Category Archives: Previous Events

Ana Castillo to visit STC for Women’s History Month

Author / Scholar Visit, Library Events, Mid-Valley Campus, Pecan Campus, Previous Events, Starr County Campus

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Renowned novelist, poet, and scholar Ana Castillo will be visiting South Texas College this March in honor of Women’s History Month.

Castillo will visit three of South Texas College’s campuses, starting with a visit on March 4 at 6:00 pm at the Pecan Campus Library. On March 5 at 10:00 am, Castillo will visit the Starr County Campus Auditorium, and she will conclude her visit on March 5 at 6:00 pm at the MidValley Campus Auditorium.

Castillo is a prolific writer and her work has garnered many awards including the American Book Award for The Mixquiahuala Letters. Her other notable works include The Guardians, I Ask the Impossible, and Massacre of the Dreamers. She has been regarded as one of the most original voices in contemporary literature.

Raised in a working-class neighborhood in Chicago, Castillo credits the powerful storytelling tradition of her Mexican heritage as the foundation and inspiration for her writing. She currently lives between New Mexico and Chicago where she teaches at Northwestern University.

Later in the month, on March 26 at 4:00 pm, Dr. Leticia Garza-Falcon will visit the Pecan Campus Library.

Garza-Falcon’s seminal book Gente Decente: A Borderlands Response to the Rhetoric of Dominance was awarded the Katherine Singer Kovacs Award. The book explores how prominent Mexican American writers of Mexican descent, such as Jovita González, used literature to respond to the dominative history of the United States.

Women’s History Month is celebrated in March in the United States every year, and it highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society.

Castillo and Garza-Falcon’s visits are part of the annual Jovita Gonzalez Women’s History Month Lecture sponsored by the South Texas College Library and the Center for Mexican American Studies.

In addition there are two special exhibits at the Pecan Campus Library which include “Women’s Work,” an exhibit featuring etchings by Debbie Little-Wilson and the photo exhibit “Mexican American Women.” The exhibits are in partnership with the Library Art Gallery and the Pecan Latin@s Club.

For more information about these events please contact Esther Garcia at (956)872-6485 or egarcia10@southtexascollege.edu.

Black History Month Movies – Created Equal

Library Events, Mid-Valley Campus, Movies, Pecan Campus, Previous Events, Starr County Campus

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To mark the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the National Endowment for the Humanities has developed a special project which includes four powerful documentary films The Abolitionists, Slavery by Another Name, Freedom Riders, and The Loving Story.

In honor of Black History Month, STC Libraries will be showing movies throughout the month of February.

Date Time Movie Location
Feb 5

12pm

 BHM: The Abolitionist Pecan D-Aud
Feb 18

4pm

 BHM: Slavery by Anther Name Pecan D-Aud
Feb 4

12pm

 BHM: Slavery by Another Name MVC Library
Feb 25

12pm

 BHM: Freedom Riders MVC Library
Feb 12

12pm

 BHM: Freedom Riders – part 1 Starr Library
Feb 19

12pm

 BHM: Freedom Riders – part 2 Starr Library

In addition to the movies, check out our speaker series for Black History Month by clicking here.

Check out a trailer of the movie The Abolitionists here:

Check out a trailer of the movie Slavery by Another Name here:

Check out a trailer of the movie Freedom Riders here:

Author Visit – Milcha Sanchez-Scott & Alvaro Rodriguez

Author / Scholar Visit, Library Events, Pecan Campus, Previous Events

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Join us on February 18 at 11:30 am for an exclusive conversation with Milcha Sanchez-Scott and Alvaro Rodriguez.

Milcha Sanchez-Scott is the reknowned playwright whose work Roosters has been performed throughout the country and was turned into a film.  The STC Theater Department will be presenting the play Feb. 27 – March 2.

Alvaro Rodriguez is the screenwriter of the blockbuster film Machete.  His other screenplays include The Hangman’s Daughter and Shorts.

Their conversation will take place at the Pecan Library – Rainbow Room.

For more information call 872-6485.

 

Author Visit – Phong Nguyen

Author / Scholar Visit, Library Events, Pecan Campus, Previous Events

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South Texas College Library will have a special guest author Dr. Phong Nguyen from the University of Central Missouri on February 13, 2014 at 4pm in the Pecan Campus Library Rainbow Room, which is located at 3201 W. Pecan Blvd in McAllen. There will also be a book signing immediately following the event. Admission to each event is free and open to the public.

Phong Nguyen is editor of Pleiades and author of Memory Sickness & Other Stories. Nguyen teaches fiction and American literature at the University of Central Missouri, where he lives with his wife, the artist Sarah Nguyen, and their three children.

“We are honored and fortunate to be able to host an author of Dr. Nguyen’s intellect at South Texas College,” says author, Joseph Haske,“It’s effortless and rewarding to get lost in his stories; his technique has the ability to appear both ancient and modern, while conveying a thoughtful viewpoint of Asian American culture.”

South Texas College’s Library Services is committed to providing continued open access to an even greater availability of higher education to STC students by enhancing technology and information services.

For more information contact Joseph Haske at 956-872-8352 or jhaske@southtexascollege.edu, or visit http://library.southtexascollege/blog/.

“Created Equal” Black History Month Celebration

Author / Scholar Visit, Library Events, Movies, Pecan Campus, Previous Events

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The STC History Department along with the STC Library will be celebrating Black History Month throughout February with special author visits lectures, films and an exhibit. On Tuesday, February 11th at 6pm, Dr. Rhonda Gonzalez will discuss “Audacious Irreverence: Black Women and the Holy Office in 17th Century Mexico” at the Pecan Campus Library Rainbow Room. Dr. Gonzalez is a professor of history at the University of Texas San Antonio and was recently awarded the American Historical Association Gutenberg-e Prize. On February 27 at 6pm, Mr. Christopher Davis will give a perspective on, “A New Kind of Game: The Desegregation of College Football in the Southwest, 1945-1976” at the Pecan Campus Rainbow Room.

