Monday, October 21, 2019 at 4:09:17 PM Central Daylight Time

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Subject: Poetry, Resume Workshop, & Día de Los MuertosDate: Monday, October 21, 2019 at 4:08:33 PM Central Daylight TimeFrom: Honors CollegeTo: Honors StudentsAFachments: image001.png, Dia de los Muertos (1)[1].pdf, Dia de Los Muertos Flyer[1].pdf

Upcoming Events (view our events calendar at www.txstate.edu/honors/events/upcoming): MFA Faculty Poetry Reading on Wednesday, October 23 at 5:30pm in the Honors Coffee Forum(LAMP 407)"Tell Me This Didn't Happen": Poems on Truth.Featuring MFA Poetry faculty:Steve WilsonCecily ParksRoger JonesNaomi Shihab NyeKathleen PeircePlease contact ml45@txstate.edu for more informa`on. Resume Building for Honors Students on Tuesday, October 29 at 5:30pm in LAMP 407AThis presenta`on is tailored to Honors students, who are preparing for a variety of future paths in Peacecorps/foreign service, master's/doctoral programs, medical and law school, as well as non-tradi`onal crea`vecareers. Learn how to ar`culate your Honors experiences into "marketable" skills! Please contactms84@txstate.edu for more informa`on. Día de Los Muertos:Schedule of EventsSchedule of EventsAltares Across CampusAltares Across CampusHonors College October 1 – November 4DHSI Programs October 28 – November 1LBJ Student Center October 29 – November 1Various across campus October 28 – November 1 Screening ofScreening of CocoCoco MovieMovie Wednesday, October 30, 2019 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM in Evans Liberal Arts Room 118Pan Dulce Para El AlmaPan Dulce Para El Alma Thursday, October 31, 2019 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM in LBJSC 3-13.1 Informa`on below provided by University College HSI:

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Please join us in commemorating our deceased lovedones and ancestors. Purpose and Goals of CelebraVng Dia de Los Muertos at TXSTPurpose and Goals of CelebraVng Dia de Los Muertos at TXSTIncrease a sense of belonging for Hispanic and LaVnx students.Increase a sense of belonging for Hispanic and LaVnx students.Día de los Muertos is a celebraVon of life, ancestral connecVon and heritage. This event provides adirect service to students and other community members who idenVfy as Hispanic or LaVnx toparVcipate in a significant cultural event on campus. This event connects Hispanic and LaVnx studentsto peers with a shared cultural idenVty and foster greater visibility and pride for the Hispanic and LaVnxcommunity at Texas State.

Improve non-Hispanic and LaVnx individuals’ appreciaVon of a beloved tradiVon ofImprove non-Hispanic and LaVnx individuals’ appreciaVon of a beloved tradiVon ofHispanic and LaVnx cultures.Hispanic and LaVnx cultures.The week of events encourages the authenVc engagement of non-Hispanic or -LaVnx students, faculty,and staff, by inviVng them to create their own altares to honor their relaVves or perhaps contribute todepartmental altares to honor “heroes” of their respecVve disciplines who have passed. Campuscommunity members who have not previously understood the meaning and customs of Día de losMuertos will come to understand the holiday as a Hispanic or LaVnx expression of honor for deceasedloved ones and ancestors.

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Here is a video explaining the significance of Día de Los Muertos and aaached is a handout about thesignificant components of an altar. Schedule of EventsSchedule of EventsAltares Across CampusAltares Across CampusHonors College October 1 – November 4DHSI Programs October 28 – November 1LBJ Student Center October 29 – November 1Various across campus October 28 – November 1 Screening ofScreening of CocoCoco MovieMovie Wednesday, October 30, 2019 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM in Evans Liberal Arts Room 118Pan Dulce Para El AlmaPan Dulce Para El Alma Thursday, October 31, 2019 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM in LBJSC 3-13.1 Sponsors and collaborators: Hispanic Policy Network, Honors College, DHSI Programs, andStudent Diversity and Inclusion

Día de Los MuertosGain an understanding of the history, traditions, and celebrations associated

with this Hispanic and Latinx holiday

ALTARES

COMMUNITY

October 28 - November 1

MOVIE & DISCUSSION

Sponsors and Collaborators: Hispanic Policy Network, Honors College, DHSI Programs, and Student Diversity and Inclusion