HISPANIC HERITAGE CELEBRATION 2017
IN MEMORIAM
Dr. John Haddox
1929 – 2017 Retired Professor
Dept. of Philosophy and Chicano Studies The University of Texas at El Paso
El Corrido del Segundo by Jesús “Cimi” Alvarado
Dr. Robert H. Schmidt
1940 – 2017 Retired Professor
Dept. of Geological Sciences and Center for Inter-American and Border Studies
The University of Texas at El Paso
POLITICS AND REPRESENTATION Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. Book Presentation: “Albert A. Peña Jr.: Dean of Chicano Politics” by Dr. José Angel Gutiérrez, Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, University of Texas at Arlington. Blumberg Auditorium, First Floor, University Library. 1:30 – 2:50 p.m. Sponsored by Chicano Studies. Contact: 915-747-5462 Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. Lecture: “Cuban Migration Patterns” by Dr. Consuelo M. Martín Fernández, Professor/Researcher, University of La Habana, Cuba. Blumberg Auditorium, First Floor, University Library. 10:30 a.m. Sponsored by the Department of History, the Department of Political Science, the Department of Communication, the Liberal Arts Honors Program and the Center for Inter-American and Border Studies. Contact: 915-747-7980 Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. Lecture: “Social and Solidarity Economics in Cuba” by Dr. Rafael Betancourt, Professor/Researcher, University of La Habana, Cuba. Blumberg Auditorium, First Floor, University Library. 3:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Political Science, the Department of History, the Department of Communication and the Center for Inter-American and Border Studies. Contact: 915-747-7980 Friday, Sept. 29, 2017. “Seminario Binacional Diversidad sin Violencia” College of Health Sciences and School of Nursing Building, Rm 384. 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Seminario sobre Género, violencia y Diversidad Cultural. Contact: 915-747-5462. Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. Presentation: “SB4 Know Your Rights: An Afternoon with Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center” by Ms. Christina García, CVP Coordinator and Ms. Linda Y. Rivas, Attorney, Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center. Education Bldg., Rm. 302. 1:30 – 2:50 p.m. Sponsored by Chicano Studies. Contact: 915-747-5462
Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. Documentary Screening: “East LA Interchange” a film by Betsy Kalin, producer and director. Blumberg Auditorium, First Floor, University Library. 6:00 p.m. Q & A with Professor Carlos Ortega, Chicano Studies, UTEP, after the screening. Sponsored by Chicano Studies. Contact: 915-747-5462
Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. Book Presentation: “Border Politics in a Global Era: Our Borderlands in Comparative Perspective” by Dr. Kathleen Staudt, Professor, Political Science, UTEP. Blumberg Auditorium, First Floor, University Library. 1:30 – 2:50 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Political Science, the College of Liberal Arts, Chicano Studies and the Center for Inter-American and Border Studies (CIBS). Contact: 915-747-5462
Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. Lecture: “Environmental Governance on the U.S.-Mexico Border: Progress and Perils” by Dr. Irasema Coronado, Professor, Department of Political Science, UTEP. Liberal Arts Bldg. Rm. 319. 3:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of History. Contact: 915-747-5508
TBA. Lecture: “Latin Americanism” by Dr. Román de la Campa, Edwin B. and Lenore R. Williams Professor, Romance Languages, University of Pennsylvania. Sponsored by the Department of Languages and Linguistics. Contact: 915-747-5767 ART AND EXHIBITS
Aug. 10 – Sept. 29, 2017. Exhibit: “Erika Harrsch: Under the Same Sky….We Dream” Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, L-Gallery. Monday – Wednesday & Friday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts. 915-747-6151
Sept. 5 – Oct. 15, 2017. Exhibit: “Latino Comics and Graphic Novels” University Library, Second Floor Elevator Lobby. Regular library hours. Sponsored by the Library’s Special Collections Department. Contact: 915-747-5697 Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. Mural Inauguration: “Un Puente Uniendo Dos Naciones/A Bridge Uniting Two Countries” by Ms. Paloma Vianey. Opening remarks by Consul General Marcos Bucio and Dr. Diana Natalicio, President, University of Texas at El Paso. General Consulate of Mexico in El Paso, TX, 910 E. San Antonio. 