks an intense attachment that makes the dynamic dangerous for all. It's difficult to bury secrets\, but almost impossible to bury feelings...  Crackling with suspense\, Heap Earth Upon It revisits the rural Ireland of Howarth's critically acclaimed debut and delves into claustrophobic relationships and tangled identities\, leaving you wondering who to trust until the very last page. It combines the emotional intensity and slow-burn sapphic obsession of Julia Armfield's Our Wives Under the Sea and K. Patrick's Mrs S. with the unsettling gothic undertones of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca and Shirley Jackson's fiction. \n\n
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UID:527-0
SUMMARY:April CDI Book Club: Saving Five: A Memoir of Hope by Amanda Nguyen
DTSTART:20260414T223000Z
DTEND:20260415T000000Z
DTSTAMP:20251203T224932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T155045Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:DUC 248
DESCRIPTION:\nThe Center for Diversity and Inclusion’s book club\, sponsored by Cross-Cultural Connections\, highlights books by a diverse array of authors. Open to students and staff\, in April\, we will be reading Saving Five: A Memoir of Hope by Amanda Nguyen. Please contact pendley@wustl.edu to receive a copy! \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand and demonstrate verbal\, written\, and critical thinking abilities.  \n\n\n\n\n\nProvide context from a diverse set of sources and individuals about the author\, culture\, and themes represented.  \n\n\n\n\n\nAnalyze literature and develop dialogue and communication skills. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Saving Five: A Memoir of Hope: A revelatory and powerful memoir by the Nobel Peace Prize nominee Amanda Nguyen\, detailing her tumultuous childhood and groundbreaking activism in the aftermath of her rape at Harvard.  At a Harvard fraternity party in 2013\, the trajectory of Amanda Nguyen’s life was changed forever when she was raped.  The American-born child of Vietnamese refugees\, Nguyen had long dreamed of attending Harvard\, and it had become a place of refuge from a childhood filled with turmoil and trauma. Determined to not let her rape derail the life she’d worked so hard to create\, she opted for her rape kit to be filed under Jane Doe\, knowing that an active court case tied to her name could hurt her odds of working for NASA after graduation\, a goal she’d been working toward for years.  But she was shocked to learn this choice meant she had only six months to take action before the state of Massachusetts destroyed her kit\, rendering any future legal action impossible. Nguyen knew then that she had two options: surrender to a law that effectively denied her justice\, or fight for a change—not only for herself but for survivors everywhere.  A deeply affecting memoir of grief\, survival\, and hope\, Saving Five details Nguyen’s winding journey of recovery and action\, which ultimately led her to create the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights\, one of the only unanimously passed laws in the history of the United States. Both a tribute to resilience and a lesson on healing\, Saving Five is an inspirational story for the ages. \n\n\n\n\n\n
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UID:533-0
SUMMARY:Black History Month Kick-Off with CS40
DTSTART:20260204T000000Z
DTEND:20260204T020000Z
DTSTAMP:20251204T192738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T165821Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Ursa’s Stage Side
DESCRIPTION:\nCross-Cultural Connections is partnering with the Congress of the South 40 to host a Black History Month Kickoff Celebration. This event will include different student organizations who will lead a variety of activities. \n\n\n\n\nCommunity building and engagement \n\n\n\n\n\nCultural appreciation and exchange \n\n\n\n\n\nLeadership and dialogue skills for student organizations reaching out to students \n\n
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UID:534-0
SUMMARY:Literary Workshop with Darcie Little Badger
DTSTART:20260206T213000Z
DTEND:20260206T230000Z
DTSTAMP:20251204T193221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T193345Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nDarcie Little Badger is an Apache Writer and Creative who has written award-winning books Elatsoe and Shein Linde. Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger was the November CDI book club selection and we bringing Darcie to campus this spring to lead a writing workshop for students to explore the academic and creative merits of writing about identity. This writing workshop will consist of studying brief texts interspersed with generative prompts for our students to begin to write their own stories across genre. RSVPRequired.\n\n\n\n\nSelf-expression and reflection on identity\n\n\n\n\n\nEngage in dialogue about the various interpretations of literature across genres. \n\n\n\n\n\nLearn from a professional how to ethically write with cultural appreciation as a consideration. \n\n\n\n\n\n
