Professional Engagement
Honorarium
February 24, 2008: First Congregational
Church, La Crosse, Wisconsin – Topic: Impact of
Immigration Laws on Families and Youth
Interim Director
- July 2007-December 2007: University
of
Wisconsin, La Crosse, College of Liberal Studies,
Institute for Latina/o and Latin American Studies. Program Planner/Facilitator:
Panel on The Impact of Immigration Laws on Families and Children; Film
showing/discussion of Luminaries, a
Chicana-focused film; Bienvenido,
welcoming of Latino/a students; brought to campus Puerto Rican and El
Salvadorian Guest Speakers
Panel Participant
July 26, 2007: Central Wisconsin History Collaborative, Panel - Topic:
Experiencing Race and Racism in
Wisconsin
Speaker
April 20, 2007: Viterbo University,
La Crosse, Wisconsin,
Principles of Management class - Topic:
Cross-Cultural Communication in the
Workplace, Part 2
Speaker March 23,
2007: Viterbo University,
La Crosse, Wisconsin,
Principles of Management class - Topic:
Cross-Cultural Communication in the Workplace, Part 1
Training/Workshop Planner/Facilitator
February 2007: University of Wisconsin, La
Crosse, Communication Studies Department -
Topic:
Communicating With People With Disabilities
Consultant –
August 2006 – January 2007: University of Wisconsin,
La Crosse, Research
Center
for Cultural Diversity and Community Renewal (CDRC),
Duties: Explored possibility for development of a Native
American and Latino/a Studies Program within the institute.
Consultation on Webpage Design and Content
Panel Participant
July 26, 2007: Central Wisconsin History Collaborative - Topic:
Experiencing Race and Racism in
Wisconsin
Training/Workshop Planner/Facilitator
November 10, 2006: University of Wisconsin, La Crosse,
Communication Studies Department – Topic:
Exploring Racism on Predominately White
University
Campuses
Honorarium
October 24, 2006:
Viterbo
University, La Crosse, Wisconsin,
Institute for Latino/a Studies –
Topic: Chicanas/os in US Society: A
Personal Perspective
Keynote February 22, 2003: Pi
Lambda Chi Latina Sorority, Inc,
California
State
University, Northridge, annual anniversary dinner
Presenter
October 14, 2002:
National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations Conference, San Diego, California
– Topic:
Integration without Assimilation: (Re)Negotiating Identity
Honorarium
June 1996 – June 2000: Educational Development Program, University of Colorado,
Boulder - McNair mentorship program – Assisted the McNair Program Director,
Ramona Beal, in the direction of 1-2 undergraduate student research projects per
year
Keynote March 26, 2000: Los Angeles,
California
- Mexican American Political Association Constitutional Convention
Speaker November 13 & 16,
1998:
University
of Colorado, Boulder – Topic:
Asian Americans and Gang Activity. Asian American Studies class:
AAST 1015-001. Instructor: Lane
Hirabayashi
Lecturer/Workshop Facilitator
- Summer 1997:
University
of Colorado, Boulder, Graduate Teacher Program – Topic:
Introducing Diverse Topics in Curriculum
Speaker
March 6, 1997: University of Colorado,
Boulder – Topic:
Minorities in education: Working toward
understanding differences, Professional Seminar II, School, culture, and
society: EDUC 3023. Instructor: Angela Johnson
Speaker October 17, 1996: University of Colorado,
Boulder – Topic:
Talking across cultures in Organizations,
Introduction to Organizational Communication class: COMM 2600.
Instructor: Lecia Barker
Speaker July
3, 1996: University of Colorado,
Boulder – Topic:
Presentation Techniques and Styles,
summer Research Internship: ARSC 3935.
Instructor: Alfonse Keasley, McNair Principal Investigator
Speaker April 23, 1996: University of Colorado,
Boulder – Topic:
Overview of Chicano/a Culture in Urban
Settings, Introduction to Chicano
Studies class: CHST 1015.
Instructor: Dorothy Aguilera
Speaker
April 17, 1995: University of Colorado,
Boulder – Topic:
Conflict Resolution Styles Around the
World, Senior Seminar Functions and Conflict class: COMM 4550. Instructor:
Anna Spradlin