12:00 p.m. Sponsored by the General Consulate of Mexico in El Paso, TX. Contact: 915-747-3258 or [email protected] Sept. 16 – Dec. 16, 2017. Exhibit: “La Frontera: A Century of Division and Resistance” Centennial Museum (Corner of Wiggins Road and University Ave.). Tuesday – Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Opening Reception: Sept. 16, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Borderlands Public History Lab and the Centennial Museum. Contact: 915-747-5565 Sept. 28 - 29, 2017. DREAMers Act Artistic Projects: Public Lecture + Workshop. The Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts. Sept. 28 – Panel Discussion + Closing Reception: 6:00 p.m., Rubin Auditorium; Sept. 29 – Workshop: TBA. Sponsored by the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts. Contact: 915-747-6151 Oct. 12 – Dec. 15, 2017. Exhibit: “George Rodriguez: Where is Our Exile?” The Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, L-Gallery. Monday – Wednesday & Friday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Artist Lecture: Oct. 12, 12:00 p.m. Reception: Oct. 12, 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts. Contact: 915-747-6151 Nov. 13 - 17, 2017. Exhibit: “Re-encountering the Columbian Exchange: A photo exhibit of the food, history and culture of Spain” photos of students’ study abroad experience in Spain. Pick and Shovel Dining Hall, Union Bldg., Second Floor. Sponsored by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program. Contact: 915-747-6132
TBA. Presentation: “Frontera Cuadro a Cuadro Representations of the U.S.-Mexico Border from Children to the Silver Screen” by Dr. Norma Iglesias Prieto, Professor, Chicana and Chicano Studies, San Diego State University. Sponsored by the Department of Languages and Linguistics. Contact: 915-747-5767 LITERATURE AND THEATRE Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Presentation: “Portrait of the Cholo as an Artist: A Reading and Discussion” by Daniel Chacón, Chair, Department of Creative Writing, UTEP and Kenneth R. Chacón, Professor, English Department, Fresno City College. Tomás Rivera Conference Center, Union Building East. 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Creative Writing. Contact: 915-747-6255 Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Bilingual Reading: “MyOTHER TONGUE” by Dr. Rosa Alcalá, Associate Professor, Creative Writing, UTEP. Blumberg Auditorium, First Floor, University Library. 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Book release and signing following the reading. Sponsored by the Department of Creative Writing. Contact: 915-747-5713 Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. “Literary Reading with Dawn Lundy Martin & Angie Cruz” Templeton Suite, Student Union Bldg. East, Rm. 313. 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Creative Writing and Women’s and Gender Studies Program. Contact: [email protected] Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. Play: “Lengua” A play that investigates the question: What is in a name?. Written by Dr. Adriana Domínguez, Clinical Professor/Director of Audience Development, Chicano Studies/Theatre and Dance, UTEP. Fox Fine Arts Building – Basement Level. 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Limited Seating. Sponsored by the Department of Theatre and Dance. Contact: 915-747-6213 Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. “Bilingual Poetry Reading with Cuban Poet Víctor Rodríguez Núñez and translator Katherine Heeden.” Blumberg Auditorium, First Floor, University Library. 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Creative Writing. Contact: 915-747-8093 DANCE AND MUSIC
Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. Concert: “Marco Antonio Solís” Don Haskins Center. 8:00 p.m. For ticket information contact the UTEP Ticket Center. Ticket prices: $59; $79; $99; $119; $149 plus applicable service charges. Sponsored by the Office of Special Events. Contact: 915-747-5481
Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. “A Spanish Knight with Danzas Españolas” La Cueva Theater, 10180 Socorro Rd. 4:30 p.m. Tickets: $30. Sponsored by the El Paso Mission Trail Annual Fundraiser. Contact: 915-851-9997
Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. Classical Guitar Recital: “Black on Brown: African influences on Latin American guitar music” by Mr. John Siqueiros, Lecturer, Chicano Studies and African American Studies, UTEP. Stanlee and Gerald Rubin for the Visual Arts Auditorium. 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by African American Studies and Chicano Studies. Contact: 915-747-5462
Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. Concert: “Mariachi Los Mineros presents Día de los Muertos” Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall, Fox Fine Arts Building. 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. Tickets: $5 General Admission; $3 Seniors/Military/Non-UTEP Students; Free for children (6 & under)/UTEP Students, Faculty & Staff. Sponsored by the
