Culture Café at the Intersection:

Join us for free coffee, cocoa or tea, coupled with conversation about cultures, communities, and inclusion. Connect with others around identity, intersectionality and intercultural engagement. Bring a friend for a chance to win giveaways and prizes!

Culture Café on the Go:

Culture Café on the Go is designed to highlight culture and heritage while providing students support services by promoting resources and events provided by our office and other campus partners. We offer goody bags and resources for students who visit our table and join our department listserv.

The Multicultural Center is committed to celebrating and recognizing the history, culture, experiences and contributions of diverse cultures and identities. As part of this celebration of diversity, we host a variety of programs and initiatives that educates the general public, fosters community- building  and enriches the overall campus experience for students, faculty, staff, alumni and the larger Atlanta community. Our signature events include Latinx Heritage Month, LGBTQ History Month, American Indian Heritage Month, Black Heritage Month, Womxn’s HERstory Month and the Asian-Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month.

Cultures, Communities & Inclusion recognizes the significance of holding space to affirm the complexities of identities and celebrate the richness of cultural heritages, as well as the importance of examining and naming the ways that underrepresented communities have been marginalized in society, both historically and presently. We do not relegate any cultural heritage to only a single month. Rather, the university acknowledges and appreciates cultural heritages every day with programs and services that support equity and inclusion. This deliberate practice facilitates the university's intentional commitment to infusing equity-mindedness, cultural responsiveness, and inclusive excellence throughout the campus fabric. Heritage months are essential to Georgia State’s effort to build a community of care where the campus community feels a sense of value, belonging and opportunity to thrive. 

The guide includes significant religious observances of the major faiths represented around the globe.

*Note that Bahá’í, Jewish and Islamic holidays begin at sundown the previous day and end at sundown on the date listed.

Calendar System 

The dates of secular holidays are based on the Gregorian calendar, which is commonly used for civil dating purposes. Many religions and cultures follow various traditional calendar systems that are often based on the phases of the moon with occasional adjustments for the solar cycle. Therefore, specific Gregorian calendar dates for these observances will differ from year to year. In addition, calculation of specific dates may vary by geographical location and according to different sects within a religion.  

It is important to acknowledge the diverse religious and cultural observances that occur throughout the year. This diversity of religious and cultural beliefs, like other forms of diversity, enriches our university community and the work and learning that occurs here. Our CCI Calendar is here to help you celebrate a wide variety of inclusive events and observances as they occur.