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UID:535-0
SUMMARY:Darcie Little Badger Reading
DTSTART:20260207T000000Z
DTEND:20260207T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20251204T193310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T223216Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Umrath Lounge, Umrath Hall
DESCRIPTION:\nDarcie Little Badger is an Apache Writer and Creative who has written award-winning books Elatsoe and Shein Linde. After our CDI book club read Elatsoe in November\, we are bringing Darcie to campus to give a reading from Elatsoe. This reading will give students a behind the scenes look at Darcie’s process of crafting Elatsoe\, the ability to ask questions about their work\, and learn how their Apache heritage influenced the creation of the Indigenous characters in the story. \n\n\n\nThis reading aims to strengthen students’ ability to: \n\n\n\n\nEngage in cultural appreciation. \n\n\n\n\n\nCritically think about the craft of writing\, story structure\, and the process of writing a novel. \n\n\n\n\n\nCommunity building\n\n\n\n\n\n
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UID:537-0
SUMMARY:Irish Dance Class
DTSTART:20260319T230000Z
DTEND:20260320T000000Z
DTSTAMP:20251204T193438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T204153Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Zetcher Hall, Risa Commons
DESCRIPTION:\nCross-Cultural Connections is hosting an Irish Dance class the week of St. Patrick’s Day to highlight and support Irish-American communities in the St. Louis area. This is a fun way to learn a bit about Irish culture. This will be a beginner level course accessible to everyone who would like to participate. \n\n\n\n\nEngage in healthy excellence by taking a low stakes class merging the goals of cultural tradition and exercise movement. \n\n\n\nCultural appreciation and exchange \n\n\n\nExplore the dance trainings and styles of other cultures\n\n\n\n\n\n
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UID:538-0
SUMMARY:Queer Self-Portraiture Workshop with Swan Meadow
DTSTART:20260325T230000Z
DTEND:20260326T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20251204T193634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T153656Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:DUC 233
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin Spectrum and Cross-Cultural Connections for a queer self portraiture workshop with queer art co-operative\, Swan Meadow. This workshop will address the representation of queer expression in professional settings\, setting up students to be able to put their authentic selves forward when taking the next steps in their professional careers. We will be creating a photo studio\, encouraging students to dress however they’d like\, while incorporating creative modes of portraiture to best capture students in the lens they want to be seen in. \n\n\n\n\nExploration of professionalism and authenticity. \n\n\n\nBuild a positive personal brand in alignment with personal career values. \n\n\n\nReflect on personal value alignment and visibility\n\n\n\n\nRSVP Required\, spaces will be limited. Registration link forthcoming.\n\n\n\n\n
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UID:539-0
SUMMARY:Poetry is Not a Luxury: Highlighting the Work of Prominent Black Queer Writers
DTSTART:20260326T203000Z
DTEND:20260326T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20251204T214319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T162835Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:McMillan Hall, McMillan Cafe
DESCRIPTION:\nCross-Cultural Connections and Spectrum are bringing in Dr. Jermisha Frazier to lead a poetry workshop highlighting the writing of prominent Black\, queer women. Focusing on the intersection of three identities\, how they come together to create change\, visibility\, and community\, has impacted our academics and activism for generations. We will be discussing brief examples of Black\, queer writing of women\, as well as giving students the opportunity to write about their own identities and gain inspiration from the content and craft elements utilized by our featured poets and poems. \n\n\n\n\nArticulate and express what your identity means to you \n\n\n\n\n\nDiscuss various interpretations of literature across intersecting identities. \n\n\n\n\n\nLearn from a professional how to ethically write about identities one does not possess. \n\n
