Spring 2021 Dear USLS faculty, students, staff, and community, I am delighted to welcome the new year and the new semester with a hopeful spring of fabulous courses, continued student collaborations, and graduating seniors. All of this is happening during a pandemic that has asked us all to be courageous, compassionate, flexible, … Continue reading Letter from the Director: Spring 2021
Fall 2019 Dear US Latino/a/x Studies and ISU Intersecting Communities, WELCOME to the US Latino/a/x Studies Program for the 2019-20 academic year! I hope that the summer has proven generative for all, and that you are ready for what promises to be a dynamic year ahead. USLS is proud to celebrate its presence on … Continue reading Letter from the Director: Fall 2019
Fall 2020 Dear USLS faculty, students, staff, and community, A new academic year is upon us, filled with unprecedented challenges, that underscore the importance of our collaborations and compassion. Flexibility, creativity, and persistence have become operational words to keep our programming alive and further connect us. To that end, I have worked … Continue reading Letter from the Director: Fall 2020
Summer 2020 Dear amazing USLS intersecting community, I am writing to check in on you. How are you all? Please feel free to write to me via email if the US Latino/a Studies Program or any of us on the faculty can help in any way. It has certainly been an intense semester of … Continue reading Letter from the Director: Summer 2020
Spring 2020 Dear All, Welcome to the New Year! … and another exciting semester. I am delighted to report that our USLS Ambassadors Austin Vittetoe and Lupe Duran Sánchez will continue working with the program. They will be busy creating a US Latino/a/x Studies video, setting up our first Minors’ Pizza Party (February 26, … Continue reading Letter from the Director: Spring 2020
Summer 2018 Dear Friends, It is with great pride that I write this end of year USLS letter to our intersecting communities on campus and throughout Iowa. The US Latino/a Studies Program is engaging renovation and innovation. We welcomed two exciting speakers who brought together over 500 students, staff, faculty and community members combined. In … Continue reading Letter from the Director: Summer 2018
Fall 2018 Dear Latino/a/x Studies, and intersecting ISU Communities, This is my second year here, and I am thrilled with all of the amazing energy I see around me this fall. The USLS Program is here to serve the ISU and Iowa communities on many levels. First, please review our course offerings as new classes … Continue reading Letter from the Director: Fall 2018
Fall 2019 Dear US Latino/a/x Studies and ISU Intersecting Communities, WELCOME to the US Latino/a/x Studies Program for the 2019-20 academic year! I hope that the summer has proven generative for all, and that you are ready for what promises to be a dynamic year ahead. USLS is proud to celebrate … Continue reading Letter from the Director: Fall 2019
June 2019 Dear US Latino/a/x Studies and ISU Intersecting Communities, It has been an incredible year of connections, collaborations, and invention. The Latino/a Studies Program minors have grown exponentially, and the enthusiasm for this kind of intellectual inquiry, community building, and social work has been nothing less than inspiring. We have new members on our … Continue reading Letter From the Director: Summer 2019
Spring 2019 Dear US Latino/a/x Studies and ISU Intersecting Communities, I am delighted to welcome 2019 with lots of exciting news for the US Latino/a Studies Program at Iowa State University. First, I want to thank all of our faculty, staff, and students for the continued support and enthusiasm that is making this program … Continue reading Letter From the Director: Spring 2019