Department of Music. Contact: [email protected] Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. “Rarámuri Piano Concert” by Romeyno Gutiérrez. Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall, Fox Fine Arts Building. 2:30 p.m. Sponsored by the General Consulate of Mexico in El Paso, TX. Contact: 915-747-3258 or [email protected] LEADERSHIP AND THE PROFESSIONS Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. Documentary Presentation: “El querer es poder: La escuela de doña Tomasita” by Professor Homero Galicia, Chicano Studies, UTEP. Blumberg Auditorium, First Floor, University Library. 10:00 a.m. Sponsored by Chicano Studies. Contact: 915-747-5462 Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Student Panel on Study Abroad Trip to Cuba. Acacia Room, Union Building East, Rm. 102A. 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Political Science and the Department of Communication. Contact: 915-747-7980 Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. “HOPE Health Opportunity Prevention and Education Project for the Homeless” UTEP students, faculty, community health workers and volunteers will provide health and human services for adults experiencing homelessness. The Opportunity Center for the Homeless, 1208 Myrtle St. 6:00 – 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Social Work, the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, the Department of Occupational Therapy, the School of Nursing and the School of Pharmacy. Contact: 915-747-8493 Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. Workshop: “With the heart wide open: Techniques for emotional self-care and their relevance for the accompaniment of women in recovery” by Dr. Gloria González-López, Professor, Sociology, University of Texas at Austin. Chemistry and Computer Sciences Bldg., Rm. 1.0202. 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program and the Department of Social Work. Contact: 915-747-6132
HISTORY, CULTURE AND TRADITION Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. Presentation: “For Our Brother Soldiers: Lessons from the 1970 Chicano Anti-Vietnam Moratorium” La Fe Culture and Technology Center, 721 S. Ochoa (Rear building). Menudo breakfast sale at 9:00 a.m.; Screening of “Requiem 29” at 10:00 a.m.; Community forum at 10:30 a.m. Sponsored by the Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe. Contact: 915-545-7226 or 915-474-3775
Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. “UTEP’s El Grito Ceremony: Commemoration of the Declaration of Mexican Independence.” UTEP Union Plaza. 11:30 a.m. Sponsored by the Consulado General de México en El Paso, Texas, the Student Engagement and Leadership Center and Chicano Studies. Contact: 915-747-5670
Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017. Book Presentation: “Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: Patrimonio de la Humanidad” by Mr. Diego Prieto, General Director, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia and Mr. José Luis Perea, Centro INAH, Sonora. Commentary by Dr. Josiah Heyman, Director, Center for Inter-American and Border Studies, UTEP. Moderator: Mr. Marcos Bucio, Consul General of Mexico in El Paso. General Consulate of Mexico in El Paso, TX, 910 E. San Antonio. 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Center for Inter-American and Border Studies and the General Consulate of Mexico in El Paso, TX. Contact: 915-747-8745 Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. “Lincoln Park Day” Celebrating Our Mexican American Culture-Traditions-History. Mural Presentation, Picnic in the Park, Live Music, Art Exhibits, Danza and Lowrider Car Show. Lincoln Park, 4001 Durazno St. 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Lincoln Park Conservation Committee. Contact: 915-204-1584 www.lincolnparkcc.org Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. Lecture: “We Went North Instead of West: The Vernacular Rhetoric of Ohio Mexican Americans” by Dr. Alberto González, Professor, Department of Communication, Bowling Green State University. Blumberg Auditorium, First Floor, University Library. 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Communication. Contact: 915-747-8854 Oct. 27 – Nov. 3, 2017. “Día de los Muertos Altars” Union Building. Regular building hours. Sponsored by the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) and the Entering Student Programs. Contact: 915-747-5020 or 915-747-5074
Oct. 30 – Nov. 6, 2017. “Día de los Muertos Altar and Display” University Library, Third Floor Gallery, overlooking the atrium. Regular library hours. Sponsored by the Library’s Special Collections Department. Contact: 915-747-5697