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UID:540-0
SUMMARY:Black History Month Scholar Athlete Panel with WashU Athletics
DTSTART:20260226T010000Z
DTEND:20260226T023000Z
DTSTAMP:20251204T200400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T155426Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Team Meeting Room, Athletic Complex
DESCRIPTION:\nCome hear from a group of WashU's very own Scholar Athlete community\, who will be sharing their personal experiences exploring identity through athletics.\n\n\n\n\nExperience storytelling about lived experiences \n\n\n\n\n\nCultural Food\n\n\n\n\n\nExplore the tie between culture and athletics\n\n
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UID:542-0
SUMMARY:Black History Month Food Truck Festival with Dining Services and Residential Life
DTSTART:20260226T230000Z
DTEND:20260227T020000Z
DTSTAMP:20251204T201245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T193118Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Umrath Lawn on the South 40, Umrath House
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin CCxN\, Dining Services\, and Residential Life for a food truck festival to celebrate Black History Month! Come grab a meal from local food trucks and enjoy the sounds of DJ Uncle Craig! Meal cards will be given to the first 200 attendees to check-in for the event!\n\n\n\n\nSample food from local businesses\n\n\n\nCommunity-building\n\n
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UID:543-0
SUMMARY:Black History Month Celebration Games
DTSTART:20260228T190000Z
DTEND:20260228T230000Z
DTSTAMP:20251204T205858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T155136Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Field House
DESCRIPTION:\nLook out for CCxN at WashU Athletics Black History Month Celebration Games. This is a double header with both Men's and Women's Basketball. Wear all black to support our athletes!\n\n\n\n\nBuild campus pride and unity\n\n\n\n\n\nSupport WashU Athletics\n\n\n\n\n\nFun social gathering to meet and interact with new students\n\n\n\n\n\n
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UID:545-0
SUMMARY:International Women’s Day Tabling: Portraits and Expressions of “Her”
DTSTART:20260305T170000Z
DTEND:20260305T200000Z
DTSTAMP:20251204T210248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T210521Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:DUC North Entrance
DESCRIPTION:
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UID:547-0
SUMMARY:APIDA Heritage Month Scholar Athlete Panel with WashU Athletics
DTSTART:20260408T000000Z
DTEND:20260408T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20251204T210629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T204152Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Team Meeting Room, Athletic Complex
DESCRIPTION:\nCome hear from a group of WashU’s very own Scholar Athlete community\, who will be sharing their personal experiences exploring identity through athletics.\n\n\n\n\nExperience storytelling about lived experiences\n\n\n\nCultural Food\n\n\n\nExplore the tie between culture and athletics\n\n
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UID:548-0
SUMMARY:Open Mic Night featuring Dr. Jermisha Frazier
DTSTART:20260326T230000Z
DTEND:20260327T003000Z
DTSTAMP:20251204T214415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T163313Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:McMillan Hall, McMillan Cafe
DESCRIPTION:\nCross-Cultural Connections and Spectrum are collaborating to host an open mic night with featured poet\, Dr. Jermisha Frazier. This open mic is designed to encourage students from various performance backgrounds to share completed or drafts of work in a safe and supportive environment free from judgement. Our featured poet will share work throughout the evening and showcase what opportunities come from performance art after a collegiate career ends. \n\n\n\n\nDevelops public speaking skills and community-engagement \n\n\n\n\n\nSupports student art\, writing\, and performance \n\n\n\n\n\nCultural humility and appreciation through narrative storytelling. \n\n
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UID:549-0
SUMMARY:Japanese Tea Ceremony
DTSTART:20260417T223000Z
DTEND:20260417T233000Z
DTSTAMP:20251204T214608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T154852Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:The Orchid Room
