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Upcoming Connections and Events

Please see the UTD Comet Calendar for LFSA events

Latino/x/e Leaders and Lunch

Join us for our first Latino/x/e Leaders and Lunch for the Spring 2023 semester! This series is created for LFSA member to get connected and acquainted with some great leaders we have on campus. We will provide sweet treats for the group!

Speaker: Angela Marin, Director of Athletics-Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

Date: March 23, 2023

Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm

Location: Pending in-person

Hora de Amigos

Want to get connected with the Latino/x/e Faculty and Staff Association?  Join us for a Latino Faculty & Staff Association (LFSA) Social Networking hour. We will provide appetizers for the group!

Date: March 9, 2023

Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm (come and go event)

Location: Manny’s Uptown Tex-Mex

Hora de Amigos

Do you want to get connected with the Latino/x/e Faculty and Staff Association?  Join us for a Latino Faculty & Staff Association (LFSA) Social Networking. We will provide appetizers for the group!

Date: February 24, 2023

Time: 12:00am-1:00pm

Location: CANCLED

Latino/x/e Leaders and Lunch

Join us for our first Latino/x/e Leaders and Lunch for the Spring 2023 semester! This series is created for LFSA members to get connected and acquainted with some great leaders we have on campus. We will provide sweet treats for the group!

Speaker: Raul Hinojosa Jr., AVP of the Office of Diversity Equity, and Inclusion- Equity Policy Education and Administration

Date: February 21, 2023

Time: 12:00am-1:00pm

Location: SSA 14. 265

Fall 2023 Events

Convivio Navideno

LFSA familia, it’s time to celebrate the end of a semester with delicious food, music, and fun. LFSA will be providing an entree but all we need is side dishes, desserts, and drinks-and you. Please let us know what or if you can bring to the convivio!

Date: December 7, 2022

Sugar Skull Social

Join us for a time to honor our loved ones who have passed at our Sugar Skull Social. At this time we will be painting sugar skulls to add on the the campus ofrenda hosted by the Multicultural Center.

Date: October 27, 2022

Guest Speaker Dr. Ybarra and HHM Celebration

Join us for an HHM collaboration with the Multicultural Center as we bring a guest speaker, Dr. Ybarra from the University of North Texas. Followed by the Multicultural Center’s last HHM celebration event.

Date: October 13, 2022

Hailing Cesar with Eduardo Chavez

Join us for our HHM speaker, Eduardo Chavez, the grandson of Cesar Chavez. We will be screening his documentary and meeting with him virtually to talk about the documentary and legacy of his grandfather.

Date: October 12, 2022

VOICES: Hispanic Student Leadership Experience

VOICES is a leadership program offered by the Multicultural Center designed for all Latinx students who attend UT Dallas. Attendees will get better acclimated to UTD, join our vibrant Latino student community and become better connected to campus resources.

Date: September 30, 2022

Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff. Featuring local performing artist IDANIA

Kick off Hispanic Heritage Month with the Multicultural Center as they bring a local performing artist IDANIA. This event is free and open to the UT Dallas community. No RSVP required and LFSA members will be there enjoying the festivities.

Date: September 15, 2022

Hora de Amigos  

Did you hear about us at the ODEI Employee Resource Group Signing Day? Want to get connected with the Latino/x/e Faculty and Staff Association?  Join us for a Latino Faculty & Staff Association (LFSA) Social Networking.

Date: September 08, 2022

ERG Signing Day 

The Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion is hosting an Employee Resource Group (ERG) Signing Day. Stop by our table to learn about the Latino/x/e Faculty and Staff Association (LFSA) and how you can get involved. 

Date: September 8, 2022 

Meet the Officers 

Date: August 24, 2022 

Join us to meet your 2022-2023 LFSA officers! You will have the opportunity to meet other Latino/x/e staff and faculty members on campus at our first meeting of the year. During this time there will also be a presentation by a campus Latinx Leader, Daniel Hernandez, from Human Resources, who will be presenting the climate survey results that connect to the community. Lunch not provided, feel free to bring yours.