Adams State HSI Week begins September 12

The Adams
State University Hispanic Serving Institution Week celebration will be held from
September 12 through September 16, with each day representing a specific theme.
All events are free and open to the public.

September 12: HSI Activities Highlight

9 a.m.
Executive Leadership at an HSI
Dr. Jose Moreno
Student Union Building (SUB) Banquet Room

10:30 a.m.
Intentional Graduate Outcomes for HSIs
Dr. Jose Moreno
SUB Banquet Room

11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
HSI Information Fair
Japanese/American Memorial Garden
Performances by Music Students

September 13: Honoring HSI contributions

All Day
Regions within Place
Photographs by Michael Rael
McDaniel Solarium

6 p.m.
Honoring Dr. Luis Trujillo
Presentation by Dennis Lopez
McDaniel 101

September 14: Immigration – Language, Policy, and Impact

2 p.m.
Separating Myth from Reality: Immigration Information for Educators
Arturo Jimenez, esq.
SUB Banquet Room

3:30 p.m.
Student Debate
The Future of the DREAM Act
Model UN
Carson Auditorium

6 p.m.
Lifeways Lecture
Education for all: How to best serve the DREAMers of our nation!
Norma Mendoza
McDaniel 101

September 15: HSI work with STEM

12 p.m.
Lunchtime Talk
Ryan Geological Museum
Dr. Rob Benson
Porter Hall 130

4 p.m.
Making the stars your own: Teach yourself the constellations
Dr. Robert Astalos
Zacheis Planetarium

6 p.m.
Opening Reception
Sugar Beet Fields to Field of Dreams 1920s-1960s, Mexican/Spanish Contributions to America’s Favorite Pastime
Nielsen Library
Gabriel and Jody Lopez, curators

September 16: Wellness Day

10 a.m.
Deconstructing Race and Identity in the University: Formation, Fatigue, and Healing
Dr. Nicolas Natividad
SUB 309

1 p.m. until 3 p.m.
Wellness Fair: skateboarding clinic, disc golf, and information tables
ASU Empower U
North Campus Green

Free Planetarium Shows en Español:
September 15

1 p.m.
Black Holes
1:40 p.m.
Dynamic Earth
2:20 p.m.
Tales of the Maya Skies
3 p.m.
Oasis in Space
3:35 p.m.
La Luz & Los Cenotes

Hispanic Serving Institution Week is sponsored by the Office of Title V Initiatives. For more information call 719-587-8385.