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Presentation: “Re-encountering the History and Cultural Impacts of the Columbian Exchange: Student documentaries of Study Abroad in Spain” by Dr. Gina Núñez-Mchiri, Director, Women’s and Gender Studies Program, UTEP; Dr. Selfa Chew-Smithart, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of History, UTEP; Mr. Héctor Enríquez, Spanish Coordinator, Department of Languages and Linguistics, UTEP. Blumberg Auditorium, First Floor, University Library. 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Sponsored by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program. Contact: 915-747-6132 CONFERENCES Sept. 17 – 19, 2017. Symposium: Health Disparities: From Molecules to Disease. Tomás Rivera Conference Center, Union Building East. For conference information, registration and agenda visit: http://science.utep.edu/bbrcsymposium/. Sponsored by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), the College of Science Border Biomedical Research Center and the Department of Biological Sciences. Contact: [email protected]
Sept. 21 – 23, 2017. Conference: 14th Inter-American Symposium on Ethnographic Research in Education. Location: University of Texas at El Paso and Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sept. 21, 22, and 23rd. Sponsored by UTEP’s College of Education and the UTEP Department of Teacher Education. This trilingual conference (English, Spanish, and Portuguese) features presentations on the latest ethnographic research in education from throughout the
Americas, as well as talks from world-renowned keynote speakers. Attendance is limited. Registration is required. For conference information and to see the program, visit: coe.utep.edu/crossingborders/. Contact: Dr. María Teresa de la Piedra, [email protected] Sept. 22 – 23, 2017. Bracero History Summit. 9/22 at UTEP campus – Union Building East, 8:30 a.m. 9/23 at Rio Vista Farm – Rio Vista Community Center, 901 Rio Vista Road, Socorro, TX., 10:00 a.m. Space is limited. Registration is required. Register at http://bracerohistorysummit2017.eventbrite.com. Sponsored by the Department of History, the Institute of Oral History, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Smithsonian, and the Latin@s in Heritage Conservation. Contact: 915-747-7048 or Shelia Mot Casper, [email protected] Sept. 26 – 29, 2017. Conference: Post Globalization, Decolonization and Transmodernity International Conference. Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (UACJ), The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). For conference information, registration and agenda visit: http://afyl.org. Sponsored by the Philosophy of Liberation Association, Mexico; Programa de Doctorado en Filosofía (UACJ); Maestría en Estudios Interdisciplinarios de Género, MEIG (UACJ); the Philosophy Department (UTEP). Contact: 915-747-6417 or [email protected]
Oct. 19 – 20, 2017. The 2017 Southwest Diversity Summit: Access and Opportunity in Hispanic Education: Views from The Border. Student Union Building, UTEP. Registration and Dinner: Oct. 19; 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Breakfast and Meetings: Oct. 20; 7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. For conference information, registration and agenda visit: https://www.utep.edu/business/accounting-and-information-systems/research/DiversitySummitPlanning.html. Sponsored by The PhD Project, the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics and the University of Texas at El Paso. Contact: Dr. Laura Treviño, [email protected] PBS HISPANIC GALA: KCOS-TV For program information and current listings go to www.kcostv.org EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE HISPANIC HERITAGE ACTIVITIES For program information and current listings go to https://www.epcc.edu/hispanicheritage/Pages/default.aspx CENTRO DE SALUD FAMILIAR LA FE CHICANO HERITAGE ACTIVITIES For program information and current listings go to www.lafe-ep.org Programación Cultural del CONSULADO GENERAL DE MÉXICO EN EL PASO For program information and current listings go to https://consulmex2.sre.gob.mx/elpaso/ JUNTOS ART ASSOCIATION For program information and current listings go to http://juntosartassociation.org FUTURE EVENTS March 2018. XXIII Contemporary Mexican Literature Conference/Congreso de Literatura Mexicana Contemporánea 2018. For registration, information and agenda, contact the Department of Languages and Linguistics at 915-747-5767
March 2018. César Chávez Commemoration. Sponsored by Chicano Studies, the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztlán (MEChA) and the Chicano/a Legal Leadership Institute (ChLLI). For a complete list of events consult http://academics.utep.edu/chicano Contact: 915-747-5462
All events are free, open to the public, and will be held at the UTEP Campus, unless otherwise noted. For updates, please visit our website at: http://academics.utep.edu/chicano For additional information on these events, please contact the Chicano Studies Program at 915-747-5462
