Events
CEHD International Thanksgiving Dinner 2025
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in Canada, the United States, some of the Caribbean islands, and Liberia. It began as a day of giving thanks and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year.
Please join CEHD international students, Dean Michael Rodriguez, Marina Aleixo, CEHD Director of International Initiatives, and guests as we use this opportunity to connect and build relationships among the CEHD international community.
Schedule
- 5 p.m. - Guests arrive and dinner buffet opens
- 6 p.m. - Welcome from Marina Aleixo and Dean Michael C. Rodriguez
- 6:15 p.m. - Personal stories from visiting scholars
- 7 p.m. - Event concludes
Registration
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The University of Minnesota campuses were built on the traditional homelands of the Dakota and Ojibwe, and scores of other Indigenous peoples who have walked on these lands from time immemorial. It is important to acknowledge the peoples on whose land we live, learn, and work as we seek to improve and strengthen our relations with our tribal nations. We also acknowledge that words are not enough. We must ensure that our institution provides support, resources, and programs that increase access to all aspects of higher education for our American Indian students, staff, faculty, and community members.