Events
Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from September 15th through October 15th by celebrating
the histories, cultures, and contributions of the Hispanic and Latinx communities
whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, as well as Central and South
America.
The mission of Hispanic Heritage Month is to provide students with the opportunity to experience and become immersed within the Hispanic and Latinx culture through various points of reference that will enhance their education, social, and ability to become mature global citizens.
Latinx is an inclusive term to encompass all genders represented in the Latin community in addition to individuals who identify as Latina/Latino.
2022 Event Calendar
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH KICK-OFF AT BULL MARKET
The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA), Tampa campus and Bull Market
September 14| 9:00am-2:00pm| MSC Plaza
Come and celebrate Latinx/Hispanic Heritage at Bull Market with Latinx student organizations tabling, music, performances, win some swag and help judge the poster contest!
Target Audience: Students, Staff & Faculty
TOUCH OF MEXICO
MASA- Mexican Student Association
September 14| 7:00-11:00pm | MSC Ballrooms
Join us to celebrate Mexico's Indepedence Day! There will be free food, performances, special guests and more!
CAFE CON LASA
LASA- Latin American Student Association, USF Sarasota-Manatee campus
September 15| 10:00am-12:00pm| Student Commons, Sarasota-Manatee campus
Come have some coffee & snacks with the LASA board and learn about our future events and open positions!
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH KICK-OFF LUNCH & EXPO
The Office of Multicultural Affairs, Tampa campus
September 15| 11:30am-2:30pm| MSC 2708/2709| RSVP here
This Kick-off Lunch & Expo pertains to highlight and provide remarks on the accomplishments that the USF Latinx community has achieved throughout the years. It offers an opportunity to remember, celebrate, collaborate, and provide insights on the work that has been done across the USF campuses. This celebration also offers an opportunity to remember our histories and heritages and keep moving forward in the path of the things that we will need to achieve for the betterment of our USF community as well. Entertainment and food will be provided!
Target Audience: Staff, Faculty & Students
LATIN DANCE SOCIAL
Latin Dance Club
September 15| 9:00-11:30pm| MSC 2708
Join us for a night of latin dancing as we celebrate HHM!
GAME NIGHT!
LASA- Latin American Student Association, Tampa campus
September 15| 8:00-10:30pm| MSC 3707
Come join us for a fun game night and karaoke! We'll have fun games and food! See you there!
HHM LADIES NIGHT- MEET ME AT THE BAR
Center for Student Well-Being, OMA, Dining, RecWell & MarCOM
September 19 & October 4| 7:30-9:30pm| The WELL
Grab your friends and join us for a Ladies Night with private access to the WELL, USF’s new fitness center. Experience the benefits of strength training and learn about body positivity in a fun, open, and comfortable setting. Certified female personal trainers will be there answer questions as they guide you through exercises to build strength and help you feel your best. Make sure to bring your ID!
Target Audience: Students
CELEBRACION CULTURAL- CULTURAL CELEBRATION
College of Nursing & Shared Student Services
September 20| 11:00am-2:00pm| USF Health - The WELL Courtyard
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to a Hispanic and Latinx cultural celebration. Come enjoy music, dancing, and food trucks, and compete against peers and colleagues in a friendly game of Dominoes! Learn about Hispanic and Latinx heritage and traditions and celebrate the many cultures present at USF. Attendees will have an opportunity to enter into a prize drawing. This is a pre-approved event for students pursuing the Global Citizen Award.
Target Audience: Students, Faculty, & Staff
WELCOME BACK COLSA!
Columbian Student Association
September 20| 7:00-8:00pm| MSC 2708
Join COLSA to celebrate the organization coming back and celebrating HHM!
WHAT'S THE TEA?: HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH KICKOFF
The Office of Multicultural Affairs, St. Petersburg campus
September 21 | 3:30-4:30pm | SLC 1400 | St. Petersburg campus
Please join OMA at the St. Petersburg campus to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!
Open to all!
DE MUJER A MUJER- CERRANDO CIRCULOS/ FROM WOMEN TO WOMEN- CLOSING CIRCLES
The Office of Multicultural Affairs, Tampa campus, USF Health, & USF Counseling Center
September 21| 11:15am-12:30pm| The WELL
Healing past trauma, circle talking and conversations on releasing barriers. We will have in-person guided conversations with a counselor to talk about the structual and systemic issues that women embody. Then there will be a Yoga instructor to practice yoga and mindfulness.
Open to all women.
NOCHE DE BAILE
LASA- Latin American Student Assocation- USF Tampa campus, DASA- Dominican American Student Association, and Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc.
September 21| 8:45-11:00pm| MSC 3707
Come join a night of culture as we take you worldwide and celebrate Latino heritage through dancing, eating, and more! Don't miss out to learn some dancing lessons from our dancing coaches!!
