F. Eduardo Castilla O. as the Advisor for ALAS, Association of Latin American Students, has
kept busy making sure these student groups can accomplish their goals for the
Hispanic Heritage month, yearly celebrated from September 15 to October 15. As
part of such festivities they organized a couple of events:
ALAS brought to campus a
motivational speaker, the Cuban Guy. On Sept. 19 he engaged the audience with
many activities in learning the importance of pursuing their goals and
success. Coverage of this is found in the newspaper of Saint Joseph. http://www.newspressnow.com/news/local_news/article_5c7bd12b-5b5f-59cd-8259-2fb4dd734019.html Thought it was a rainy evening, many
students did have the benefit of being energized by this great motivational
speaker, who additional shows the presence of Hispanics in the USA.
On
Sept. 25th there was the first Hispanic Heritage Month Banquet, a
well-attended event, for which Dr. Castilla Ortiz thanks the support of his
colleagues Dr. Bausset Page and Dr. RiveraTaupier. This banquet was appropriately organized
around Hispanic dishes, and counted with the presence of our Provost, the
Associate Provost, and Vice President
for Student Affairs, in addition to some members of the community and
students from MWSU. The entertainment was provided by Marimba Sol de Chiapas, a teaching
performance ensemble directed by John
Currey . This band had among its
members Jim (James) Schank, an alumni who graduated some decades back in MWSU, who
for the first time came back to play in this banquet, which was his last
performance with Marimba Sol de Chiapas.
Also as part of
this Hispanic Heritage Month, there is a video featuring Dr. Castilla Ortiz addressing Latino parents (in Spanish), and
how they can contribute to their children success in going and pursuing a
college education here in the United States.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk5ylM7VztI How Latino Parents Can Support Their Children In College: Consejos Para
Padres Latinos (Spanish)
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