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1 !"#$%&"'(!)*"+%,)(( (((((((((((')-).*%+"/&(0123( ( IN MEMORIAM M El Corrido del Segundo by Jesús Cimi Alvarado Dr. John Haddox Retired Professor Dept. of Philosophy and Chicano Studies The University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Robert H. Schmidt Retired Professor Dept. of Geological Sciences and Center for Inter-American and Border Studies The University of Texas at El Paso

2 POLITICS AND REPRESENTATION Wednesday, Sept. 20, Book Presentation: Albert A. Peña Jr.: Dean of Chicano Politics by Dr. José Angel Gutiérrez, Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, University of Texas at Arlington. Blumberg Auditorium, First Floor, University Library. 1:30 2:50 p.m. Sponsored by Chicano Studies. Contact: Monday, Sept. 25, Lecture: Cuban Migration Patterns by Dr. Consuelo M. Martín Fernández, Professor/Researcher, University of La Habana, Cuba. Blumberg Auditorium, First Floor, University Library. 10:30 a.m. Sponsored by the Department of History, the Department of Political Science, the Department of Communication and the Liberal Arts Honors Program. Contact: Monday, Sept. 25, Lecture: Social and Solidarity Economics in Cuba by Dr. Rafael Betancourt, Professor/Researcher, University of La Habana, Cuba. Blumberg Auditorium, First Floor, University Library. 3:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Political Science, the Department of History and the Department of Communication. Contact: Friday, Sept. 29, Seminario Binacional Diversidad sin Violencia College of Health Sciences and School of Nursing Building, Rm :00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Seminario sobre Género, violencia y Diversidad Cultural. Contact: Tuesday, Oct. 10, Presentation: SB4 Know Your Rights: An Afternoon with Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center by Ms. Christina García, CVP Coordinator and Ms. Linda Y. Rivas, Attorney, Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center. Education Bldg., Rm :30 2:50 p.m. Sponsored by Chicano Studies. Contact: Tuesday, Oct. 10, Documentary Screening: East LA Interchange a film by Betsy Kalin, producer and director. Blumberg Auditorium, First Floor, University Library. 6:00 p.m. Q & A with Professor Carlos Ortega, Chicano Studies, UTEP, after the screening. Sponsored by Chicano Studies. Contact: Monday, Oct. 16, Book Presentation: Border Politics in a Global Era: Our Borderlands in Comparative Perspective by Dr. Kathleen Staudt, Professor, Political Science, UTEP. Blumberg Auditorium, First Floor, University Library. 1:30 2:50 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Political Science, the College of Liberal Arts, Chicano Studies and the Center for Inter-American and Border Studies (CIBS). Contact: Friday, Nov. 10, Lecture: Environmental Governance on the U.S.-Mexico Border: Progress and Perils by Dr. Irasema Coronado, Professor, Department of Political Science, UTEP. Liberal Arts Bldg. Rm :00 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of History. Contact:

3 TBA. Lecture: Latin Americanism by Dr. Román de la Campa, Edwin B. and Lenore R. Williams Professor, Romance Languages, University of Pennsylvania. Sponsored by the Department of Languages and Linguistics. Contact: ART AND EXHIBITS Aug. 10 Sept. 29, Exhibit: Erika Harrsch: Under the Same Sky.We Dream Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, L-Gallery. Monday Wednesday & Friday 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.; Thursday 10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts Sept. 5 Oct. 15, Exhibit: Latino Comics and Graphic Novels University Library, Second Floor Elevator Lobby. Regular library hours. Sponsored by the Library s Special Collections Department. Contact: Thursday, Sept. 14, Mural Inauguration: Un Puente Uniendo Dos Naciones/A Bridge Uniting Two Countries by Ms. Paloma Vianey. Opening remarks by Consul General Marcos Bucio and Dr. Diana Natalicio, President, University of Texas at El Paso. General Consulate of Mexico in El Paso, TX, 910 E. San Antonio. 12:00 p.m. Sponsored by the General Consulate of Mexico in El Paso, TX. Contact: or culturalesepa@sre.gob.mx Sept. 16 Dec. 16, Exhibit: La Frontera: A Century of Division and Resistance Centennial Museum (Corner of Wiggins Road and University Ave.). Tuesday Saturday 10:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Opening Reception: Sept. 16, 2:30 4:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Borderlands Public History Lab and the Centennial Museum. Contact: Sept , DREAMers Act Artistic Projects: Public Lecture + Workshop. The Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts. Sept. 28 Panel Discussion + Closing Reception: 6:00 p.m., Rubin Auditorium; Sept. 29 Workshop: TBA. Sponsored by the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts. Contact: Oct. 12 Dec. 15, Exhibit: George Rodriguez: Where is Our Exile? The Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, L-Gallery. Monday Wednesday & Friday 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.; Thursday 10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Artist Lecture: Oct. 12, 12:00 p.m. Reception: Oct. 12, 5:00 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts. Contact: Nov , Exhibit: Re-encountering the Columbian Exchange: A photo exhibit of the food, history and culture of Spain photos of students study abroad experience in Spain. Pick and Shovel Dining Hall, Union Bldg., Second Floor. Sponsored by the Women s and Gender Studies Program. Contact:

4 TBA. Presentation: Frontera Cuadro a Cuadro Representations of the U.S.-Mexico Border from Children to the Silver Screen by Dr. Norma Iglesias Prieto, Professor, Chicana and Chicano Studies, San Diego State University. Sponsored by the Department of Languages and Linguistics. Contact: LITERATURE AND THEATRE Friday, Sept. 22, Presentation: Portrait of the Cholo as an Artist: A Reading and Discussion by Daniel Chacón, Chair, Department of Creative Writing, UTEP and Kenneth R. Chacón, Professor, English Department, Fresno City College. Tomás Rivera Conference Center, Union Building East. 7:00 8:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Creative Writing. Contact: Friday, Oct. 6, Literary Reading with Dawn Lundy Martin & Angie Cruz LOCATION TBA. 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Creative Writing and Women s and Gender Studies Program. Contact: ralcala1@utep.edu Friday, Oct. 13, Play: Lengua A play that investigates the question: What is in a name?. Written by Dr. Adriana Domínguez, Clinical Professor/Director of Audience Development, Chicano Studies/Theatre and Dance, UTEP. Fox Fine Arts Building Basement Level. 5:30 6:30 p.m. Limited Seating. Sponsored by the Department of Theatre and Dance. Contact: Tuesday, Oct. 17, Bilingual Poetry Reading with Cuban Poet Víctor Rodríguez Núñez and translator Katherine Heeden. Blumberg Auditorium, First Floor, University Library. 6:00 8:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Creative Writing. Contact: DANCE AND MUSIC Saturday, Sept. 23, Concert: Marco Antonio Solís Don Haskins Center. 8:00 p.m. For ticket information contact the UTEP Ticket Center. Ticket prices: $59; $79; $99; $119; $149 plus applicable service charges. Sponsored by the Office of Special Events. Contact: Thursday, Oct. 19, Classical Guitar Recital: Black on Brown: African influences on Latin American guitar music by Mr. John Siqueiros, Lecturer, Chicano Studies and African American Studies, UTEP. Stanlee and Gerald Rubin for the Visual Arts Auditorium. 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by African American Studies and Chicano Studies. Contact: Tuesday, Oct. 24, Concert: Mariachi Los Mineros presents Día de los Muertos Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall, Fox Fine Arts Building. 7:30 9:00 p.m. Tickets: $5 General Admission; $3 Seniors/Military/Non-UTEP Students; Free for children (6 & under)/utep Students, Faculty & Staff. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Contact: ctredway@utep.edu

5 Saturday, Nov. 4, Rarámuri Piano Concert by Romeyno Gutiérrez. Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall, Fox Fine Arts Building. 2:30 p.m. Sponsored by the General Consulate of Mexico in El Paso, TX. Contact: or LEADERSHIP AND THE PROFESSIONS Saturday, Sept. 23, Documentary Presentation: El querer es poder: La escuela de doña Tomasita by Professor Homero Galicia, Chicano Studies, UTEP. Blumberg Auditorium, First Floor, University Library. 10:00 a.m. Sponsored by Chicano Studies. Contact: Wednesday, Sept. 27, Student Panel on Study Abroad Trip to Cuba. Acacia Room, Union Building East, Rm. 102A. 12:00 1:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Political Science and the Department of Communication. Contact: Tuesday, Oct. 10, HOPE Health Opportunity Prevention and Education Project for the Homeless UTEP students, faculty, community health workers and volunteers will provide health and human services for adults experiencing homelessness. The Opportunity Center for the Homeless, 1208 Myrtle St. 6:00 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 7:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Social Work, the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, the Department of Occupational Therapy, the School of Nursing and the School of Pharmacy. Contact: Friday, Oct. 20, Workshop: With the heart wide open: Techniques for emotional self-care and their relevance for the accompaniment of women in recovery by Dr. Gloria González- López, Professor, Sociology, University of Texas at Austin. Chemistry and Computer Sciences Bldg., Rm :30 4:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Women s and Gender Studies Program and the Department of Social Work. Contact: HISTORY, CULTURE AND TRADITION Saturday, Aug. 26, Presentation: For Our Brother Soldiers: Lessons from the 1970 Chicano Anti-Vietnam Moratorium La Fe Culture and Technology Center, 721 S. Ochoa (Rear building). Menudo breakfast sale at 9:00 a.m.; Screening of Requiem 29 at 10:00 a.m.; Community forum at 10:30 a.m. Sponsored by the Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe. Contact: or Friday, Sept. 15, UTEP s El Grito Ceremony: Commemoration of the Declaration of Mexican Independence. UTEP Union Plaza. 11:30 a.m. Sponsored by the Consulado General de México en El Paso, Texas, the Student Engagement and Leadership Center and Chicano Studies. Contact:

6 Thursday, Sept. 21, Book Presentation: Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: Patrimonio de la Humanidad by Mr. Diego Prieto, General Director, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia and Mr. José Luis Perea, Centro INAH, Sonora. Commentary by Dr. Josiah Heyman, Director, Center for Inter-American and Border Studies, UTEP. Moderator: Mr. Marcos Bucio, Consul General of Mexico in El Paso. General Consulate of Mexico in El Paso, TX, 910 E. San Antonio. 6:00 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Center for Inter-American and Border Studies and the General Consulate of Mexico in El Paso, TX. Contact: Sunday, Sept. 24, Lincoln Park Day Celebrating Our Mexican American Culture- Traditions-History. Mural Presentation, Picnic in the Park, Live Music, Art Exhibits, Danza and Lowrider Car Show. Lincoln Park, 4001 Durazno St. 11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Lincoln Park Conservation Committee. Contact: Tuesday, Oct. 3, Lecture: We Went North Instead of West: The Vernacular Rhetoric of Ohio Mexican Americans by Dr. Alberto González, Professor, Department of Communication, Bowling Green State University. Blumberg Auditorium, First Floor, University Library. 12:00 1:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of Communication. Contact: Oct. 27 Nov. 3, Día de los Muertos Altars Union Building. Regular building hours. Sponsored by the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) and the Entering Student Programs. Contact: or Oct. 30 Nov. 6, Día de los Muertos Altar and Display University Library, Third Floor Gallery, overlooking the atrium. Regular library hours. Sponsored by the Library s Special Collections Department. Contact: Wednesday, Nov. 15, Presentation: Re-encountering the History and Cultural Impacts of the Columbian Exchange: Student documentaries of Study Abroad in Spain by Dr. Gina Núñez- Mchiri, Director, Women s and Gender Studies Program, UTEP; Dr. Selfa Chew-Smithart, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of History, UTEP; Mr. Héctor Enríquez, Spanish Coordinator, Department of Languages and Linguistics, UTEP. Blumberg Auditorium, First Floor, University Library. 11:30 a.m. 12:45 p.m. Sponsored by the Women s and Gender Studies Program. Contact: CONFERENCES Sept , Symposium: Health Disparities: From Molecules to Disease. Tomás Rivera Conference Center, Union Building East. For conference information, registration and agenda visit: Sponsored by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), the College of Science Border Biomedical Research Center and the Department of Biological Sciences. Contact: ramaldonado@utep.edu

7 Sept , Conference: 14 th Inter-American Symposium on Ethnographic Research in Education. Location: University of Texas at El Paso and Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sept. 21, 22, and 23 rd. Sponsored by UTEP s College of Education and the UTEP Department of Teacher Education. This trilingual conference (English, Spanish, and Portuguese) features presentations on the latest ethnographic research in education from throughout the Americas, as well as talks from world-renowned keynote speakers. Attendance is limited. Registration is required. For conference information and to see the program, visit: coe.utep.edu/crossingborders/. Contact: Dr. María Teresa de la Piedra, crossingborders@utep.edu!! Sept , Bracero History Summit. 9/22 at UTEP campus Union Building East, 8:30 a.m. 9/23 at Rio Vista Farm Rio Vista Community Center, 901 Rio Vista Road, Socorro, TX., 10:00 a.m. Space is limited. Registration is required. Register at Sponsored by the Department of History, the Institute of Oral History, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Smithsonian, and the Latin@s in Heritage Conservation. Contact: or Shelia Mot Casper, scasper@savingplaces.org Sept , Conference: Post Globalization, Decolonization and Transmodernity International Conference. Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (UACJ), The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). For conference information, registration and agenda visit: Sponsored by the Philosophy of Liberation Association, Mexico; Programa de Doctorado en Filosofía (UACJ); Maestría en Estudios Interdisciplinarios de Género, MEIG (UACJ); the Philosophy Department (UTEP). Contact: or afylmx@gmail.com PBS HISPANIC GALA: KCOS-TV For program information and current listings go to EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE HISPANIC HERITAGE ACTIVITIES For program information and current listings go to CENTRO DE SALUD FAMILIAR LA FE CHICANO HERITAGE ACTIVITIES For program information and current listings go to

8 Programación Cultural del CONSULADO GENERAL DE MÉXICO EN EL PASO For program information and current listings go to JUNTOS ART ASSOCIATION For program information and current listings go to FUTURE EVENTS March XXIII Contemporary Mexican Literature Conference/Congreso de Literatura Mexicana Contemporánea For registration, information and agenda, contact the Department of Languages and Linguistics at March César Chávez Commemoration. Sponsored by Chicano Studies, the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztlán (MEChA) and the Chicano/a Legal Leadership Institute (ChLLI). For a complete list of events consult Contact: All events are free, open to the public, and will be held at the UTEP Campus, unless otherwise noted. For updates, please visit our website at: For additional information on these events, please contact the Chicano Studies Program at