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HISPANIC COMMUNITY CELEBRACION:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Western Connecticut State University<\/a>\u00a0will celebrate its recent\u00a0designation<\/a> as a Hispanic-Serving Institution with an afternoon of events that pay tribute to the heritage of the community the university serves from 3:30 to 6 p.m.<\/span> The festivities will take place at the Berkshire Hall lobby and patio on the university\u2019s Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury, and will be free and open to the public. The first 150 attendees will receive an HSI T-shirt and everyone who attends will be entered in a raffle for some WCSU Swag.<\/p>\n

RSVP at https:\/\/wcsutickets.regfox.com\/wcsu-hsi-designation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Planned events include:<\/p>\n

3:30 p.m. \u2013 Welcome by WCSU Pre-Collegiate & Access Programs Associate Director Jessica Coronel, and Gabriela Perez, a graduating senior majoring in Anthropology\/Sociology and Psychology with a minor in Multicultural Studies. Perez\u2019s senior thesis for the Anthropology\/Sociology major is an ethnographic study focusing on what makes a quality HSI. She is interviewing students and faculty, and will be summarizing her findings and personal experiences of the difference that intentional HSI planning and development can make in the lives of Hispanic students.<\/p>\n

3:45 p.m. \u2013 Celebration of Puerto Rican faculty, staff, students and community members with a performance by\u00a0Brass City Bomba<\/a><\/p>\n

4:15 p.m. \u2013 Celebration of Brazilian faculty, staff, students and community members with a performance by Ben\u00e7\u00e3o Capoeira<\/a><\/p>\n

4:30 p.m. \u2013 Lobo Awards Ceremony, presented by WCSU Interim President Manohar Singh and Chair of the Department of Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology Dr. Carina Bandhauer. Recipients are: Lobo Leadership Award \u2013\u00a0\u00a0 Danbury Mayor Roberto Alves; Lobo Student Award \u2013 Najely A. Clavijo; Lobo Faculty\/Staff Award \u2013 WCSU Director of Financial Aid & Student Employment Melissa Stephens; Lobo Alumni Awards \u2013 Carolina Bortolleto and Camila Bortolleto<\/p>\n

5:10 p.m. \u2013 Celebration of Mexican faculty, staff, students and community members with a performance by Trio Los P\u00e1jaros<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Mariachi Music<\/p>\n

5:45 p.m. \u2013 Celebration of Ecuadorian faculty, staff, students and community members with a performance by dancers from the\u00a0Ecuadorian Civic Center of Greater Danbury<\/a><\/p>\n

6 p.m. \u2013 Closing<\/p>\n

In addition to the entertainment, WCSU\u2019s Sodexo dining services will provide an assortment of food to celebrate the occasion in style. Among the offerings will be an aguas frescas station, and tortilla and plantain chips with assorted dips including jalapeno cheese sauce, pico de gallo, salsa, guacamole and hot sauce. A buffet will feature grilled chicken asada, jasmine rice and a garden salad, and there will be a churro station for dessert \u2014 all at no cost to celebration participants.<\/p>\n

RSVP at https:\/\/wcsutickets.regfox.com\/wcsu-hsi-designation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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