Events – Center for Global and Regional Studies (CGRS)

← Wednesday, Oct 01, 2025 - Friday, Oct 31, 2025 →

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Ongoing

Exhibition: Gateway to Himalayan Art • Sep 12, 2025 - Dec 7, 2025 In-Person • Flaten Art Museum, Center for Art and Dance, St. Olaf College • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Exhibition: Avalokiteśvara Tibetan Buddhist Sand Mandala • Sep 30, 2025 - Oct 5, 2025 In-Person • Groot Gallery, Center for Art and Dance, St. Olaf College • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

October 2025

Wed 1

3:30pm Spanish Department Meeting - 1h 30m In-Person • LDC 330 • from Spanish

Thu 2

12:00pm Classics Table: Dr. Graham Loud: Not Getting Lost in Translation: The Art and Challenge of Translating Historical Sources - 1h In-Person • LDC 104 • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies
12:00pm French Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm German/Russian Welcome Back Lunch! - 1h In-Person • LDC Patio (rain location LDC 330) • from Russian
12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • from Language Center
12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Asian Languages & Literatures
12:00pm Mesa de Español (Spanish Table) - 1h In-Person • from Spanish
12:00pm Russian Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Spanish Lunch Table - Mesa de espanol - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
4:30pm Christopher U. Light Lectureship: Abderrahmane Sissako - 1h In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from French and Francophone Studies
4:30pm TA Meeting - 1h In-Person • LDC 345 • from Spanish
5:00pm Public Lecture: Dr. Graham Loud, University of Leeds, 'Peter the Deacon of Montecassino: a twelfth-century forger and fantasist re-assessed - 1h 15m In-Person • Leighton 304 • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies
6:00pm Spanish Tutoring Session - 2h In-Person • 4th Floor LIBE • from Spanish
6:30pm Russian Tea Time - 2h 30m In-Person • 107 College Street • from Language Center
7:00pm Chinese Movie Night - 3h In-Person • LDC 242 • from Language Center

Fri 3

7:00pm Japanese Movie Night - 3h In-Person • LDC 242 • from Language Center

Sat 4

2:30pm MARS Radio Hour on KRLX - 1h In-Person • KRLX.org and 88.1 FM • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Sun 5

2:00pm Avalokiteśvara Tibetan Buddhist Sand Mandala: The Dissolution of the Mandala - 1h 30m In-Person • Start: Groot Gallery, Center for Art and Dance and then walking to the Cannon River • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies
5:00pm Exhibition: Avalokiteśvara Tibetan Buddhist Sand Mandala (ends) In-Person • Groot Gallery, Center for Art and Dance, St. Olaf College • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies
6:00pm Spanish Tutoring Session - 2h In-Person • 4th Floor LIBE • from Spanish

Mon 6

6:30pm Chinese Tea Time - 2h 30m In-Person • 107 College Street • from Language Center

Tue 7

12:00pm Arabic Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Chinese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Chinese Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Asian Languages & Literatures
12:00pm Classics Major's Practice MMUF Midwestern Regional Conference Talks - 1h In-Person • LDC 104 • from Classics
12:00pm French Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Mesa de Español (Spanish Table) - 1h In-Person • from Spanish
12:00pm Mittagstisch (German Lunch Table) - 1h In-Person • LDC (Class of '51 Dining Room) • from German
12:00pm Russian Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Spanish Lunch Table - Mesa de espanol - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
6:00pm Spanish Tutoring Session - 2h In-Person • 4th Floor LIBE • from Spanish
6:30pm Japanese Tea Time - 2h 30m In-Person • Sayles 212 • from Language Center

Wed 8

5:00pm Boyd-Niles Travel Fellowship Celebration - 1h 15m In-Person • Leighton 236 • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies
5:00pm Wild Ecopedagogy and Ecological Ethics - A Public Lecture by Dr. Cajetan Iheka, Yale University - 1h In-Person • Gould Library Athenaeum • from Africana Studies