ALIANZA LATINA FACULTY & STAFF ASSOCIATION (ALFSA)
General Body Meeting
September 22| 12:00 pm| MS Teams Link
Join us as we discuss our recent progress and next steps. This meeting is open to all USF Latinx/a/o, Latin American, or Hispanic identified faculty & staff and allies interested in supporting and being champions for this community. For membership inquiries, contact Laura Ferraz at alianza-latina@usf.edu.
QTPOC & COFFEE: HHM EDITION
The Office of Multicultural Affairs, Tampa campus
September 22 | 5–6pm | MSC 3300 | Tampa campus
Come have coffee and snacks while chatting with peers about various topics that surround Latinx and queer topics.
QTPOC & Coffee is a series hosted by the Office of Multicultural Affairs that seeks
to address intersectionality through casual dialogue, particularly the intersections
of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation. QTPOC stands for Queer or Trans
People of Color.
Click here to register on Bullsconnect!
CENTRE GALLERY HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH EXHIBIT OPENING
Center for Student Involvement & the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Tampa campus
RESCHEDULED to October 3| 7:00-9:00pm| MSC Centre Gallery
Come join us to see the opening of the HHM exhibit featuring art work by USF students! Light refreshments to be served and open to all!
PATIO TUESDAY: "PARA LA CULTURA: FOR THE CULTURE"
Center for Student Involvement
TBA| 2:00-4:00pm| MSC Amphitheatre
Join us to celebrate Hispanic Heritage with activities, information materials, and crafts! Open to all!
LA EXHIBICION DE SALUD
College of Nursing & Shared Student Services
September 28| 12:00-1:00pm| USF Health Rotunda
La Exhibición de Salud will showcase organizations that are focused on supporting the voice of the Hispanic & Latinx community & the provision of culturally sensitive healthcare. Participants will have an increased awareness of health issues faced by the community and language access strategies to improve patient/provider communications. Light refreshments are available to the first 50 attendees & an opportunity to enter into a prize drawing. This is a pre-approved event for students pursuing the Global Citizen Award.
Target Audience: Students, Faculty & Staff
PROUD TO BE THE FIRST- YEHIMI CAMBRON CONVERSATIONS & WORKSHOP
The Office of Multicultural Affairs, Tampa campus and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
RESCHEDULED to October 7| 6:00-8:00pm| MSC 4200, Chambers| RSVP here to Bullsconnect
This Proud to be the First is a conversation about "Elevating the stories of immigrants and celebrating their huminity" by Yehimi Cambron who is a DACAmented artist, activist, and public speaker born in Michoacan, Mexico and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She will share her journey, her art, activism and will guide the attendees into creating their own monarch butterfly.
Target Audience: Students, Staff & Faculty
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH WITH GUEST SPEAKER: MIGUEL SIERRA
The Office of Multicultural Affairs, Tampa campus and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
October 4| 6:00-8:00pm| MSC 2708| RSVP here to Bullsconnect
"It's Ok to Get Help", conversations about mental health with suicide survivor Miguel Sierra. Learn about suicide prevention, reasons, signs, triggers, and how can we intervene in suicidal situations. Miguel is a suicide prevention specialist with the U.S. Army and is also a veteran. Miguel is an Afro-Latinx male with roots from the Dominican Republic and has been dedicating the last few years on educating Black and Brown men on mental health resources by creating spaces for dialogue and community.
LATIN EMPOWERMENT PANEL
Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc. and the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Tampa campus
October 5| 7:00-9:00pm| MSC Oval Theater
This panel will be moderated by the National Founding Father of Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Incorporated, Agustin “Gus” Garcia and consist of notable latinx leaders throughout the Tampa Bay community. Together this panel will present a powerful discussion on Latinx Empowerment and Unity with an emphasis on maintaining one’s cultural diversity while succeeding. Immediately following this discussion will be a networking event for the attendees to get to know the panelists.
USF HISPANIC HERITAGE CELEBRATION AWARDS BREAKFAST
USF Status of Latinos (SoL) and the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Tampa campus
October 6 | 9:00- 11:00am | MSC Ballrooms| RSVP here to BullsConnect
Each year, the USF Status of Latinos (SoL) Committee recognizes USF students, faculty, staff and community leaders who are contributing to the Latinx community through academic research and/or community service. The SoL Scholarship recipients and the Hispanic Heritage Poster winner will also be recognized. Open to all!
POETRY WORKSHOP & LUNCH WITH GUEST SPEAKER: MELANIA LUISA MARTE
The Office of Multicultural Affairs, Tampa campus and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
October 6| 12:00-1:30pm| MSC 3707| RSVP here in BullsConnect
Come join us for a free lunch and interactive poetry experience with renown speaker, Melania Luisa Marte. She will be sharing the intersectionality between being a Latinx Dominican woman and a BIPOC writer from New York City.
