Latin American Campus Assocation at UCSF
LACA Activities
2009
Cinco de Mayo:
Celebration with Musical Entertainment at UCSF Mission Bay. View Flyer.
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration:
2008
Cinco de Mayo:
Celebration with Musical Entertainment at UCSF Mission Bay. View Flyer.
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration:
View Flyer
UCSF Today News Article
2007
Cinco de Mayo:
Celebration with Musical Entertainment from the Pena-Govea Family. View Flyer
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration:
View Flyer
UCSF Today News Article
Additional information available at the UCSF home page
2006
Cinco de Mayo:
Celebration with Lalo Izquierdo and his Peruvian Group. View Flyer.
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration:
The first faculty, staff and student mixer was held at the Faculty Alumni House on September 29, 2006. View Flyer
Musical event with “Mazacote Quartet” at Laurel Heights on October 6, 2006.
2005
Cinco de Mayo:
Musical celebration with Cubanacan. Food was served. View Flyer.
Hispanic Heritage Month:
Educational lecture on “Ten Years after 209: Challenges for Latino Higher Education and Latino Health” presented by student Regent Maria Ledesma and Dr. Alicia Fernandez. View Poster.
2004
Cinco de Mayo:
Speech was given by Dr. Nelson Artiga. Free food was provided, and music was provided courtesy of Oscar Nevarez.
Hispanic Heritage Month:
Keynote address by Elizabeth (Betita) Martinez on the topic of “Multicultural Alliances in Building the Road to Educational Justice.” A free lunch was provided.
2003
Cinco de Mayo:
Had a successful celebration with free food donated by El Perol Restaurant, Jitters and Shakers, and L’Avenida Restaurant, World Wrapps, and other donations from Rosa Holm of Burlingame, and HBO. Dr. Nelson Artiga spoke at the event.
Hispanic Heritage Month:
UCSF celebrated with a keynote address by Senator Art Torres. Refreshments were donated by Vice Chancellor Bainton. View announcement.
Meetings:
The LACA membership held its monthly meetings and increased visibility of LACA by the sponsored events and recruitment drives at the New Employee Orientation and a fair at Mission Center Building during Diversity Week celebrations.