Thu 9

12:00pm Can You Dig It? Summer Fieldwork and Research - 1h In-Person • Anderson 121 • from Archaeology
12:00pm French Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • from Language Center
12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Asian Languages & Literatures
12:00pm Mesa de Español (Spanish Table) - 1h In-Person • from Spanish
12:00pm Mittagstisch (German Lunch Table) - 1h In-Person • LDC (Class of '51 Dining Room) • from German
12:00pm Russian Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Spanish Lunch Table - Mesa de espanol - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
4:00pm German AATG Reception - 1h In-Person • CMC/Boliou Terrace • from Language Center
4:30pm OCS Information Session for the Japanese Program - 1h Hybrid • LDC 104 • from Asian Languages & Literatures
4:30pm TA Meeting - 1h In-Person • LDC 345 • from Spanish
6:00pm Spanish Tutoring Session - 2h In-Person • 4th Floor LIBE • from Spanish
6:30pm Kahoot Game 101 - 1h 30m In-Person • LDC 243 • from Spanish
6:30pm Russian Tea Time - 2h 30m In-Person • 107 College Street • from Language Center
7:00pm Chinese Movie Night - 3h In-Person • LDC 242 • from Language Center

Fri 10

4:00pm Kaffeeklatsch - 1h In-Person • German/Russian Lounge (LDC 3rd Floor) • from German

Sun 12

6:00pm Spanish Tutoring Session - 2h In-Person • 4th Floor LIBE • from Spanish

Mon 13

6:30pm Chinese Tea Time - 2h 30m In-Person • 107 College Street • from Language Center
7:00pm International Film Forum: The Seventh Seal - 2h In-Person • Weitz Cinmea • from International Film Forum
7:00pm International Film Forum: The Seventh Seal, dir. Ingmar Bergman (1957) In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Tue 14

12:00pm Arabic Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Chinese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Chinese Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Asian Languages & Literatures
12:00pm French Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Mesa de Español (Spanish Table) - 1h In-Person • from Spanish
12:00pm Mittagstisch (German Lunch Table) - 1h In-Person • LDC (Class of '51 Dining Room) • from German
12:00pm Russian Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Spanish Lunch Table - Mesa de espanol - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
5:00pm Info Session: History, Religion and Urban Change in Medieval and Renaissance Rome (OCS Spring 2027) - 1h In-Person • Leighton 304 • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies
6:00pm Spanish Tutoring Session - 2h In-Person • 4th Floor LIBE • from Spanish
6:30pm Japanese Tea Time - 2h 30m In-Person • Sayles 212 • from Language Center

Wed 15

3:30pm Language Committee Meeting - 1h In-Person • LDC 330 • from Spanish

Thu 16

Video project: ¿Cuál es tu palabra favorita del español? (begins) from Spanish
12:00pm Classics Table in LDC East Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC East Dining Hall • from Classics
12:00pm French Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • from Language Center
12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Asian Languages & Literatures
12:00pm Mesa de Español (Spanish Table) - 1h In-Person • from Spanish
12:00pm Mittagstisch (German Lunch Table) - 1h In-Person • LDC (Class of '51 Dining Room) • from German
12:00pm Russian Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Spanish Lunch Table - Mesa de espanol - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
4:30pm TA Meeting - 1h In-Person • LDC 345 • from Spanish
6:00pm Spanish Tutoring Session - 2h In-Person • 4th Floor LIBE • from Spanish
6:30pm Russian Tea Time - 2h 30m In-Person • 107 College Street • from Language Center
7:00pm Chinese Movie Night - 3h In-Person • LDC 242 • from Language Center

Fri 17

4:00pm Kaffeeklatsch - 1h In-Person • German/Russian Lounge (LDC 3rd Floor) • from German
7:00pm Japanese Movie Night - 3h In-Person • LDC 242 • from Language Center

Sat 18

2:30pm MARS Radio Hour - 1h In-Person • KRLX.org & 88.1 FM • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Sun 19

6:00pm Spanish Tutoring Session - 2h In-Person • 4th Floor LIBE • from Spanish

Mon 20

6:30pm Chinese Tea Time - 2h 30m In-Person • 107 College Street • from Language Center

Tue 21

12:00pm Arabic Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Chinese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Chinese Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Asian Languages & Literatures
12:00pm Estudia con nosotros! - 1h In-Person • Outside LDC • from Spanish
12:00pm French Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Mesa de Español (Spanish Table) - 1h In-Person • from Spanish
12:00pm Mittagstisch (German Lunch Table) - 1h In-Person • LDC (Class of '51 Dining Room) • from German
12:00pm Russian Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Spanish Lunch Table - Mesa de espanol - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
6:00pm Spanish Tutoring Session - 2h In-Person • 4th Floor LIBE • from Spanish
6:30pm Japanese Tea Time - 2h 30m In-Person • Sayles 212 • from Language Center

