Colorado State University - Pueblo activities celebrate Hispanic eritage Month
PUEBLO –Colorado State University-Pueblo will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with three films, a leadership luncheon, salsa competition and dance lessons, and a variety of workshops over the next six weeks.
Activities will kick off Sept. 14 when the Office of Student Activities will offer the first 100 students a t-shirt with Hispanic Heritage Month event dates to tie dye from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on the OUC patio. Throughout the month, B.E.L.L.A.S, the University’s first Latina sorority, will sponsor a book drive from September 14-October 15. Those who donate a children’s book in the Occhiato University Center (OUC) Great Hall or make a $2 donation on Sept. 14 will receive a shirt to tie-dye. The rest of the month donations will be accepted in the main halls of the OUC, Hasan School of Business, Life Sciences, Technology, Buell Communications Center, and Psychology buildings. The books will be donated to elementary schools within Pueblo City Schools.
The Chicano Studies Program will present Revolucionario Revolutionaries: Mexico’s 200th year anniversary of independence celebration from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16 in the Occhiato University Center Ballroom. After a brief overview of the history of Mexican Independence, CSU-Pueblo student organizations will present a piece about revolutionaries that are connected to their interests. In addition, individuals who were at CSU-Pueblo during the emergence of Chicano Studies and the MEChA organizations will be recognized. The Chicano Studies program is looking for names of individuals who should be recognized at this event. If you’d like to nominate an individual, contact Chicano Studies Coordinator Fawn-Amber Montoya 549-2620 by Friday, September 10.
The Hispanic Art Exhibit that was featured this month at the Colorado State Fair will have a new home on the CSU-Pueblo campus throughout the month. An exhibit opening will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Sept. 14 in the Art Gallery in the Art/Music Building
The remainder of the Hispanic Heritage Month schedule follows:
SEPTEMBER 14
● Tie-Dye t-shirt Day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., OUC Patio
● Opening of Hispanic Art Exhibit, 4-6 p.m., Art Gallery in Art/Music Building
The exhibit will include several Dia De Los Muertos altars from student organizations.
SEPTEMBER 15
● Readings from the Hispanic Experience
Sponsored by the English and Foreign Languages Department
Diversity Resource Center, OUC 031, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
● Distinguished Speaker John Quinones, Hoag Recital Hall, 7 p.m.
John Quiñones is the ABC anchor of What Would You Do?, co-anchor of Primetime, and a correspondent for 20/20. Winner of seven Emmy Awards, Quiñones has also been honored with the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award's Grand Prize for International Reporting. Quiñones received a master's degree from the Columbia School of Journalism and makes his home in New York City.
SEPTEMBER 16
●Opening Mass Sponsored by the Catholic Campus Ministry
10 a.m., OUC Hearthwell Lounge with refreshments to follow
SEPTEMBER 18
● 2nd Annual Sister City Festival/The Sister Cities Commission
This free event will feature food samples and vendors representing each of our sister cities from Mexico, Italy, Slovenia and China.
OUC Patio, Noon-4 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 20
● HHM Student Celebration for CSU-Pueblo Students
Sponsored by the HHM Student Committee and Residence Life & Housing
Crestone Hall, 6-9 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 22
● Re-Thinking Diversity Series II
Presented by Dr. Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, CSU-Pueblo Faculty Member
The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies sponsored by the Diversity Resource Center
Diversity Resource Center, OUC 03, Noon -1 p.m.
● Fiesta in the FYC, Sponsored by the First-Year Center
Salsa competition, First-Year Center, 12:30 -1 p.m.
