Semana Chicana: "A Celebration of Successful Latin@s in the Academic Field"(Monday March 24-Friday March 28, 2008)
"Mexican Food For A Good Cause" - 7:00pm Monday, March 24Location: Eliana Ortega House - Come enjoy delicious Mexican food with MEChA. This is a fundraiser to help COSOLA, a non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating poverty in third world countries, build a school in the Dominican Republic.
**** $5.00 per person **** "Claudina Vargas: Inequlity in Education" - 7:00pm Wednesday, March 26Location: Cleveland L1 - Claudina Vargas, a professor from the department of Industrial Engineering at Western New England College, will address the issues of inequality in Education, both in Latin America the U.S. Professor Vargas is also the director of COSOLA, a non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating poverty in third world countries.
***FREE but donations are encouraged and appreciated to help COSOLA build a school in the Dominican Republic. "Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Yale" - 7:30-8:30pm Friday, March, 28Location: Blanchard Great Room - Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Yale will be performing various Dances from different parts of Mexico. Come enjoy the performance and learn about the importance of these dances in Mexican culture. ***FREE, but Donations are appreciated to help COSOLA.