Events in UCIS

Thursday, October 30 until Tuesday, November 4

(All day) Cultural Event
CLAS Day of the Dead Altar
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for Latin American Studies and Global Hub along with Latin American Studies Association
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Ofrenda/Altar Display

October 28 – November 4, 2025

Global Hub

No need to register. Stop by any time between October 28th-November 4th to see the display.

Thursday, October 30

1:00 pm Language Table
Tavola Italiana
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and Global Hub along with Department of French & Italian
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Mangia con noi! Bring your lunch and chat with us! Pitt students only, all levels welcome!

Tavola Italiana will meet on Thursdays during Fall 2025, EXCEPT on November 27.

2:00 pm Workshop
CLAS Day of the dead and saints day Celebrations! ¡DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS Y DÍA DE LOS SANTOS FESTIVITIES!
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for Latin American Studies and Global Hub along with Latin American Cultural Center
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CLAS Day of the dead and saints day Celebrations!

¡DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS Y DÍA DE LOS SANTOS FESTIVITIES!

Ofrenda/Altar Display

October 28 – November 4, 2025

Global Hub

All are welcome to take part in this beautiful tradition!

Help us celebrate the lives of departed loved ones—family, friends, or pets—by adding photos, mementos, artificial flowers, or small ofrendas to the community altar. You’re also invited to paint a Monarch butterfly with their name to honor their memory. The Ofrenda/Altar will be lovingly created by Lisa DiGioia Nutini (Mexico Lindo), and Luz Amanda Hank (CLAS).

Workshops on Wednesday, October 30, 2025

2:00-3:00 p.m.

Learn about the Day of the Dead Celebration: Lisa DiGioia Nutini, Mexico Lindo and Dr. Manuel Roman-Lacayo, Deputy Director, LASA

3:15-4:15 p.m. Learn how to make Papel Picado

4:25-6:00 p.m. Paint your own Alebrije

This event is organized by the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), and co-sponsored by the Global Hub, the Latin American Cultural Center (LACC), and the Center for Ethnic Studies Research (CESR).

6:00 pm Language Table
Kya Baat Hai! Conversation Hour
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Global Studies Center and Global Hub along with Kya Baat Hai!
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Pitt students: Join Kya Baat Hai, a Hindi-Urdu conversational club that practices language and celebrates South Asian culture, for weekly conversation hours!

Kya Baat Hai will meet weekly, on Thursdays, during the Fall semester, EXCEPT on Thursday, November 27.