Schedule of Events
Monday, Nov. 1 
- Dia de los Muertos Calavera face-painting (masks) presented by UM Student Art Association, noon to 2 p.m., Anna Irvin Dining Hall
- Maria del Rosario Ovando Castro, vice consul of Guatemala in Atlanta, “Guatemala 2021,” noon to 1 p.m., Palmer Auditorium
- Maria Augusta Zhunio, Fulbright Scholar, “Socialism of the 21st Century in Ecuador,” 1:15 to 2 p.m., Palmer Auditorium
- Maria Augusta Zhunio, Fulbright Scholar, “The Increasing Importance of Women in the Socio-economic Context of Latin America” in Spanish, 2 to 3 p.m., Palmer Auditorium
- Maria Augusta Zhunio, Fulbright Scholar, “Cross-cultural awareness — Profile of Ecuador,” 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Merchants & Planters Bank Auditorium, Humanities Hall
- “Cesar Chavez: An American Hero” (Mexican-American) in English, 2021 UM-LAEW Film Festival, 8 p.m., Merchants & Planters Bank Auditorium, Humanities Hall
Tuesday, Nov. 2 
- Dia de los Muertos Calavera face-painting (masks) presented by UM Student Art Association, noon to 2 p.m., Anna Irvin Dining Hall
- Dr. Isabel Scarinici M.P.H., honorary consul of Brazil to Alabama, associate director of globalization and cancer with the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB, “Brazil 2021” and “Applying Behavioral Science to Public Health”
- Dr. Leonor Vázquez-González, UM professor of Spanish, “Dia de los Muertos — significance and meaning,” 8 to 8:30 p.m., Palmer Auditorium
- “Coco” (Mexico) in English — 2021 UM-LAEW Film Festival, 8:30 p.m., Palmer Auditorium
Wednesday, Nov. 3 
- Study abroad info session, Dr. Eric Ford Travis, UM assistant professor of management, 12:30 to 1 p.m., Humanities Hall, Room 102
- Dr. Sherry Ford, UM professor of communication, “Understanding Intercultural Communication,” 1 to 2 p.m., Merchants & Planters Bank Auditorium, Humanities Hall
- “Dances and Suites from Latin America” featuring Dr. Alan Goldspiel, guitar, Dr. Brittney Patterson, flute, and Dr. Eun-Hee Park, piano, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., LeBaron Recital Hall, Davis Hall
- “From Brazil to Montevallo: a UNESPAR mini-concert,” 6:45 to 7:15 p.m., LeBaron Recital Hall, Davis Hall
- “Cidade de Deus” (“City of God” — Brazil), in Portuguese with subtitles in English, 2021 UM-LAEW Film Festival, 8 p.m., Merchants & Planters Bank Auditorium, Humanities Hall
Thursday, Nov. 4 
- Dr. John Bawden, UM professor of history, “Fall of Tenochtitlan” (Mexico), 12:30 to 1:45 p.m., Merchants & Planters Bank Auditorium, Humanities Hall
- HICA! — Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama, “The Importance of Understanding the Hispanic Demographic for Educators and Social Workers,” 2 to 3 p.m., Merchants & Planters Bank Auditorium, Humanities Hall
- “Viva” (Cuba) in Spanish with subtitles in English — 2021 UM-LAEW Film Festival, 8 p.m., Merchants & Planters Bank Auditorium, Humanities Hall
Friday, Nov. 5 
- Dr. Eric Ford Travis, UM assistant professor of management, “A Changing America: Latin American
Demographics from an Organizational Perspective,” 2 to 3:15 p.m., Merchants & Planters Bank Auditorium, Humanities Hall - “Diarias de Motocicleta” (“Motorcycle Diaries”) in Spanish with subtitles in English, 6 and 8:30 p.m., Merchants & Planters Bank Auditorium, Humanities Hall
- 2021 UM Latin American Education Week Baile, DJ Lobito, 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., patio outside Farmer Hall