DESCRIPTION:\nCross-Cultural Connections is partnering with the Japan America Society of St. Louis (JAS) to provide a Japanese Tea Ceremony experience\, where we will learn about the history\, cultural significance\, and modern- day interpretations of Japanese Tea Ceremonies. RSVP here.\n\n\n\n\nEngage in cultural appreciation and learn about Japanese culture. \n\n\n\n\n\nCommunity building across identities. \n\n\n\n\n\nGet connected to St. Louis based businesses and communities. \n\n\n\n\n\n
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UID:554-0
SUMMARY:Cross-Cultural Cooking Class
DTSTART:20260331T230000Z
DTEND:20260401T020000Z
DTSTAMP:20251205T165912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T175355Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Fennel Cooking Studio
DESCRIPTION:\nPartnering with Fennel Cooking Studio\, this program strives to show how cross-cultural connections can happen through varies cooking techniques and ingredients. Fennel Cooking Studio inspires kitchen confidence and culinary community through cooking classes. RSVP here!\n\n\n\n\nExposure to diverse cuisines and cooking traditions \n\n\n\n\n\nWork with local food resource organizations \n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more affordable and nutritious food options \n\n\n\n\n\n
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UID:555-0
SUMMARY:Documentary Screening – A Place at the Table: African Americans on the Path to Sainthood
DTSTART:20260116T000000Z
DTEND:20260116T020000Z
DTSTAMP:20251205T171700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T215112Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63105
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin CCxN for a screening of this 2022 documentary that explores the powerful and inspiring journeys of six Black men and women on the pathway to Canonization\, each with the potential to become the first Black American Saint(s). \n\n\n\n\nDiscover more about social\, cultural and institutional factors that influence Sainthood \n\n\n\n\n\nExplore the art of narrative storytelling\n\n\n\n\n\nConnect personal experiences to broader cultural and historical themes\n\n
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UID:557-0
SUMMARY:4the Ville Bus Tour – The Story of Black St. Louis
DTSTART:20260213T213000Z
DTEND:20260213T233000Z
DTSTAMP:20251205T171831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T192440Z
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:\nCCxN is partnering with 4theVille to offer The Story of Black St. Louis bus tour. During this immersive experience\, students will explore significant landmarks across downtown\, midtown and North St. Louis City while learning about the rich history\, cultural contributions and lived experiences of Black St. Louisans. Space is limited. RSVP Required.  \n\n\n\n\nLearn about community based historical preservation and advocacy\n\n\n\n\n\nEngage in active conversation \n\n\n\n\n\nExplore storytelling through real stories and historical sites\n\n
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UID:560-0
SUMMARY:APIDA Heritage Month: Stories and Community
DTSTART:20260403T213000Z
DTEND:20260403T230000Z
DTSTAMP:20251205T172150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T154226Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Olin Library Room 142
DESCRIPTION:\nCCxN is partnering with East Asian Library to share the storytelling\, local history and community connection during APIDA Heritage Month. The program will highlight the Asia in St. Louis StoryMap and its impact on student learning and engagement at WashU\, followed by student presentations inspired by the project that explore the APIDA communities and histories of the Delmar Loop. RSVP here.\n\n\n\n\nEngage with the project’s creators and learn about their research methods\n\n\n\n\n\nDevelop professional curiosity  \n\n\n\n\n\nNetwork with presenters and attendees\n\n\n\n\n\n
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UID:561-0
SUMMARY:Veterans Panel – Reconciling Values: Lessons on Service\, Integrity and Belonging from Student Veterans
DTSTART:20260406T230000Z
DTEND:20260407T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20251205T172500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T193231Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Umrath Lounge, Umrath Hall
DESCRIPTION:\nCCxN and the Office of Military & Veteran Services are hosting a panel featuring students who have served in the military. Together\, we will explore themes of integrity\, belonging\, and the challenges of staying grounded in one’s values while navigating complex systems and policies. RSVP here!\n\n\n\n\nDevelop a greater awareness of the diverse experiences and identities of student veterans \n\n\n\n\n\nUnderstand how belonging is cultivated or challenged  \n\n\n\n\n\nStrengthen emotional resilience  \n\n\n\n\n\n
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UID:565-0