Then from 6:00-8:00pm| MSC 3707| RSVP here
Students who attended the lucn session will be able to share their poetry at this session while learning more from Melania.
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS- OUR EVOLVING IDENTITIES: LATINIDAD
The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion & the Institute for the Study of Latin America and the Caribbean
October 11| 12:00-1:00pm| MS Teams, Register at bit.ly/dei-community-convos
This latest event in the series offers a dialogue on this complex self-concept, as we continue to honor Hispanic Heritage and Excellence. Join us for a deep delve into the ever-changing faces of the Latino/a/x/e, Hispanic, and Afro-Latino/a/x/e community; it is diverse, dynamic, and multifaceted. This generation of Latinos, for example, is pushing back against gender binaries. Moreover, a significant percentage of the Latino community is Afro-Latino, despite the lack of representation of that community in Spanish-language media. All of this signifies a need for more conversation in our ONEUSF community. Conversation facilitated by faculty from ISLAC Dr. Beatriz Padilla, Roberto Jiménez-Arroyo, and ODEI, Clara Buie. If you have not registered, please use the following link to register for this and upcoming Community Conversations!
O PRESIDENTE NEGRO- A PRESENTATION BY DR. CHRISTIAN ELGUERA
Department of World Languages & the Institute for the Study of Latin America and the Caribbean
October 11| 2:00pm| IBL Conference Room, FAO Building, Tampa campus
Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish at St. Mary's University of San Antonio, Recipent of the Latin American Science Fiction Travel Grant. A special introduction by Tomaro Taylor, Director of USF Libraries Special Collections.
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH LECTURE WITH ELIAS TORRES
USF Foundation
October 13| 2:00pm| Bellini Center for Talent Development, TVB 207, Tampa campus
"Everything starts with a conversation." You are invited to a conversation with Elias Torres, CTO & Co-founder of Drift. Elias Torres, '98, USF alumnus an co-founder of the billion-dollar company, Drift, will join us to share his inspiring story. At 17, he arrived in Nicaragua. Speaking no English and working two jobs as a high school student, Elias was lifed up by the Latino Scholarship Program. From overcoming adversity, to navigating the tech industry, Elias is a shining example of how Bulls can shape he world. Open to all!
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A LATINA/O/E STUDENT IN PUBLIC HEALTH?- LIVE IG EVENT
COPH- College of Public Health & Salud Latina
October 13| 7:00pm| Salud Latina USF Instagram
Join the Salud Latina USF team as we meet with students to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and discuss what it means to be a Latina/o/e student in public health and related fields. Open to all!
NOCHE LATINA
LASA- Latin American Student Association, Boriqua Student Association, UndocUnited, Mexican Student Association and Lambda Theta Phi, Latin Fraternity Inc. at the Tampa campus
October 26| 7:00-11:00pm| MSC Ballrooms
Join the annual Noche Latina with several other Latinx student orgs for a night of performances, music, food and select the this year's Mr. and Ms. Latinx.
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH - UNIVERSITY LECTURE SERIES (ULS) SPEAKER:
Jai Rodriguez
Center for Student Involvement
Rescheduled to November 3| 8:00-9:00pm| MSC Oval Theater
Come join us to hear from the selected speaker stories from their heritage as we celebrate HHM Month! Speaker details to be released soon! Open to all!
FUTURE LATINX LEADERS NETWORKING
Latino Scholars Association and the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Tampa campus
Rescheduled to November 9| 5:30-8:00pm| Traditions Hall
This Networking event aims to connect students, staff and faculty with the different USF community partners, Alumni, the Alumni Foundation and various resources to keep growing in friendship and partnership. The idea is that students meet professionals in the different fields, have a conversation, speed network and exchange professional cards and LinkedIn information.
THE CUBAN SANDWICH: A HISTORY IN LAYERS
USF Libraries, College of Education, & the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Tampa campus
Rescheduled to November 14 | 6:00-7:30pm | TECO Hall | RSVP here
YOU ARE INVITED! Come celebrate Latinx Heritage with the USF Libraries, College of Education Faculty and OMA! This in-person event will be a live discussion led by USF Libraries' Andy Huse, College of Education Professor Dr. Bárbara Cruz, and VP of Marketing, Columbia Restaurant Group Jeff Houck, authors of "The Cuban Sandwich, A History in Layers" (cubansandwichbook.com). The event is free to join and open to everyone. Event participants have the chance to win a FREE copy of the book. Join us to learn the secrets behind the Cuban sandwich and its history and impact on Tampa Bay.
Target Audience: Staff, Faculty & Students
Want to know more about Hispanic Heritage Month? Contact our Assistant Director, Johanna Heule at jheule@usf.edu
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