Salsa lessons, First-Year Center, 1 -2:30 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 23
● Movie: Papers and Discussion featuring Speaker Theresa Trujillo
Sponsored by the President’s Office, Office of Student Activities, and Catholic Campus Ministry
Life Science Building, 7 p.m. speaker, 8 p.m. movie
SEPTEMBER 28
● Movie: Colorado War Stories and Discussion
Sponsored by M.E.Ch.A., Black Student Organization, Chicano Studies, and the Diversity Resource Center and facilitated by Dr. Fawn-Amber Montoya, CSU-Pueblo Faculty Member
Diversity Resource Center, OUC 031, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
● Dr. Cile Chavez, author of Spirit Movers: Attributes for Transforming Leadership
Sponsored by the Women’s Foundation Pueblo Regional Committee (Community Event)
Ryals Room at the Rawlings Library, Reception, 6 p.m., Program, 6:30 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 29
● Re-Thinking Diversity Series II
Presented by Kevin Walda, Director of Veterans Upward Bound
Veteran Students sponsored by the Diversity Resource Center
Diversity Resource Center, OUC 031, Noon-1 p.m.
● Latino Veterans at War
Sponsored by the Chicano Studies Program
The Vietnam Traveling Memorial, 6-9 p.m. Administration parking lot
***In case of rain will be in OUC Cottonwood
OCTOBER 4
● Cuentos Con La Familia Family Story Time
Storyteller: 2009 CSU-Pueblo Alumnus Felicia Sanchez
Sponsored by the Chicano Studies Program
Diversity Resource Center, OUC 031, 5:30 p.m.
OCTOBER 5
● HACU Information Session (Panel of former HACU student interns and HACU conference attendees)
Sponsored by the Diversity Resource Center, President’s Office, and the Career Center
Diversity Resource Center, OUC 031, Noon – 1 p.m.
OCTOBER 6
● Poetry Night (Reading Focus on Women)
Sponsored by the Diversity Resource Center and Residence Life and Housing Culebra Hall, 8 p.m.
OCTOBER 7
● Song of Pueblo
Sponsored by the Office of Student Activities
Hasan School of Business Auditorium, 7 p.m.
OCTOBER 8
● Latino Leadership Luncheon
Keynote Speaker Angela Giron and Pueblo Community Leaders
Sponsored by the Diversity Resource Center, Office of Student Activities, & the Career Center
OUC Hearthwell, 11 a.m. -1 p.m.
OCTOBER 11
● Re-Thinking Diversity Series II
Two-Thousand Miles of Terror: The Other Perspective
Presented by Dr. Jackie Stroud, CSU-Pueblo Faculty Member
Sponsored by the Diversity Resource Center
Diversity Resource Center, OUC 031, 2-3 p.m.
OCTOBER 13
● Distinguished Speaker Series: The Simpsons Joel Cohen
Cohen earned his Master of Business Administration and found success in the corporate world before making a completely illogical career move into comedy writing. Luckily for him, it all worked out: he became an Emmy-winning writer for The Simpsons -- "the greatest TV show of the 20th century" (Time). Cohen's experience as both a "creative" and a "suit" has not only left him with a puzzling resume, it also gives him a unique perspective to discuss innovation, creativity, and their place in business. The Simpsons has won dozens of awards since it debuted as a series in 1989, including 25 Primetime Emmy Awards, 26 Annie Awards, and a Peabody Award.
Occhiato University Center Ballroom, 7 p.m.
OCTOBER 14
● Re-Thinking Diversity Series II
Presented by Dr. Dora Luz-Cobian, CSU-Pueblo Faculty Member
The meaning of Dia de Los Muertos, Day of the Dead
Sponsored by the Diversity Resource Center
Diversity Resource Center, OUC 031, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
OCTOBER 18
● Movie: La Raza de Colorado- El movimiento film
Sponsored by the Chicano Studies Department
Diversity Resource Center, OUC 031, Noon-2 p.m.
OCTOBER 20
● Panel Discussion: La Raza de Colorado
Sponsored by the Chicano Studies Department
Diversity Resource Center, OUC 031, Noon-2 p.m.
NOVEMBER 2
●Dia de Los Muertos
Sponsored by the Office of Student Activities and Catholic Campus Ministry
OUC Ballroom, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.