SUMMARY:APIDA Heritage Month Food Truck Festival with Dining Services\, Residential Life\, and Asian Multicultural Collective
DTSTART:20260409T220000Z
DTEND:20260410T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20251212T192142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T164126Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Umrath Lawn on the South 40, Umrath House
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin CCxN\, Dining Services\, and Residential Life for a food truck festival to celebrate Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month! Come grab a meal from local food trucks and enjoy activities sponsored by Asian Multicultural Collective! Meal cards will be given to the first 200 attendees to check-in for the event!\n\n\n\n\nSample food from local businesses\n\n\n\nCommunity-building\n\n\n\nCultural appreciation\n\n
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UID:613-0
SUMMARY:Mardi Gras tabling with Health Promotions
DTSTART:20260212T170000Z
DTEND:20260212T200000Z
DTSTAMP:20260209T151034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T192537Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:DUC North Entrance
DESCRIPTION:\nCross-Cultural Connections and Health Promotions will be tabling in the DUC over the lunch hours. Drop by and learn a little about the rich cultural history of Mardi Gras and also learn some healthy ways to celebrate and engage with the holiday!\n\n\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Speaker: Amanda Nguyen in partnership with the RSVP Center\, Gender Equity and Title IX Compliance Office\, Asian Multicultural Collective\, and the Vietnamese Student Association
DTSTART:20260417T000000Z
DTEND:20260417T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20260221T004818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T140836Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Wrighton 300
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin us for a fireside chat with Amanda Nguyen\, an activist\, astronaut\, and author. Amanda is the first Vietnamese and Southeast Asian woman in space. She drafted and passed the Sexual Assault Survivor Bill of Rights in the United States and the United Nations. Afterward\, she was nominated for a Nobel Peace Price and named TIME Woman of the Year. In 2025\, she published her New York Times bestselling memoir\, Saving Five: A Memoir of Hope. She will be signing her book 6:30-7 p.m.\n\n\n\nEvent sponsored by the Cross-Cultural Connections (CCxN)\, Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention (RSVP) Center\, and the Gender Equity and Title IX Compliance Office for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Location Update: Wrighton 300\n
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UID:623-0
SUMMARY:Lei Making Workshop
DTSTART:20260422T230000Z
DTEND:20260423T003000Z
DTSTAMP:20260303T183508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T145248Z
SEQUENCE:0
LOCATION:Seigle 306
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin us for a hands-on lei making workshop\, celebrating the cultural significance and artistry of this Hawaiian tradition. Using fresh florals imported from Hawai'i\, participants will learn the techniques and meaning behind lei making while engaging in a meaningful cultural experience rooted in connection and storytelling. RSVP here.\n
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UID:627-0
SUMMARY:Beyond the Plate and Spam Musubi Workshop with Kanoa’s
DTSTART:20260402T213000Z
DTEND:20260402T230000Z
DTSTAMP:20260317T155246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T145315Z
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LOCATION:Seigle 208
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin us for our next Beyond the Plate featuring Kanoa’s Hawaiian Grill\, where guests will share their journey bringing Hawaiian cuisine to St. Louis through entrepreneurship and cultural storytelling. This experience will also include a hands-on spam musubi workshop\, giving participants the opportunity to engage directly with the flavors and traditions behind the cuisine. RSVP here.\n\n\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Fidget Fair
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DESCRIPTION:\nJoin us for our second fidget fair of the year where students can bring home a fidget toy to help them destress before finals. Fidget toys are an easy way to accommodate accessibility to all students and all learning styles. Through this program we are encouraging students to monitor and manage their stress levels and to find de-stressing techniques that help them to succeed. \n
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