Heritage Calendar
The purpose of the CSSW heritage calendar is to highlight holidays and observances related to diversity and equity. It also serves to foster awareness about social injustices impacting marginalized communities. Please check out the descriptions page for more information on these dates.
Heritage Calendar Fall 2022
For information about each heritage event, please see our Heritage Calendar Descriptions page.
| Fall Semester | Dates |
|---|---|
| National Deaf Awareness Month | 9/1/2022 |
| Hispanic Heritage Month | 9/15/2022 - 10/15/2022 |
| Rosh Hashanah | 9/25/2022 - 9/27/2022 |
| National Disabilities Employment Awareness Month | 10/1/2022 |
| Domestic Violence Awareness Month | 10/1/2022 |
| Down Syndrome Awareness Month | 10/1/2022 |
| Filipino-American Heritage Month | 10/1/2022 |
| LGBTQ+ History Month | 10/1/2022 |
| Yom Kippur | 10/4/2022 - 10/5/2022 |
| World Mental Health Day | 10/10/2022 |
| Indigenous People's Day | 10/10/2022 |
| National Coming Out Day | 10/11/2022 |
| Native American Heritage Month | 11/1/2022 |
| Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) | 11/1/2022 - 11/2/2022 |
| Trans Day of Remembrance | 11/20/2022 |
| Universal Human Rights Month | 12/1/2022 |
| World AIDS Day | 12/1/2022 |
| International Day of Persons with Disabilities | 12/3/2022 |
| Human Rights Day | 12/10/2022 |
| Hanukkah | 12/18/2022 - 12/26/2022 |
| Christmas | 12/25/2022 |
| Kwanzaa | 12/26/2022 - 1/1/2023 |
Heritage Calendar Spring 2023
For information about each heritage event, please see our Heritage Calendar Descriptions page.
| Spring Semester | Dates |
|---|---|
| National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month | 1/1/2023 |
| Human Trafficking Awareness Day | 1/11/2023 |
| World Religion Day | 1/15/2023 |
| Martin Luther King Day | 1/16/2023 |
| Lunar New Year | 1/22/2023 |
| Ethnic Equality Month | 2/1/2023 |
| Black History Month | 2/1/2023 |
| World Day of Social Justice | 2/20/2023 |
| Lent | 2/22/2023 - 4/6/2023 |
| Social Work Month | 3/1/2023 |
| Women's History Month | 3/1/2023 |
| International Women's Day | 3/8/2023 |
| Ramadan | 3/22/2023 - 4/21/2023 |
| International Transgender Day of Visibility | 3/31/2023 |
| Equal Pay Day | TBD |
| Arab American Heritage Month | 4/1/2023 |
| Celebrate Diversity Month | 4/1/2023 |
| Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month | 4/1/2023 |
| World Autism Awareness Day | 4/2/2023 |
| Passover | 4/5/2023 - 4/13/2023 |
| World Health Day | 4/7/2023 |
| Easter | 4/9/2023 |
| Day of Silence (to protest silencing of LGBTQ students & their allies) | 4/14/2023 |
| Holocaust Remembrance Day | 4/18/2023 |
| Eid al-Fitr | 4/21/2023 - 4/22/2023 |
| Asian Pacific American Heritage Month | 5/1/2023 |
| Jewish American Heritage Month | 5/1/2023 |
| National Mental Health Awareness Month | 5/1/2023 |
| South Asian American Heritage Month | 5/1/2023 |
| Speech and Hearing Awareness Month | 5/1/2023 |
| National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls | 5/5/2023 |
| World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development | 5/21/2023 |
| LGBTQ Pride Month | 6/1/2023 |
| National Carribean American Heritage Month | 6/1/2023 |
| Juneteenth | 6/19/2023 |
