04-12-94 Hispanic Awareness Week

HISPANIC AWARENESS WEEK AT OHIO STATE APRIL 16-24

     COLUMBUS -- Concerts, dances, food, theater, art, meetings
and presentations will make up the 16th annual Hispanic Awareness
Week, set for April 16-24.

     Activities begin at 8 p.m. April 16 with The Dave Valentin
Quintet jazz concert featuring Latin-laced funk in Weigel Hall
Auditorium.  Events conclude at 9 a.m. April 24 with the Hispanic
Engineering and Architecture Student Leadership Conference.

     Ruth Burgos-Sasscer, president of San Antonio College in
Texas will deliver the keynote address during the formal opening
of the 16th annual celebration on April 18.  One of five Hispanic
women holding a college presidency in the United States, Burgos-
Sasscer will speak on "Changing Face of Leadership: The Role of
Hispanics," at 4:30 p.m. in the Faculty Club Grand Lounge.

     A reception immediately following her address will feature
music by The Ohio State University Percussion Ensemble, and dance
presentations by Tropicalisimo; Nancy Rapoport, assistant
professor of law; and David Freeman, project manager for ATS
Ohio.

     The event is sponsored by the Department of Spanish and
Portuguese and Together Organized Diligently Offering Solidarity
(T.O.D.O.S.)

     "Against All Odds -- The Road to Success" will be the theme
of a presentation by Flores Nunez, a municipal court judge, and
Anita Ramos, assistant state attorney general, at 1:30 p.m. April
21 in the College of Law Auditorium, 1659 N. High St.

     The Hispanic Engineering and Architecture Student Leadership
Conference will be held April 22-24 at a downtown hotel.

     Other highlights include dances April 16 at Royer Student
Activities Center and April 23 at St. Charles Preparatory School
and Fiesta '94, a picnic featuring food, Latin music, games and
cultural activities, on April 17 at Blendon Woods Metro Park.

     In addition to many other special events, each weekday will
feature an Hispanic food luncheon in the Terrace Dining Room and
Hispanic Video Festival in the first floor food court.

     Reservations are necessary for the luncheons and there are
admission charges for the dances and certain other events.

     For a complete list of the many scheduled activities during
the week, contact the Office of Hispanic Student Services at 292-
2917.

     Hispanic Awareness Week is made possible through the
cooperation of Ohio State academic departments and offices, the
Hispanic Oversight Committee, the offices of Hispanic Student
Services, Student Life and Student Affairs, community agencies,
student organizations, and corporate donors.

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Contact:  Carmen Alvarez-Breckenridge, student life services
director, (614) 292-2917.


[Submitted by: GERSTNER  (gerstner@ccgate.ucomm.ohio-state.edu)
               
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