Hispanic-Latinx Heritage Month
September 15 - October 15
Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month traditionally honors the cultures and contributions of both Hispanic and Latinx Americans as we celebrate heritage rooted in all Latin American countries and Spain. During this month El Centro and our partners, share history, heritage, and accomplishments of Hispanic and Latinx Americans of past and present.
If you are in need of an accommodation, please contact Veronica Montes at vmontes@vt.edu.
HISPANIC/LATINX HERITAGE MONTH
SEPTEMBER 15 - OCTOBER 15, 2023
LA GRAN BIENVENIDA
Date: Friday, Sept. 15th, 2023
Time: 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Location: Dietrick Lawn
Come by to meet the Latinx organizations and resources Virginia Tech has to offer!
FREE FOOD, DJ,
LAWN GAMES, & MORE!
Diverse Voices in Mathematics
Date: Friday, September 15th
Coffee & Conversation 3:30 PM
Presentation Time: 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Location: McB 455
Join our first talk celebrating Hispanic-Latinx Heritage Month
Talk Series. Alex Barrios (U of St. Thomas) will talk about the abc conjecture and its equivalent formulation in the realm of ellptic curves.
Cook Counseling: PALs (every Monday)
Join the cook counseling as they bring us multiple activities to take part during Hispanic-Latinx Heritage Month.
Monday, Sept. 18th: Stress Management Session
Monday Sept. 25th: Sleep Workshop
Monday, Oct. 2nd: Adjusting to College
Monday, Oct. 9th: Recognizing Warning Signs
Monday, Oct. 16th: Self-Care
Location: El Centro
Political Expression and Austerity in Contemporary Cuba: Two Artists' Experiences
Join El Centro as we highlight the traditional artistic forms of Cuban representation, connecting the island’s natural features and political iconography.
Tuesday, September 19th
Time: 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Location: El Centro
Listening Party
Date: Thursday, Sept. 21st
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: El Centro
Join El Centro as we are lead by Dr. Christopher Campo-Bowen on a listening excursion of music selected by YOU!
Hispanic Family Health Panel
Date: Thursday, Sept. 21st
Register by: September 18th
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: VTCSOM Building, 2 Riverside Circle, Roanoke, VA
Virginia Tech Carilion and VT Fralin Biomedical invite you to join them for an interactive talk related to Hispanic Health.
Sample free Hispanic Food from local vendors!
Indigenous Friendship Garden
Date: Friday, Sept. 22nd
Time: 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: El Centro
Join Chefs, Fabiola Rodriguez and Dave Smoke-McKluskey, as they share with us food from the Indigenous Friendship Garden!
Why Latinos and Filipinos are Primos
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 26th
Time: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM EST
Location: El Centro & Virtual
Squires Student Center Room 309
Registration: https://bit.ly/3Rc4ZPx
Catering by Pupusas Mari will be provided!
Chile, 1973-2023: A conversation on Memory, Democracy and Human Rights
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 27th
Time: 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Location: El Centro
Presentation by Dr. Gonzalo Montero
We will discuss the importance of the arts and culture, the government institutions, and the organizations of the civil society in the shaping of a collective memory and the pursuit of justice
Regenerar: Possible Paths on a wounded planet
Date: Friday, Sept. 29th
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: Newman Library, 1st Floor, Goodall Room
Q&A with Director Maria Clara
Moderated by Andreza Jorge
Regenerar is a three-part documentary that investigates the relationship between colonial modernity and the climate emergency thorough the lenses of Death, Dream, and Life. Situated thirty years after the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the film investigates the possibilities of political imagination beyond the human-nature binary.
College of Science Community Night
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 3rd
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: El Centro
Join other Hispanic and Latinx science students in El Centro to eat and be in Community!
Everyone welcomed! Dinner Provided!
Comida Y Comunidad
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 4th, 2022
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Location: Graduate Life Center, Multipurpose Room
Come join us for meaningful conversations with the amazing El Centro and the Graduate school Community!
FREE FOOD -- Music -- Friends!
Celebrating Hispanic-Latinx
Heritage Month
ACEC & El Centro Collaboration
Chinese Restaurants: Argentina
Date: Tuesday,Oct. 10th, 2022
Time: 6:00 PM EST
Location: El Centro
Squires Student Center RM 309
Join us to watch and discuss "Chinese Restaurants: Latin Passions" A documentary on Chinese restaurants throughout Latin America. We will be watching and episode centered on Argentina!
Light refreshments will be provided.
Community Gathering: Celebrate Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month
Date: Thursday, Oct. 12th
Time: 4:00 - 7:00 PM
Location: HS&T Roanoke
FBRI HS&T Library RM G111
4 Riverside Circle Roanoke, VA 24016
COME BY AND GET TO KNOW US!
Refreshments will be served
Latinx and Hispanic
Alumni Society Presents:
Homecoming Weekend Open House
Date: Friday, Oct. 13th
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: El Centro - Squires 309
Come celebrate with the Latinx and Hispanic Alumni Society!
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Keynote Speaker: Catarina Rivera, MSEd, MPH
Follow Link for Full details!
https://news.vt.edu/notices/2023/09/oea-ndeam-fall-2023.html
Round Table:
Hip Hop Activism and History Telling
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 18th
Time: 2:30 - 3:30 PM
Location: Brush Mountain A in the Squires Student Center
Join us for round table discussion, Featuring Kozmik Force along with Dr. Kwame Harrison and Dr. Edward Polanco!
Kozmik Force Concert
500 Years of Resistance: 60 Minutes of Hip Hop
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 18th
Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Haymarket Theater in the Squires Student Center
FREE CONCERT!
12th Annual Hispanic Film Series
Memories of My Father - 9/11-9/17
7 Dogs - 9/18-9/24
My Brother Dream Awake - 9/25-10/1
The Good Boss - 10/2-10/8
This Stolen Country of Mine - 10/9-10/15