Thu 23

12:00pm Classics Table in LDC East Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC East Dining Hall • from Classics
12:00pm French Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • from Language Center
12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Asian Languages & Literatures
12:00pm Madrid OCS Information Session - 1h Virtual • Zoom • from Spanish
12:00pm Mesa de Español (Spanish Table) - 1h In-Person • from Spanish
12:00pm Mittagstisch (German Lunch Table) - 1h In-Person • LDC (Class of '51 Dining Room) • from German
12:00pm Russian Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Spanish Lunch Table - Mesa de espanol - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
4:30pm TA Meeting - 1h In-Person • LDC 345 • from Spanish
6:00pm Spanish Tutoring Session - 2h In-Person • 4th Floor LIBE • from Spanish
6:30pm Russian Tea Time - 2h 30m In-Person • 107 College Street • from Language Center
7:00pm Chinese Movie Night - 3h In-Person • LDC 242 • from Language Center

Fri 24

9:30am Russian Section Meeting - 1h In-Person • from Russian
4:00pm Kaffeeklatsch - 1h In-Person • German/Russian Lounge (LDC 3rd Floor) • from German
5:00pm Classics Department Pumpkin Carving - 2h In-Person • LDC 3rd Floor Lounge • from Classics
6:30pm Coro Desfinado (no del todo) - 1h 30m In-Person • Dacie Moses House • from Spanish

Sat 25

2:30pm MARS Radio Hour - 1h In-Person • KRLX.org & 88.1 FM • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Sun 26

6:00pm Spanish Tutoring Session - 2h In-Person • 4th Floor LIBE • from Spanish

Mon 27

Appetizers and Drinks from the Spanish-Speaking World, in collaboration with Bon Appétit (begins) In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Spanish
6:30pm Chinese Tea Time - 2h 30m In-Person • 107 College Street • from Language Center
7:00pm International Film Forum: The Legend of Hei - 2h In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from International Film Forum

Tue 28

12:00pm Arabic Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Chinese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Chinese Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Asian Languages & Literatures
12:00pm French Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Mesa de Español (Spanish Table) - 1h In-Person • from Spanish
12:00pm Mittagstisch (German Lunch Table) - 1h In-Person • LDC (Class of '51 Dining Room) • from German
12:00pm Russian Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Spanish Lunch Table - Mesa de espanol - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
4:00pm Tardes de cocina - 2h In-Person • Multicultural House Kitchen • from Spanish
5:15pm Free Field Trip - Dress Rehearsal of MN Opera's Così Fan Tutte - 5h 45m In-Person • The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts - 345 Washington St, St Paul, MN 55102 • from Classics
6:00pm Spanish Tutoring Session - 2h In-Person • 4th Floor LIBE • from Spanish
6:30pm Japanese Tea Time - 2h 30m In-Person • Sayles 212 • from Language Center

Wed 29

3:30pm Language Committee Meeting - 1h In-Person • LDC 330 • from Spanish
3:30pm Spanish Department Meeting - 1h 30m In-Person • LDC 330 • from Spanish

Thu 30

12:00pm Classics Table in LDC East Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC East Dining Hall • from Classics
12:00pm French Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • from Language Center
12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Asian Languages & Literatures
12:00pm Mesa de Español (Spanish Table) - 1h In-Person • from Spanish
12:00pm Russian Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Spanish Lunch Table - Mesa de espanol - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
4:30pm TA Meeting - 1h In-Person • LDC 345 • from Spanish
6:00pm Spanish Tutoring Session - 2h In-Person • 4th Floor LIBE • from Spanish
6:30pm Russian Tea Time - 2h 30m In-Person • 107 College Street • from Language Center
7:00pm Chinese Movie Night - 3h In-Person • LDC 242 • from Language Center
7:00pm Movie Night: Ru - 4h In-Person • Gould Library 344 • from French and Francophone Studies
8:00pm French and Spanish Autumn Event - 1h In-Person • The Language Center • from French and Francophone Studies

Fri 31

Appetizers and Drinks from the Spanish-Speaking World, in collaboration with Bon Appétit (ends) In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Spanish
Video project: ¿Cuál es tu palabra favorita del español? (ends) from Spanish
12:00pm MARS Marathon Reading: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien - 14h (begins) In-Person • South Balcony, Upper Sayles • from Medieval and Renaissance Studies
4:00pm Kaffeeklatsch - 1h In-Person • German/Russian Lounge (LDC 3rd Floor) • from German
7:00pm Japanese Movie Night - 3h In-Person • LDC 242 • from Language Center

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