Get to know our Hispanic and Latinx students, faculty and staff while you enjoy free pizza and soft drinks and this classic Latinx film. Open to all of the university community.
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Upcoming Events
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Past Events
Hispanic Heritage Month Book Talk
"Not Even a Grain of Rice" by Dr. Christine Hippert
- When: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021
- Where: Leonhart/Kent Family Classroom, 1404 Centennial Hall
Dr. Christine Hippert from the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology will discuss her new book, Not Even a Grain of Rice: Buying Food on Credit in the Dominican Republic.
For questions about this event or to request disability accommodations (accessible seating, interpreting, closed captioning, FM systems, etc.), contact Christine Hippert at chippert@uwlax.edu or 608.785.6775.
Hispanic Heritage Month Recital: Music from Mexico
Jonathan Borja Faculty Recital
- When: 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021
- Where: Annett Recital Hall, 152 Lowe Center for the Arts
- Sponsored by Music, Global Cultures & Languages, and Multicultural Student Services
Dr. Borja and guest pianist Lindsay Garritson will present a program of music for flute and piano by Mexican composers. Music by Arturo Rodríguez, José Pablo Moncayo, Juanra Urrusti (world premiere), Eduardo Gamboa, and Arturo Márquez.
For questions about this event or to request disability accommodations (accessible seating, interpreting, closed captioning, FM systems, etc.), contact Jonathan Borja at jborja@uwlax.edu or 608.785.8410.
Throwback Latinx Movie Night: “Raising Victor Vargas”
- When: 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019
- Where: Language Resource Center, 321 Graff Main Hall
- Sponsored by Global Cultures & Languages and College of Arts, Social Sciences & Humanities
For questions about this event or to request disability accommodations (accessible seating, interpreting, closed captioning, FM systems, etc.), contact Dane DeVetter at ddevetter@uwlax.edu or 608.785.8325.
Creative Imperatives 2019
Freedom Unbound: The Power of the Arts
- When: Sunday, March 3, 2019
- Where: multiple, Center for the Arts
Whether those liberties relate to speech or self, here or abroad, this year’s festival will showcase expressions of freedom in all of its meanings and manifestations. Our inclusive festival will feature the return of many contributors in Art, Music, and Theatre Arts, plus new events brought to us by colleagues in Global Languages and Cultures, English, Educational Studies, and Political Science and Public Administration, illustrating the connectedness of the Arts and seemingly unrelated disciplines. We are also delighted to welcome an exciting series of guests: visual and multimedia artist Sawsan AlSaraf, Sarah Bellamy—Artistic Director of Penumbra Theater Company in St. Paul, Minnesota, Pianist Dr. Brendan Kinsella, percussionist and scholar Dr. Marja Kerney and musicologist Andrea Fowler.
Visit the Creative Imperatives site for more information!
For questions about this event or to request disability accommodations (accessible seating, interpreting, closed captioning, FM systems, etc.), contact College of Liberal Studies at clsdeansoffice@uwlax.edu or 608.785.8113.
Social Justice Week 2019: Exhibit Opening Reception & Panel
The Lost Voices of Mariel: The Cuban Refugee Program at Fort McCoy
- When: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2019
- Where: Language Resource Center, Third Floor, Graff Main Hall
The Lost Voices of Mariel: The Cuban Refugee Program at Fort McCoy (Opening Reception & Panel Discussion)
The Institute of Latin American and Latino Studies and the Department of Global Cultures and Languages
This opening to the Uprooted: The 1980 Cuban Refugee Program at Fort McCoy is a panel featuring five refugees with one interpreter followed by an informal reception and Q&A. The Uprooted exhibit explores how Fort McCoy became a refugee compound where over 14,000 Cuban exiles were screened and detained as they awaited potential sponsorship from Wisconsin organizations and families. Photographs from these months at Fort McCoy featured in the exhibit offer reasons to investigate the discriminatory contexts where young migrants were convicted, ostracized, or simply misunderstood. We bring these photographs and artifacts to the public light (courtesy of the La Crosse Tribune, The Wisconsin Historical Society, and the Special Collections Archives at UW-La Crosse Murphy Library) primarily as a respectful tribute to the refugees at Fort McCoy.
* SJW attendees are welcome to browse the exhibit throughout the week.
For questions about this event or to request disability accommodations (accessible seating, interpreting, closed captioning, FM systems, etc.), contact Kate Parker at kparker@uwlax.edu or 608.785.8304.
Fiesta 2019 "Latin American Myths, Legends, & Folklores"
featuring Grupo Candela
- When: Saturday, March 2, 2019
- Where: The Bluffs 2110 Student Union
UW-La Crosse's Latin American Student Organization (LASO) is hosting their annual event Fiesta "Latin American Myths, Legends, and Folklores" featuring a Live Salsa Band Performance by Grupo Candela.
For more information about Grupo Candela visit http://grupocandela.com
Our Dinner Menu: Buffet Style Fajitas Steak, Chicken, and Vegetarian, accompanied with Rice & Beans, and Tortilla Chips Salsa & Queso. Water & Juice for Beverages, with Tres Leches Cake for Dessert.
This annual event is open to the public and appropriate for all ages.
Tickets are required and must be acquired by Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 at 9pm.
UW-L Students, Faculty and Staff w/ID $8.00
Community & General Public $12.00
Children Under 5 Free (Also need a ticket)
Tickets available at UW-L’s Student Union Information Desk
(608) 785-8877
521 East Avenue North, La Crosse, WI 54601
Their hours are 8:00am - 8:00pm on Monday - Friday's & 10:00am - 8:00pm on Saturday’s
For online purchases search “LASO Fiesta” on UWL’s homepage or click on the link:
https://www.efoliotickets.com/FolioProd/Events.aspx?VId=37
For more information, contact LASO President, Edith Osorio osorio.edith@uwlax.edu or LASO Vice President, Micaela Julian julian.michaela@uwlax.edu. Please feel free to forward this information onto others who may be interested.
For questions about this event or to request disability accommodations (accessible seating, interpreting, closed captioning, FM systems, etc.), contact Edith Osorio at osorio.edith@uwlax.edu or 608.780.7153.
Annual Conference of the North Central Council of Latin Americanists
- When: 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4, 2016 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016
- Where: Valhalla, Port O'Call, Ward Room, Cartwright Center
Ties that Bind: Latin American Studies in a Global World
http://www4.uwm.edu/clacs/nccla/conference16/index.cfm
Three free events that are open to the public:
1:15-2:15pm in Valhalla: Dr. Omar Granados, "Revisiting the Mariel Exodus of 1980: The Cubans of Ft. McCoy"
7-8:15pm in Valhalla: Dr. Brendan Jamal Thornton (UNC-Chapel Hill), "Ties that Bind: Churches, Youth Gangs, and the Management of Everday Life in Urban Latin America," and
8:30-11pm at the Root Note: De La Buena, Afro-Caribbean Jazz band, performance and dancing
For questions about this event or to request disability accommodations (accessible seating, interpreting, closed captioning, FM systems, etc.), contact Christine Hippert at chippert@uwlax.edu or 608.785.6775.