Along with the speakers, two films will be screened: The Abolitionist on February 5th and Slavery by Another Name on Feb 18th. The films will be shown at the D-Auditorium, and they will feature an introduction and discussion with a local scholar. In addition to the films and lectures, the exhibit, “Road to the Promise Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement” will be on display at the Pecan Campus Library Rainbow Room February 1-28.

The films are available through a grant, and STC is one of 473 institutions throughout the country to receive the collection.  Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities that uses the power of documentary films to encourage community discussion of America’s civil rights history.

“These films chronicle the long and sometimes violent effort to achieve the rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence—life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness—for all Americans,” said historian Christopher Davis. “We are pleased to receive a grant from NEH to provide programming around these films and are thrilled to add these to our library collection for students, faculty, and community to checkout for years to come.”

Each of the films was produced with NEH support. Created Equal programs bring communities together to revisit our shared history and help bridge deep racial and cultural divides in American civic life. Visit http://createdequal.neh.gov for more information.

Admission to STC Library events is always free and open to the public. For more information on these events, please contact Mr. Christopher Davis at (956) 872-2275, crdavis@southtexascollege.edu or visit http://offtheshelf.southtexascollege.edu.

Book Launch for STC Faculty

Author / Scholar Visit, Library Events, Mid-Valley Campus, Pecan Campus, Previous Events, Starr County Campus

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Two of STC English Faculty have books that have recently been released for purchase.  Please join us in their book launch with three events at our three major campuses.  Joseph Haske, English instructor and chair, has just had his novel North Dixie Highway released, and it’s available for purchase at this time.  Juan Ochoa, English instructor, has just released his book Marijuano, a novel, and it is also available for purchase at this time.

Mr. Haske and Mr. Ochoa will be presenting at the following locations and times together:

  • Nov. 19 at 1:00 pm – Pecan campus library
  • Nov. 19 at 6:00 pm – MidValley auditorium
  • Nov. 21 at 1:00 pm – Starr library

For more information about this event call 956-872-6485 or email egarcia10@southtexascollege.edu.

Film “Koran by Heart” – Bridging Cultures Bookshelf

Library Events, Movies, Pecan Campus, Previous Events

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South Texas College Library will host a free film screening of Koran By Heart a resources from the Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys, a collection of materials from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA).

The movie will be free and open to the community and is scheduled for Thursday, November 7, 2013 at South Texas College, Building D Auditorium, 3201 West Pecan Boulevard, McAllen, Texas.

The Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys is a project of the National Endowment for the Humanities, conducted in cooperation with the American Library Association. Major support for the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf was provided by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. Additional support for the arts and media components was provided by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. Local support is provided by South Texas College’s Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Department and Library Services.

South Texas College is one of 840 libraries and state humanities councils nationwide receiving the Bookshelf and hosting programs for public audiences featuring the materials. The program aims to familiarize public audiences in the United States with the people, places, history, faith and cultures of Muslims in the United States and around the world.

For more information, Esther Garcia, 956-872-6485, egarcia10@southtexascollege.edu.

Movies for Hispanic Heritage Month at your campus

Library Events, Mid-Valley Campus, Movies, Pecan Campus, Previous Events, Starr County Campus, Technology Campus

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Join the library for a screening of The Latino List this week, and Walkout next week.

The Latino List will be shown at:

  • Pecan Library, room F-102 – Oct. 2nd at 1:30 pm
  • MidValley Library – Oct. 2nd at 12:00 pm
  • Starr campus library – Oct. 2nd at 12:00 pm
  • Technology campus library – Oct. 2nd at 10:00 am

Walkout will be shown at:

  • Pecan Library, room F-102 – Oct. 7th at 1:30 pm
  • MidValley Library – Oct. 9th at 12:00 pm
  • Starr campus library – Oct. 9th at 12:00 pm
  • Technology campus library – Oct. 7th at 10:00 am

Watch the trailer for The Latino List here.  Contact egarcia10@southtexascollege.edu or call 956-872-6485 for more information.

Hispanic Heritage Month Speakers

Author / Scholar Visit, Library Events, Mid-Valley Campus, Pecan Campus, Previous Events, Starr County Campus

In coordination with the Center for Mexican American Studies and the Visual Arts and Music Department, we bring you information about our speaker series for Hispanic Heritage Month, featuring renowned artist Celeste De Luna, who will be discussing her exhibit “Nepantla: Art from the Four Corners of the Valley.”  Ms. De Luna teaches at STC and has had her artwork displayed throughout the United States.

Distinguished poets and authors Carmen Tafolla, Benjamin Saenz, and Daniel Chacon will be visiting and sharing their internationally recognized work.

We are also deeply honored to have a visit from Jose Angel Hernandez author of Mexican-American Colonization During the 19th Century and recipient of this year’s Americo Paredes Book Award.  He will join Arnoldo De Leon on a seperat occasion to mark the 30th anniversary of the book They Called Them Greasers with assistance from STC instructor Trinidad Gonzales.

To conclude the speaker series, director and producer John J. Valadez will be showing a part of the landmark PBS series The Latino Americans.

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If you have any questions or would like more information about any of these speakers/events, please do not hesitate in contacting us by leaving a comment below or through the following contact: (956) 872-6485, egarcia10@southtexascollege.edu.

We look forward to seeing you at these events and stay tuned. We have more in store for you all throughout this month!