March 24, 2018
1 p.m.
Check In
Stop by to pick up your name tag and program information. Alumni attendees are invited to come early to check out student displays in the atrium and to see the campus.
Keefe Campus Center Atrium
2 p.m.
Welcome and a Conversation with Members of La Causa Leadership
McCaffrey Room, Keefe Campus Center
3:15 p.m.
Career Panel and Small Group Discussions
Helen Breña '87
Chief Executive Officer, YMCA of Southern Maine
Major: Economics
Raquel Cardona '04
Regional Partnerships Coordinator, Girls Who Code
Major: History
Rhea Johnson M.D. '95
Physician-Adult Psychiatrist, Mental Health Association of Westchester (MHA)
Major: Psychology
Jorge Peschiera '02
Creative Director, Trollbäck + Company
Major: English
Francheska Santos '15
Education Fellow, BridgeUp
Major: American Studies
Friedmann Room, Keefe Campus Center
4:30 p.m.
Latinx and Latin American Studies Panel
Join faculty and students from this new major (as of Fall 2017) including:
- Rick A. Lopez ’93, Chair of Latinx and Latin American Studies; Professor of History and Environmental Studies
- Solsiree Del Moral, Chair of American Studies; Associate Professor of American Studies and Black Studies
- Mary E. Hicks, Assistant Professor of Black Studies and History
- Paul A. Schroeder Rodriguez, Chair of Spanish; Professor of Spanish
Learn more about the LLAS major.
Friedmann Room, Keefe Campus Center
5:30 p.m.
Alumni - Student Reception
With faculty from Latinx and Latin American Studies
Multicultural Resource Center (MRC), Keefe Campus Center
6:30 p.m.
Dinner
Catered by El Comalito
Friedmann Room, Keefe Campus Center
7:30 P.M.
Keynote Address
Burth Lopez ’01, attorney with MALDEF, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Friedmann Room, Keefe Campus Center
8:30 p.m.
Celebration!
Featuring dancing and salsa dance instruction with Daniel Trenner.
Friedmann Room, Keefe Campus Center
9:45 P.M.
Alumni Gathering
Alumni and their guests are welcome to gather for light snacks and a cocktail.
30Boltwood Restaurant, Lord Jeffery Inn
Logros Latinxs is brought to you by the students of La Causa, the Multicultural Resource Center,
the office of Student Activities and the office of Alumni and Parent Programs.
Questions about Logros Latinxs? Contact Alumni and Parent Programs at alumni@amherst.edu or 413-542-2313.