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These are the past events from Spring 2025 to the Summer of 2024.

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  • January

    Saturday, January 11: Modern Language Association Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana

    • El Centro’s Director co-presents on multilingualism and the university, sponsored by MLA committee on K-16 Alliances, chaired by Dr. Christian Rubio of Bentley University

    January 15-18: 2025 Education Community of Practice Convening, UnidosUS /Avanzando at the University of Texas El Paso

    • El Centro’s director and Dr. Susannah Waldrop (Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Success) train for Avanzando Through College and Avanzando for Success programs

    Wednesday, January 22: Winter Blast

    • Stop by El Centro’s table from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in the CLC Ballroom

    February

    Wednesday, February 5: Nuevo Sur: The Wondrous Journey of a Latino Advocate in SC

    • Ivan Segura, Executive Director of Palmetto Luna Arts & Director of Multicultural Affairs for the SC Commission for Minority Affairs, 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m., in Room 117 in the CASB
      • This event will count for El Centro Public Scholars Program


    Wednesday, February 19: From Mexico to Arizona: Educational Trajectories of Transnational Students in Arizona Universities

    • Dr. Laura Dicochea, PhD Transborder Studies Arizona State University, 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. in Room 117 in the CASB
      • This event will count for El Centro Public Scholars Program

    March

    Wednesday, March 5: Give Yourself Permission to Dream as an Immigrant

    • Join us to hear from Ghisela Eljach, CEO, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of inSouth Magazine from 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. in Room 150 (BMW Classroom) at the George Dean Johnson College of Business and Economics (JCBE), 160 East St. John Street, Spartanburg, 29302. Día Internacional de la mujer. Co-sponsored with Prof. Brian Brady, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at JCBE.
      • This event will count for El Centro Public Scholars Program

    Wednesday, March 19: 10th Annual Translation & Interpreting Conference

    Saturday, March 22: Learn about El Centro @ USC Upstate’s Open House

    Monday, March 24: Building the Higher Education Pipeline in the Southeast for Hispanics and Latinos Summit

    • Russell House, USC, 1400 Greene St., Columbia, SC, 29208. Registration to be posted here.

    April

    Saturday, April 5: 37th Annual Carolina Association of Translators & Interpreters (CATI) Conference

    April 11-12: Southeastern Immigration Studies Association Annual Conference (SEISA)

    • Located at the College of Charleston and The Citadel
    • Proposals are due here by January 31, 2025 and registration will available here

    Tuesday, April 15: Sociology, Criminal Justice, and Women’s & Gender Studies Career Fair at USC Upstate

    • Stop by El Centro’s table from 11:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. in the CLC Ballroom

    Wednesday, April 23: Celebrating Graduating El Centro Public Scholars

    • Join us and Líderes Avanzando from 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. in the CLC Ballroom

     

    Other

    Avanzando Through College: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 pm, LIB 238 by RSVP

    • Jan. 23, Feb. 6 & 20, March 6, 20 & 28, April 3 & 23 at 2:00 p.m.
      • April 23 is open to the public

    Avanzando For Success: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 pm, LIB 238 by RSVP

    • Jan. 30, Feb. 13 & 27, March 20 & 28, April 3, 10 & 23 
      • April 23 is open to the public

  • August

    Download student-faculty co-authored El Centro Newsletters. Sign up here for monthly newsletters to be published during the first week of every month. Keep up by visiting El Centro’s linktr.ee. 

    September

    National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15-October 2024

    “Recognizing Your Voice: Embracing Your Experience,” Panel, Wednesday, September 18, 5-6:15pm, HEC Smith Boardroom (2086), refreshments served, counts for El Centro Public Scholars Program. Hispanic Heritage Month event and Open Classroom Speaker Series.

    Panelists: Lety Arnold, Marketing Professional, Class of 2015, Nora Curiel, Associate Director – Upstate Family Resource Center, Paula Garcia de la Vega, CEO Expolatina Business, President WEF SC, Yasmin Juarez Carrera, Teacher, Class of 2024, and Itzel Tello Lennon, Sales Support Specialist, Transales, Inc., Class of 2019.

