Latino Heritage Month 2023

BE PROUD OF YOUR PAST, EMBRACE YOUR FUTURE.

Calendar of Events

El Mercadito LHM Kick-off

Friday, September 15 | Flag-raising at 12:30 | South Quad

El Mercadito at 1:00 | Rincón Latino CH 1150

Tales from the Front: EIU Latinx Grads on the Job Market.

Wednesday, September 20 | 5:30-6:30 | Rincón Latino CH 1150 | Career Services

LHM Pre-K Story Time

Friday, September 22 | 10:00-10:45 | Booth Library Ballenger Teachers Center

Immigration Imagination: Concepts for Immigration Reform
Wednesday, September 27 | Tarble Arts Center | 4:00 |Immigration activists Robin Hoover and Laura Garciandía

Give Blood : Blood Drive
Wednesday, September 27 | MLK Union | 12:00 - 4:00 | Office of Inclusion & Academic Engagement

Study Abroad in Latin America: How You Can Do It

Wednesday, October 4 | 6:00 | Rincón Latino CH 1150 | William V. Weber Program in Study Abroad

Poetry Night
Thursday, October 5 | 4:00 | Rincón Latino CH 1150 | World Language Department

Mañana Será Bonito: Discussion on Latinx Mental Health

Thursday, October 12 | Rincón Latino CH 1150 | 6:00 |College Student Affairs Program

How to Avoid Being Los Tóxicos: Healthy
Relationships in the Latinx Community
Wednesday, October 18 | 3:30 | Rincón Latino CH 1150
| HOPE of East Central IL

Día de los Muertos Gala
Saturday, October 28 | 7:00 Dinner sponsored by Career Services | 7:30 Awards Ceremony | University Ballroom MLK Union | feat. ofrenda exhibit

ALL MONTH LONG

“Art, Books and Latinidad @ Booth Library” Exhibit Latinx Leadership Award Nominations

Sponsors: Alpha Psi Lambda National Inc., Latino Heritage Month Planning Committee, Office of Inclusion and Academic Engagement, Booth Library, Career Services, Human Services, College Student Affairs, Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish Club, Department of Political Science, Journalism,  University Board, William V. Weber Program in Study Abroad, Department of World Languages & Cultures, Latin American & Latinx Studies Minor Program