Session | Time | Description | Location |
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Registration | 9:00am-11:00am | Registration and Information Table | Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Lobby |
Booths | 9:00am-1:00pm | Exhibitor Information Tables | Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Lobby |
Session | Time | Description | Location |
Welcome Remarks | 10:00am-10:15am | Elias Becerra, Chair of ILLC Planning Committee | Grand Hall |
Yolanda Treviño, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President of Strategy, Planning and Assessment OVP for Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs | |||
Session | Time | Description | Location |
Keynote | 10:15am-11:00am | Rebekah Amaya, Member of Cosecha | Grand Hall |
Session | Time | Description | Location |
Latinos Leading Through Culturally Relevant Service | 11:15pm-12:15am | Explore what advocacy and leadership can look like in the context of culturally relevant community service. Presenters: Daniella Feijoo, Fernanda Cortes, and Tammy Riano | Grand Hall |
Confidence in the classroom: Being your own educational advocate | 11:15pm-12:15am | This workshop is designed to help find the tools and resources needed to navigate college. Not only will we cover SMART goals, and the importance of navigating different departments in higher education but also how to ask the right questions and where to find information about campus resources. Presenter: Alicia Einfalt | Bridgwater Lounge |
Health and Fitness in the Latinx Community | 11:15pm-12:15am | Health and Fitness is becoming a huge need in the Latinx community where many families face early death and prolong diseases due to lack of exercise and obesity. Join us to learn more on how advocating for healthy eating and staying fit promote longevity and a healthy lifestyle in the Latinx community. Presenter: Miriam D. Rivera | BLAD A151 |
"Empowering Our Letters" | 11:15pm-12:15am | This workshop would aim to introduce the idea of how Greek Letter organizations have contributed to the empowerment of their members and create safe spaces for students to express themselves. Presenters: Alpha Chapter of Gamma Phi Omega Int'l Sorority, Inc. and the Alpha Xi Chapter of Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. | BLAD A152 |
Esque No Entienden… I Have Dreams Too | 11:15pm-12:15am | For many, our parents made a life changing trip in search of an American Dream. They claim to want “un mejor futuro para sus hijos” but esque no entienden... we have dreams too. This workshop works on highlighting topics like imposter syndrome commonly found in marginalized communities. Fighting against the collectivistic culture, we will work together to acknowledge what imposer syndrome looks like in a collegiate space. Presenter: Kassandra Santos | A201 |
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Lunch/Entertainment | 12:30pm-1:30pm | Grand Hall | |
Session | Time | Description | Location |
Changes in Voting Legislation: Impact on Latino Rights | 1:45pm-2:45pm | New restrictive laws seemed aimed at suppressing Black and Latino votes thus depriving them of fair representation. Join us for a discussion to learn more on these laws and what one can do to advocate against them. Presenter: Dr. Luis Fuentes-Rohwer | BLAD A152 |
Latinx Supporting Latinx | 1:45pm-2:45pm | Are you interested in learning more about the importance of mentors? Would you want to know more about how the Community Cultural Wealth Model and the Culturally Engaging Campus Environments Model can sustain and shape your professional networks? Join us as we delve into professional development conversations. Presenters: Daniella Feijoo, Ruby Flores, José Rodas Arroyo | BLAD A151 |
What Is Critical Race Theory, and Why Is It Under Attack? | 1:45pm-2:45pm | What is Critical Race Theory? What about it has driven school boards and state legislatures to ban teachings about racism in classrooms? What impact can it have for our community? Presenter: Dr. Sylvia Martinez | A201 |
Mobilizing The Latinx Community: Do We Share Common Goals? | 1:45pm-2:45pm | Can one say that the Latinx community is a coherent entity? Does a shared social identity translate to shared point of views (e.g. politically, etc.)? Join us to explore these questions and more. Presenter: Dr. Vanessa Cruz Nichols | Grand Hall |
LGBTQ+: From Acceptance to Action | 1:45pm-2:45pm | How can we go beyond accepting our LGBTQ+ colleagues and toward taking concrete action in support of them? This session, perfect for those with beginner or intermediate knowledge of LGBTQ+ issues, will help attendees deepen their understanding of the issues facing LGBTQ+ people, and then introduce direct, actionable ways to participate in solving them. Presenter: Katelyn King | Bridgwater Lounge |
Closing Session | 3:00pm-4:00pm | Open Mic to share thoughts on today’s session and give feedback on the conference. | Grand Hall |