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Ambassador Radovan Javorcik (left) and Michal Fedák (right) the Slovak Republic’s state secretary in the ministry of education, science, research and sport, talk about a small box of rocks and minerals in the Czechoslovakian nationality room in the Cathedral of Learning on Thursday.

‘Truly magnificent’: Slovakian Ambassador to the United States tours Czechoslovak Nationality Room

By Adrienne Cahillane, Staff Writer June 6, 2023
The Slovakian Ambassador to the United States toured Pitt’s Nationality Rooms the day after the 105th anniversary of the Pittsburgh Agreement.
Dancers perform during the Slovak Festival in the Cathedral of Learning on Sunday.

‘I felt like I was at my grandma’s house’: Pitt’s Slovak Heritage Festival honors traditions for a new generation

By Trinity Foster, Staff Writer November 7, 2022
The Cathedral of Learning Common Room was alive with folk music, dancing and laughter during Pitt’s 32nd annual Slovak Heritage Festival on Sunday.
Vendors sell Christmas ornaments and other knickknacks in the Cathedral of Learning during the 29th annual Slovak Festival on Sunday.

Slovak heritage festival celebrates 29th anniversary

By Diana Velasquez, Staff Writer November 4, 2019
The Pitt Slovak Studies Program and the Pitt Student Slovak Club celebrated their 29th annual Slovak Festival on Sunday.
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