¡Les invitamos a compartir una noche de cine!
Join us to participate in this cultural event through film and earn extra credit for your Spanish classes!
Fecha: Martes, 23 de enero 2024
Lugar: William T. Young Auditorium
Hora: 4:30pm
Película: Alambrista!
HIGSA in collaboration with the Inclusive Excellence committee
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 30, 2023) — The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research recently announced the 15 undergraduate winners of the 59th annual Oswald Research and Creativity awards. Chad Risko, faculty director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, and Research Ambassadors congratulated the winners and distribute the awards.
Video from the event can be found here:
For more than 30 years, the United States has recognized Sept. 15 as the start of Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month.
Event title: Latino Futures in Kentucky: Building Bridges of Collaboration
Description: The panelists will discuss opportunities and Challenges facing the Latino community in Kentucky, particularly in the areas of education and health. They will also discuss strategies and initiatives that could be implemented to build bridges of collaboration between organizations, institutions, and individuals that share the common purpose of recognizing and advancing the Latino heritage in the Commonwealth.
Morning panels:
Panel 1 (Latino Education in the Commonwealth): Fátima Espinoza Vasquez (School of Information Science, UK), Isabel Taylor (Lexington Fayette Urban County Government) and Jackie Arakaki (Lexington Public Library, Village Branch)
Panel 2 (Latino Health in the Commonwealth): Jeanette A Hart (Lexington-Fayette County Health Department), Rosa Martin (UK College of Nursing Program Director /co-PI Corazón de la Familia), Ana S.Q. Liberato, Sociology Department, UK
Afternoon graduate students panel:
Alberto Ortiz Brito, Anthropology: "The rebirth of Olmec colossal heads: resignification processes of archaeological monuments in the municipality of Santiago Tuxtla, Veracruz, México"
Meimalin Rivas Estanga, Hispanic Studies
Sofía Mena Molina, Hispanic Studies
For their exceptional contributions in support of Latino peoples and communities in the state of Kentucky, the first LACLS ENLACE Award will be given to:
Andrés Cruz, Social Work, UK
Village Branch
Maxwell Street Clinic
World Language Day 2022: 136 Spanish Students from nine Kentucky high schools visited campus and participated in a variety of activities including a panel with current students and attending a class with UK faculty.
