Here you will find a complete list of all ISU-sponsored events for Hispanic Heritage Month.

Bienvenidos (Welcome)
Saturday, Sept. 24 1:00-5:00pm
People’s Park (Corner of University & Beaufort St)

Argentinian Music Group, Los Pinguos
Sunday, Sept. 25 @ 3:00pm
ISU Brown Ballroom, Bone Student Center

Community Panel: Nuestra Comunidad
Tuesday, Sept. 27 @ 6:00pm
Jaime Escalante Room, Hewett-Manchester Halls
(Corner of Fell & Mulberry St)

Conversando Entre Nosotros: LALS Brown Bag Series
Friday, Oct. 14 @ Noon
Schroeder Hall, Room 115

Latino Cultural Dinner with America Ferrera and Chuchito Valdes
Monday, Oct. 3 @ 6:00pm
Bone Student Center, Ballroom

Art Exhibition: Josue Pellot and Hector Arce-Espasas
Aug. 16-Oct. 23
University Galleries, Galleries 2.5 and 3

Artist Lecture: A Conversation with Josue Pellot
Monday, Oct. 10 @ Noon
University Galleries

Film Screening: I Am the Queen (2010)
Tuesday, Oct. 11 @ 7:00pm
Normal Theater in Uptown Normal

Please see below for a listing of all Illinois Wesleyan University sponsored events during Hispanic Heritage Month. All events are FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC.

Javier Mendoza Concert
Friday, Sept. 23 @  8:00pm
Young Main Lounge (IWU Memorial Center, 104 E. University St,
Bloomington, IL)
Co-sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and the
Spanish & Latin Student Assoc.

El Baile (The Dance)
Saturday, Oct. 1 @ 7:00pm
Young Main Lounge (IWU Memorial Center, 104 E. University St,
Bloomington, IL)
Sponsored by the Spanish & Latin Student Assoc.

From Aztecs to Chicanos to Hispanics to Latinos: What is in a name?
Thursday, Oct. 6 @ 7:00pm
Davidson Room (IWU Memorial Center, 104 E. University St, Bloomington, IL)
Featured speaker: Angel Loredo, cultural activist
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs

“Governor Quinn has signed a bill into law that will benefit illegal immigrants looking for college funding. Quinn signed the Illinois DREAM Act, which creates a panel that will help raise private money for college scholarships…”

For the entire article: http://wjbc.com/quinn-signs-illinois-dream-act/

Ice Cream Social
&
Open House

1520 E College Ave Ste E
Sunday, August 14, 2011
1:30-3:30pm

Come meet the new State Farm Agent in town!
¡Se Habla Español!

The measure, which passed the House 61-53, would create a fund established through private donations and managed by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to provide financial assistance to undocumented students in Illinois. The bill would also allow families of the students to participate in the state’s two college tuition savings programs.

Click here for complete article: Lawmakers send Illinois Dream Act bill to Quinn

Over the past decade, just 150 Latino employees have been added to the  state workforce, according to analysis released in Springfield today by the Latino Policy Forum and the Illinois Association for Hispanic State Employees (IAHSE). More than 14 percent of labor force in Illinois, Latinos were only 4.7 percent of the state government workforce in 2010, with just over 2,000 state employees.

“To achieve parity, nearly 4,300 Latinos would need to be hired at the state level. But in these lean economic times, such parity will be difficult to achieve,” said Martha Lopez, president of IAHSE. “However, despite state belt-tightening, Illinois did hire or promote more than 2,600 times last year – and less than 200 of those positions were filled by Latinos. We must ensure that Latinos are aware of and being considered for these openings.”

Employment disparities are particularly troubling given that Latinos accounted for more than 100 percent of the population growth in Illinois over the last decade. The nearly 500,000 more Latinos in Illinois compensated for White and African American population
declines. Overall, Illinois grew by just over 411,000 people.

For the complete press release, click here.

The presentation will be followed by an 8:15 p.m. Meet-and-Greet. The event is free and open to the public. Prior to the public lecture, Olmos will be available for a Q&A in Milner Library at 3 p.m.

As part of the State Farm es Para Mí program, State Farm provides various educational resources to support Hispanic communities.

The new Latino student scholarship guide is only available online right now.

Please take advantage for those of you who may know a student or the family of a student who can benefit from this information.

Deadline is March 15 2011.

Click here for American Dream Scholarship Flyer and Application.