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SIGMA DELTA PI AND CROSS-CULTURAL CENTER CELEBRATE SPANISH DAY & EL GRITO

Sigma Delta Pi and the Cross-Cultural Academic Advancement Center will kick off Spanish Heritage Month celebrations with Spanish Day and El Grito on September 15.

SPANISH DAY CELEBRATION
Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, will celebrate Spanish Day on September 15 with a forum from 5:00 to 6:30 pm in 001 Education. The theme of the forum is ¨Widening Perspectives: Spanish in Contemporary Societies." The invited panelists will include Dr. Franco Parisi, visiting international scholar and former presidential candidate of Chile, and Drs. Idoia Elola and Diego Pascual y Cabo of the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures. The forum will be followed by a reception which will feature food from across the Spanish-speaking world. For more information about this event, please contact the President, Spencer L. Key (spencer.key@ttu.edu) or the advisor, Dr. Comfort Pratt (c.pratt@ttu.edu). For this event and future event notifications, visit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TTUSigma/?fref=ts 

EL GRITO CELEBRATION
The Cross-Cultural Academic Advancement Center will Celebrate Mexico’s Independence from Spain on September 15. The event will feature many presentations that explore the culture and history of Mexican culture. Individuals are encouraged to wear verde, blanco y rojo and when the clock strikes 11pm, we will shout with excitement "Viva Mexico!" El Grito, or “the Cry”, represents one of the most iconic Mexican civic celebrations. It recalls the moment in which father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a parish priest in the village of Dolores rang the bell of the parish on the morning of September 16th, 1810 and called Mexicans to rise against the Spanish crown and fight for Independence. For more information, or if you wish to participate, send an email to crosscultural@ttu.edu or call 742-8681. Join the event page for updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/1444540185827949/ #TTUElGrito


Posted:
9/12/2014

Originator:
Comfort Pratt

Email:
c.pratt@ttu.edu

Department:
EDUC Curriculum and Instruction Gen


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