Hey friends and happy Friday! Hope your week was dandy and flew by! I promise weeks will fly faster than you know it.

As you know, September is full of events. It’s the first month of the semester and a majority of these events are geared towards getting involved on-campus. This month is also Latin Heritage Month from September 14th to October 15th. There are events hosted by Latin American Student Association (LASA), ALPFA and SHPE. 

September 14th was the kick-off of the month! There was a soccer game at the Cushing Field on North Campus, where burritos were given to about the first 250 people who came to the event. The finals were on the same field, too!

Yesterday, in University Dinning Commons at Fox Hall was Comida Latina. From 4:30 PM to 8 PM, the Dinning Commons served Spanish rice, chicken, paella, and Cuban sandwich with tres leche as desert. LASA, ALPFA and SHPE had tables set up in one of the glass rooms for anyone who wanted more information about their clubs. There was cultural music playing in the background and several games of dominoes were played. 

If you have some free time tonight on campus, come by Fox Hall! SHPE will be hosting the Domino Tournament on the first floor of Fox Common from 8 PM to 10 PM. If you know how to play dominoes, that’s great! If you don’t, you can come by and learn! There will be prizes!

This Thursday, September 25th from 8 PM to 10 PM, there will be Cafe con Leche (Coffee and Milk) at University Commons in Moloney Hall. Come for entertainment from students on campus, some cakes, coffee and hot chocolate! I will be co-hosting along with Abi Martinez, a current Orientation Leader from last summer! Hope to see you all there!

On Thursday, October 2nd, 2014, there will be a Latin Leadership Panel at University Crossing in Moloney Hall from 7 PM- 9 PM hosted by ALPHA. This panel will have several Latin leaders within the community. They work in corporate businesses throughout the area, where they are pro-staff within their companies. The panel will share their stories of being Latin, while sharing how they made it to where they are today.

If you are interested in joining any of these clubs, here’s some information below:

Latin American Student Association (LASA)
Meets every Wednesday at 5 PM at Fox Commons

ALPHA (Empowering Latino Leaders)
Biweekly meetings on Thursdays at 5 PM at Southwick Hall, room 240

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
Biweekly meetings on Tuesdays at 5 PM at Southwick Hall, room 240

Hope you all have a good weekend!

-T