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Latinx Scholarships

Here is a list of scholarships that are especially for Latinx students. This list is updated regularly so make sure to check back in!

Meet Our New AD

We are so excited to welcome Michelle Cadena as our new Assistant Director. Read her bio here!

La Conexion

First-year students can now sign up for La Conexion! Sign up before September 8th to get the most out of our mentoring program!

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Our office is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 AM to 5 PM. Come visit us in the LSC, room 225!

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Supporting the Latinx community at CSU.

Up Coming Event: Starting September 30th, join us

Who’s hungry? Come Join El Centro as we have our

Who’s hungry? Come Join El Centro as we have our Latinx/e lunch at Aspen Grille.
Come explore and enjoy different Latin America dishes.

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Slide 1: tan background with text that reads “Latinx/e lunch at Aspen Grille.
Tuesday, September 28 & Wednesday September 29
11:00am - 2:00pm
Explore and enjoy different Latin America dishes. Reservations recommended use QR code.”
QR code placed in upper right corner

Slide 2: tan background with text that reads “Menu, Appetizer: Argentinian Empanada or El Salvador Bean pupusa.
Entree: served with Colombian arepas with meat choices.
Dessert Peruvian Alfajores.

Join us in collaboration with @baacc_csu tomorrow

Join us in collaboration with @baacc_csu tomorrow between 5pm-6pm as we discuss the topic of code switching.

Join us in El Centro or Join us virtually! Link in Bio!

Join us for a hybrid engagement with poet Yesika S

Join us for a hybrid engagement with poet Yesika Salgado who writes about her family, her culture, her city, and her fat brown body. 💛
This event is open to all CSU and the greater community.
ASL interpreters will be available.
For question, email wgac@colostate.edu or elcentro_staff@mail.colostate.edu.

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Fat, Fly and Brown Poetry Workshop and Keynote with Yesika Salgado on September 28. Workshop at 4:30pm in LSC 328 or virtual. Keynote at 6pm in LSC Grey Rock Room or virtual. Follow link in bio to attend virtually.

We are very excited to start this week’s events

We are very excited to start this week’s events for National Latinx/e Heritage Month join us in the dialogue series Real Talk/ Pláticas cross-collaboration with @baacc_csu on the topic of Feeling enough in the community. It will be held at the LSC 335 and through Zoom.

Felices Fiestas Patrias Chile! This day is celebra

Felices Fiestas Patrias Chile! This day is celebrated to mark Chile's road to independence on September 18th, 1810 which would last eight years until full freedom was reached on February 12, 1818. Celebrations normally last a week full of dancing, food, music, and more. Let's celebrate with them!
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Slide one: light blue background with red, blue and gold confetti. In he top right and left corner are Chile flags. Top center text reads: "Felices Fiestas Patrias Chile!" Below text is mage of Chile flag. Below the flag reads, "September 18th".
Slide Two: light blue background with red, blue, and gold confetti. Top center text reads, "celebrating Chile's Independence day with their National Dance. The Cueca." Below the text is a cartoon image of dancers wearing a large-skirted dress and huaso (cowboy gear).

Poems and writings by Elizabeth Acevedo We’re s

Poems and writings by Elizabeth Acevedo
We’re so excited to host Elizabeth Acevedo as our Keynote Speaker for National LatinX/e Heritage Month in collaboration with B/ACC. Check out just some of her amazing literature, and don’t forget to come into El Centro or B/ACC to pick up a free copy of Elizabeth Acevedo’s: Clap When You Land, PoetX & With the Fire on High.

Commonly confused with Cinco de Mayo in the U.S.,

Commonly confused with Cinco de Mayo in the U.S., this holiday celebrates the moment when Father Hidalgo called for Mexico's independence from Spain in September 1810. In Mexico this day celebrates the insurgency, the possibility, and the hope of a new beginning. Let’s celebrate with them!

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Mustard yellow background with brown text and paint splatter on the lower half. The text reads, " Mexico's Independence Day September 16th" Underneath the text is an all brown image of Mexico. Towards the upper left and right of the text are hands holding Mexican flags. At the top there is green, white, and red "papel picado" which is a banner of flags chiseled with a patterns.

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