Hispanic Heritage Month 2017

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SEMPTEMBER

  • International Coffee Hour presents: Puerto Rico
    Thursday, September 21 | Social & Presentation
    2:30-3:30pm | Inclusive Excellence Center (Union 119)
    Free and open to UWM students, faculty, and staff
  • Voces de la Resistencia: Contemporary Latinx Activist Artists
    Friday, September 22 – Friday, October 13 | Art Exhibition
    12-5pm Mon-Fri; 12-7pm Thu | Union Art Gallery
    Opening Reception: Friday, September 22, 5-8pm; Artist Talk at 7pm
  • Conversation & Reading with Haitian Novelist and Essayist, Yanick Lahens 
    Friday, September 22 | Conversation & Reading
    4-6pm | Special Collections, 4th Floor, Golda Meir Library
  • Latino Diversity Festival
    Tuesday, September 26 | Music & Activities
    10:30am-1:30pm | Union Ballroom East
  • LACUSL Lecture Series: Jon Kahl, Pre-Columbian Monuments, and Acid Rain
    Tuesday, September 26 | Lecture
    3-4:30pm | AGSL, 3rd floor Golda Meir Library
  • Mother Earth, Father Sky: The Taino Culture
    Wednesday, September 27 | Performance & Stargazing
    7pm & 8:30pm | UWM Manfred Olson Planetarium
  • 6th Lusophone and Hispanic Linguistics Symposium
    Friday, September 29 – Saturday, September 30 | Symposium
    Various Times | UWM Curtin Hall 3243 N. Downer Ave.

OCTOBER

  • The History and Current Legal Status of
    the Sanctuary City Movement
    Tuesday, October 3 | Brown Bag Lecture
    12-1pm | Union 280
  • Latin American and Caribbean Studies
    Potluck
    Tuesday, October 10 | Potluck
    7-8pm | Center for Latin American and Caribbean
    Studies, NWQB Room 2484
  • Latinx: Complicating Identities / Beyond the Gender Binary
    Thursday, October 12 | Workshop
    2-4pm | Inclusive Excellence Center (Union 119)
  • Latina Student Reception
    Thursday, October 12 | Reception
    6-8pm | Union Fireside Lounge
  • Hispanic Heritage Month Award
    Friday, October 13 | Reception
    6-8pm | UWM Hefter Center, 3271 N. Lake Drive
    RSVP required

Mexican Independence Day Parade 2017

The Roberto Hernández Center will be represented at the Mexican Independence Day Parade. The parade is scheduled for Sunday, September 10th at 9:30 AM. Last year we had about 30 students that walked with us and we had a lot of fun. You get the opportunity to represent UWM and… Read More

Youth Educator and Case Manager (UMOS)

Youth Educator & Case Manager UMOS Latina Resource Center $15.00/Hour MUST BE BILINGUAL Contact: Leyton Schiebel leyton@uwm.edu  or  leyton.schiebel@umos.org 414-698-7508 Closing Date: Until Filled – Start Immediately Go to the following link to apply: http://www.umos.org/corporate/career_opportunities.html Full time position opening for Youth Educator…. Read More