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| Title | Date & Time | Location | Description | Additional Info | Sponsor |
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| Latino Music Month Kickoff ''The Sound is Brown'' | May 1, 2008 6:00 PM-8:00 PM | Gibson Guitar Showroom (Penn Field), 3100 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX | Celebrate the release of the new 20-song Austin Latino Music Compilation CD, Austin Music Mezcla. Enjoy live music performances by Vallejo and Joel Guzman and Sarah Fox Please RSVP to rreyes@austintexas.org | The Center for Mexican American Studies, College of Liberal Arts | |
| 2008 Leadership Symposium ''Diversity and Leadership: Bridging Action With Passion'' | May 6, 2008 8:30 AM-2:00 PM | Texas Union, Various Rooms | The 2008 Leadership Symposium is hosted by the Hispanic Faculty/Staff Association of The University of Texas at Austin. Keynote speakers scheduled for the event include Beverly Kearney, Head Coach, University of Texas Women's Track and Field Team and Art Acevedo, Chief, Austin Police Department. The 2008 Leadership Symposium will include two concurrent sessions, a breakfast and luncheon. For more information, contact Luis Guevara at 475-6769 or by email at lvg@mail.utexas.edu. | Website for 2008 Leadership Symposium | The Hispanic Faculty/Staff Association, the Office of the President, the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, the College of Education, the College of Communication, the Cockrell School of Engineering, the School of Architecture, the Center for Mexican American Studies, the Center for Women's and Gender Studies, UTemps/Human Resource Services, and the University Federal Credit Union. |
| 2008 ¡Te Aventaste! Awards Reception | May 14, 2008 4:00 PM-6:00 PM | Campus Club, Bar Area (corner of Guadalupe and W. 25th St.) | Join CMAS staff, faculty, and students as we recognize our individual and collective accomplishments during the 2007-2008 academic year. | The Center for Mexican American Studies, College of Liberal Arts | |
| CMAS Graduation Ceremony | May 17, 2008 3:00 PM | University Teaching Center (UTC), 2.112A | The Twelfth Annual CMAS Graduation Ceremony will feature Teresa Palomo Acosta (Ethnic Studies, Cum Laude, Class of 1974, The University of Texas at Austin). The ceremony will begin at 3:00 p.m. in the Undergraduate Teaching Center (UTC), 2.112A. A reception will follow at 4:30 p.m. in the Breezeway outside of UTC 2.112A. Music will be provided by Grupo Chinampa. | The Center for Mexican American Studies, College of Liberal Arts |