    “Empowering Communities: A Latina’s View on Language Access,” Jeannette Houchens, President and Founder of HIT Services, Wednesday, September 25, 5-6:15pm. HEC Smith Boardroom (2086), refreshments served, counts for El Centro Public Scholars Program. Hispanic Heritage Month event and Open Classroom Speaker Series.

    International Translators Day, September 30, 2024

    October

    “Give Yourself Permission to Dream as an Immigrant,” by Ghisela Eljach, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of inSouth Magazine, CEO, Wednesday, October 2, 5-6:15pm. HEC Smith Boardroom (2086), refreshments served, counts for El Centro Public Scholars Program. Hispanic Heritage Month event and Open Classroom Speaker Series.

    Latina Equal Pay Day, October 3, 2024 

    CONECTA Business Expo 2024, El Centro’s Director is a Guest Seminar Speaker alongside Dr. Frank Rodriguez, serving Beaufort County School District and recently named the South Carolina 2025 Superintendent of the Year, Saturday, October 5, Bluffton, SC.

    El Centro Tabling @ SCW Career Fair, Tuesday, October 8, 11:00 AM-1:00 PM, CLC Ballroom.

    National Voter Education Week, October 7-11, 2024

    Indigenous Peoples’ Day / Día de la Raza, October 14, 2024 

    “Feminist Perspectives from Spain and Latin America,” by Dr. Begoña Caballero-García, Professor at Wofford College, Wednesday, October 30, 5-6:15pm, HEC Smith Boardroom (2086), refreshments served, counts for El Centro Public Scholars Program. Hispanic Heritage Month event and Open Classroom Speaker Series.

    November

    Talk on “Education & the Youth,” by Hope Blackley, CEO and Governmental Liaison for South Carolina State University, Wednesday, November 13, 5-6:15pm, HEC Smith Boardroom (2086), refreshments served, counts for El Centro Public Scholars Program. Open Classroom Speaker Series.

    Talk on “A Survey of Latino Contributions in the US,” by José Pereira González, Bilingual Outreach at the Spartanburg Library, Thursday, November 14, 3:30-4:30pm, Humanities & Performing Arts Center (HPAC) Room 120, counts for El Centro Public Scholars Program. RSPV or questions, contact Tracy Stapleton, Adjunct Instructor of Spanish: TS84@uscupstate.edu.

    Roundtable on “The Data Landscape of Public Humanities,” National Humanities Conference, Providence RI, November 16, 3:20 pm-4:15 pm, co-presenters, Roopika Risam (Dartmouth), Matt Farley (Campus Compact), Jim McGrath (Salem State U), Katherine Stevens (Mass Humanities Council), Scott Wands (Connecticut Humanities), and El Centro’s Director.

    Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, November 19, 2024 

    December

    “Celebrating Graduating El Centro Public Scholars,” the Honorable Sarai Melendez (City of Walhalla) and Gabrielle Drake (assistant chair), Wednesday, December 4, 5-6:15pm, HEC Smith Boardroom (2086), refreshments served, counts for El Centro Public Scholars Program.

    Other

    • Las Profesoras y Tú, Facebook Live Sessions demystifying the college experience for Spanish-speaking families, monthly dates and topics TBD and posted here.
      • Avanzando Through College, 5:30-7:30 pm, LIB 238 by Cohort Invitation, Sept. 19, Oct. 3 & 24, Nov. 7 & 21 (See Dec. 4 event above as it is open to the public).
    • The Alicante, Spain Summer 2025 Program is open! Visit the Alicante faculty led study abroad page for more information.

  • January

    • El Centro Hub is open, Humanities and Performing Arts Center (HPAC 227). Students in any major and from all cultures, ask us about El Centro Public Scholars Program. Get credit for attending events, volunteering, presenting & publishing with El Centro Scholar Commons, and get recognized at graduation!
    • Call for Proposals due by Jan. 31 here. Southeastern Immigration Studies Association Annual Conference (SEISA), April 19-20, 2024, Wofford College. Theme: “Movement, Disruptions & Opportunities: Stories of Migration.” Register here.

