2019 Calendar and Activities

Hispanic Heritage Month 2019 Calendar

“Poderosas: Latinas Leading Change”

Sunday, September 15, 2019 – Tuesday, October 15, 2019

All events are free, except where indicated.

Hispanic Heritage Month Children’s Day
Sunday, September 15, 2019
2:00–4:00 p.m.
Schlow Centre Region Library
Join us for children-age arts & crafts, music and fun.
Hosted by the Penn State’s Latinx student groups and Schlow Centre Region Library

The Kat Call: Calling Us Out
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
6:30 p.m.
Foster Auditorium
Presentation by Kat Lazo, director, mitú producer and YouTube host
Sponsored by the Bellisario College of Communications

Screening and Discussion of Historical Documentary, Dolores
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
6:00–8:00 p.m.
Freeman Auditorium, HUB-Robeson Center
Sponsored by the HHM 2019 Committee, Student Engagement Programs, the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity, and the Paul Robeson Cultural Center

¡Vamonos! Bus Trip
September 20, 2019
Trip to University Park for Latinx 9th-12th graders from Pennsylvania.
Sponsored by Penn State Admissions

Hispanic Heritage Month Cultural Night
Saturday, September 21, 2019
6:00–9:00 p.m.
Heritage Hall, HUB-Robeson Center
Keynote: Julissa Calderon, actress and video producer for BuzzFeed’s Pero Like.
Music: Dante
FREE tickets for the dinner are available at the Multicultural Resource Center, 220 Grange Building
Sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity, the Latina/o Studies Program, the Office of Multicultural Programs-College of Education, and the Paul Robeson Cultural Center

Hispanic Heritage Month Keynote Event: Dolores Huerta
Friday, September 27, 2019
6:00-7:30 p.m.
Schwab Auditorium
Keynote: Dolores Huerta, American labor leader and civil rights activist, co-founder of the National Farmworkers Association (now United Farm Workers),  founder and president of the Dolores Huerta Foundation, 2012 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and first Latina inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.
Sponsored by the HHM 2019 Committee, Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, Department of History, Latina/o Studies Program, Office of Multicultural Affairs-College of Agricultural Sciences, Office of Diversity and Inclusion-College of Health and Human Development, Office of Inclusion and Diversity Engagement-College of Information Sciences and Technology, Office of Diversity and Inclusion-Bellisario College of Communications, Office of Multicultural Affairs-College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, and UPAC! Your Student Activity Fee at Work!

Inauguration of the Penn State Dolores Huerta Day of Service
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Penn State students will participate in local service-learning projects. Registration required.
Sponsored by the HHM 2019 Committee, Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, Department of History, Latina/o Studies Program, Office of Multicultural Affairs-College of Agricultural Sciences, Office of Diversity and Inclusion-College of Health and Human Development, Office of Inclusion and Diversity Engagement-College of Information Sciences and Technology, Office of Diversity and Inclusion-Bellisario College of Communications, Office of Multicultural Affairs-College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Student Engagement Programs, Sustainable Food Systems Program-Sustainability Institute, and UPAC! Your Student Activity Fee at Work!

Mexico Beyond Mariachi presents Sugar Skull! A Dia de Los Muertos Musical Adventure
Sunday, September 29, 2019
4:00 p.m.
Eisenhower Auditorium
Adult $21; University Park Student $15; 18 and Younger $21; for information visit https://cpa.psu.edu/events/sugar-skull
Sponsored by the Center for Performing Arts

Hispanic Heritage Month Closing Event: An Evening with Quiara Alegría Hudes
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
6:00 p.m.
Foster Auditorium
Quiara Alegría Hudes is an American playwright and 2012 Pulitzer Prize recipient for Drama
Sponsored by the Latina/o Studies Program.

 

Penn State encourages qualified persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Melissa Landrau Vega at mxl256@psu.edu, 814-865-1773 or Dr. Andrew Sandoval-Strausz at sandoval@psu.edu, 814-863-0106 in advance of your participation or visit.