{"id":17851,"date":"2024-09-09T10:11:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T14:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/?p=17851"},"modified":"2024-09-11T14:46:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T18:46:08","slug":"elizabethtown-college-recognizing-hispanic-heritage-month-with-programming-throughout-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2024\/09\/09\/elizabethtown-college-recognizing-hispanic-heritage-month-with-programming-throughout-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabethtown College Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month with Programming Throughout Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elizabethtown College celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is recognized nationally from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, with a series of on-campus events. The Office of Civil Rights, Opportunity, and Access<\/a> (formerly the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Belonging)\u00a0is collaborating with other campus partners and student groups to organize a variety of programs celebrating and supporting Hispanic success and culture.<\/span><\/p>\n

View upcoming events below and join Etown’s campus community in commemorating this special month!<\/span><\/p>\n

Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-off | Friday, Sept. 13 at 4:30 p.m. | BSC Concourse<\/strong><\/p>\n

Join us as we celebrate the start of Hispanic Heritage Month! Enjoy cultural festivities, connect with the community, and honor the rich heritage and contributions of Hispanic and Latinx cultures.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mosaic Unbound | Monday, Sept. 23 at 5 p.m. | Conference Room, High Library<\/strong><\/p>\n

The High Library and the Office of Civil Rights, Opportunity, and Access host a monthly discussion regarding literature, art, or music once a month, facilitated by Mosaic Scholars, to further explore subjects relating to diversity, equity, accessibility, and justice. Join Mosaic Scholars, Laire Cafirma \u201928 and Jazielly Sena \u201928, to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.<\/span><\/p>\n

La Mesa: Unpacking Afro-Latino Identities | Tuesday, Sept 24 at noon | McCormick Classroom, High Library<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cLa Sobremesa\u201d means the table talk following the sharing of a meal between family and friends. Join Staff Counselor, Kayshen Morel for a lunch program where participants can bring their food and engage in a dialogue exploring the relationship between race and ethnicity within a Latino context. The discussion will also explore the origins of the terms, \u201cHispanic\u201d and \u201cLatino\u201d as well as unpack the term \u201cAfro-Latino\u201d as it relates to blackness, white supremacy, and the Latino diaspora.<\/span><\/p>\n

Paso por Paso (Step by Step) with Kayshen Morel | Friday, Oct. 4 at 5 p.m. | Bowers Center, Group Fitness Room<\/strong><\/p>\n

Join us in the Group Fitness Room at the Bowers Center for salsa and bachata lessons led by Staff Counselor, Kayshen Morel. Get ready for an afternoon of dancing and fun! No registration is required to participate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mosaic Unbound | Monday, Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. | McCormick Classroom, High Library<\/strong><\/p>\n

The High Library and the Office of Civil Rights, Opportunity, and Access host a monthly discussion regarding literature, art, or music once a month, facilitated by Mosaic Scholars, to further explore subjects relating to diversity, equity, accessibility, and justice. Join Mosaic Scholar Yoalis Rodriguez \u201928 to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Elizabethtown College celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is recognized nationally from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, with a series of on-campus events. The Office of Civil Rights, Opportunity, and Access (formerly the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Belonging)\u00a0is collaborating with other campus partners and student groups to organize a variety of programs celebrating and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":17852,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1338,775],"tags":[2358,197,1350,1449,2356,2357],"class_list":["post-17851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics-and-research","category-campus","tag-and-access","tag-elizabethtown-college","tag-etown","tag-hispanic-heritage-month","tag-office-of-civil-rights","tag-opportunity","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/140"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17851"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17883,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17851\/revisions\/17883"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}