MTU Celebrates Latino Week with
Luncheon Talks on Latin Countries and Cultures
HOUGHTON--Come learn about
the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Argentina, Brazil and "Música
Latina"--Latin music, as Michigan Technological University celebrates
Latino Week with five lunch 'n' learns set for noon April 15-19. MTU students from a variety
of South and Central American nations will talk about their homelands,
and Ciro Sandoval, an associate professor of humanities, will give an
introduction to Latin music. All the lunch 'n' learns will be held in
Room U113 of the Minerals and Materials Engineering Building, unless otherwise
noted. Everyone is welcome. BYO lunch;
authentic Latin American desserts will be provided free to all guests. The events are organized by
Nosotros: the Hispanic Student Organization and MTU's chapter of the Society
of Hispanic Professional Engineers. On Monday, April 15, the talk
will be "From the Origins of Merengue Music: Dominican Republic."
Tuesday's lunch 'n' learn, "Diverse Worlds in One Small Place: Ecuador,"
will be held in Room U115 of the Minerals and Materials Engineering Building. "On the South Edge of
the American Continent: Argentina" is set for Wednesday. Thursday's
lunch 'n' learn will be "A Taste of Latin Music," with Sandoval. The Latino Week lunch 'n' learn
series concludes on Friday with "Bedazzled by Brazil." The lunch 'n' learn series
is supported by Ford, General Motors, Dow Chemical, the Presidential Commission
on Diversity, and Outreach and Multiethnic Programs, a division of Educational
Opportunity. For more information, please call 487-2920 or email shenkel@mtu.edu. 4/9/02--MTN028
