MN Latinos in Higher Education

Registration -

Pick up name badge and Summit materials

Welcome by Louis Mendoza, Ph.D., President, MNLHE
Introduction of Dr. Cervantes

Welcome by Cecilia Cervantes, Ph.D.
President, Hennepin Technical College
Introduction of Ms. Bruggeman

Keynote speaker:

Elia Bruggeman
Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Education

Social networking reception

Say hello to friends from colleges and universities throughout Minnesota while enjoying a light refreshment

Registration and Continental Breakfast –

Pick up name badge and Summit materials while greeting your friends; enjoy a cup of coffee and check out the Voices for Justice exhibit on 200 years of Latino Journalism

4th floor
Reception area, Walter Library

Welcome from Louis Mendoza, MNLHE President

 Morning Breakout Sessions

a)   U. Select and credit transfer in higher education

Presenters: Rodrigo Vega, Eduardo Gutierez; Metro State University

b)   Embracing our Queer Herman@s

Presenters: Cynthia Morquecho, Jorge Martinez, & Veronica Mora; M.E.Ch.A. de St. Cloud State University

 c)   Latino Recruitment and Success - Strategies that work 

Presenters: Ricardo Gonzalez, College Readiness Interim Director, Hennepin Technical College, Juan Vazquez, Marketing consultant

Walter 40X (Aud)

Walter 40X

Walter 40X

Break

Plenary panel:  Latino Educational Challenges

• Jennifer Godinez  Assoc. Director, Minnesota  Minority Education Partnership, Inc.

• Norma Garces, Executive Director, El Colegio

• Heidi Barajas, Assoc. Dean, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota

Lunch

Informal discussion and video sharing: Utilizing Digital Storytelling and New Media for Community Empowerment

Walter Library 4th Floor Reception area

Plenary panel:  40 years of Chican@-Latin@ Studies in Minnesota -New Directions , New Challenges

Margaret Villanueva -- St Cloud State, Moderator

Aureliano DeSoto -- Metro State --"What is the 'Chicana/o' in Chicana/o Studies?: New Challenges and Transformations in Chicana/o Studies"

Reina Rodriguez -- UMTC-- "Asserting Chicana feminist voices across interdisciplinary lines"

Miguel Chavez -- St. Cloud State-- "An Approach to Claim Space, Empower, and Mobilize the Chicano/Latino Community: Tucson’s Ethnic Studies Movement for Chicano/Latino Education in Minnesota"

Juventino Meza -- Augsburg College-- "The work of Navigate"

Break

Afternoon Breakout Sessions

a) "I Will Join them in Their Hunger Strike": Chicana and Chicano Studies at St. Cloud State University.

Presenters: Estrellita Neubauer, SCSU Student Activist;  Jorge V. "Goky" Martinez, SCSU Student Activist; Veronica Mora, SCSU Student Activist.

b) Latino Workers in Higher Education

Presenters: Josephine Books -  Faculty, Inver Hills Community College; Manuel Barrera - Associate Professor,  Metropolitan State University; Maria Luisa Eiffler – Faculty, Minneapolis Community and Technical College

c) Háganme un Campito! Teorizando Con mi Comunidad: Estudiantes MeXicanos Engaging with "Home" as a Means for Academic Survival

Presenters:Idalia Robles De León, student, university staff and community member, University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Daniel Topete, American Studies, University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Reina C. Rodríguez, GWSS, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Walter 40X (Aud)

Walter 40X

Walter 40X

Network Elections and Summit Close