    February

    • 2024 Education Community of Practice Convening, UnidosUS /Avanzando, February 4-5, 2024, Arizona State University.
    • El Centro Advisory Council Meeting, Monday, February 12, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm, Zoom.
    • Global Feminism Panel, Monday, February 19, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm, Rutland Institute for Ethics, Clemson University.

    March

    • Las Profesoras y Tú, Facebook Live Sessions demystifying the college experience for Spanish-speaking families from Charleston to the Upstate. Topic on Valuing the Public Humanities in all majors. March 1, 3 p.m., link to be posted here
    • GSA Women of Influence, El Centro’s director is one of the honorees. March 13, 11:30 a.m., Hyatt Regency Greenville. Purchase tickets here.
    • Uplifting Your Story with Cassie Tanks (Northeastern U) & Jasmin Elizalde (LASO President), Interactive, Hands-On Digital Public Humanities Black Paris & El Centro Public Scholars Workshop, Thursday, March 14, 5:30-6:45 p.m., Campus Life Center (CLC) Ballroom.
    • Second Annual Anderson School District One, Your Future is Bright Fest, A Day Devoted to Shine a Light on Our Multilingual Students’ Future, Saturday, March 16, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Palmetto Middle School Gym, 140 Middle School Rd, Williamston, SC, 29697
    • Check out El Centro @ USC Upstate Career Fair, March 19, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. CLC Ballroom.
    • El Centro engages families at Fairforest Elementary School’s STEAM night, March 19, 5-6:30 p.m.
    • El Centro engages high school students at the World Cultures Day, March 22, URC.
    • Sharing our Stories as Women of Color Full Professors, (Drs. Carmen V. Harris, Esther Liu Godfrey and Araceli Hernández-Laroche), Moderator: Gabrielle Drake, LLC Assistant Chair, World Language Coordinator, Women’s History Month, March 26, 12:30-1:30 PM, Location HEC 2023. Light Refreshments served.
    • Columbia College Voter Registration Ed Panel, Multicultural Affairs & Community Resources, March 26, 6-7:30 p.m.
    • 9th Annual Translation & Interpreting Conference, Wednesday, March 27, 3-4:15 p.m. This is a hybrid event. Attend in-person at the Campus Life Center (CLC) Ballroom. Join virtually here.

    April

    • McMahon Lecture on El Centro & Importance of Languages at Awards Ceremony, April 3-4, East Carolina University, NC.
    • El Centro’s Tentacularity: Extending the Importance of Language Learning Beyond the Boundaries of the Language Program, April 11, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Vista Higher Learning Webinar. Register for the webinar here.
    • CUMU panel for the Swarthmore College Annual Engaged Scholarship Symposium, April 17, 12-1:30 p.m. EST (Virtual) “Making our Work Public.” Storytelling, Celebrating and Elevating Our Campus and Community Partners Through South Carolina Centro Latino. Presenters: Araceli Hernández-Laroche & Maria Francisco-Montesó with El Centro Marketing Student Interns, Danna Lopez, Zaray Lopez, and Dalexander Zegarra
    • (Story) Mapping El Sur Latinx with Dr. Tim Monreal, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, April 18, 5-6:15 p.m., HPAC 234.
    • Southeastern Immigration Studies Association Annual Conference (SEISA), April 19-20, 2024, Wofford College. Theme: “Movement, Disruptions & Opportunities: Stories of Migration.” Register here.
    • El Centro engages new families at Admitted Students Day, April 26, 9-10 a.m., G.B. Hodge Center.
    • El Centro engages the business community at Power Up Spartanburg’s 1-Year Celebration, April 29, 5-7 p.m., Fr8 Yard, Downtown Spartanburg.

    Other

    • Las Profesoras y Tú, Facebook Live Sessions demystifying the college experience for Spanish-speaking families, monthly dates and topics TBD and posted here.
    • Avanzando Through College, 5:30-7:30 pm, LIB 238 by RSVP, Jan. 25, Feb. 8 & 22, March 14 & 28, April 11 (See March 14 event above as it is open to the public).

  • June and July

    • Alicante, Spain Study Abroad, June 1-29, 2024
    • Certificate Course on Professional Spanish Interpreting in Schools Settings, July 2024
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