St. Philip's College Announces 2008 Hispanic Heritage Month Program

College celebrates education and Hispanic culture by offering the public outstanding free programs

SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 15, 2008) --- St. Philip’s College announces exciting Hispanic Heritage Month programs that run from Sept. 16 to Oct. 15 on its Martin Luther King and Southwest Campuses. A reception Sept. 16 at 2 p.m. in the Morgan Gallery on the college’s Martin Luther King campus unveils the calendar of events. Actor/Singer/Recording Artist Lee Cadena will perform and WOAI’s Maclovio Perez is guest emcee. The launch and all events are free and open to the public.

Achievements the College celebrates this year include being on The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine’s 2008 Top 50 list of community and junior colleges awarding the most degrees to Hispanic students, and the magazine’s Top 20 list of community and junior colleges with Hispanic faculty members. Helping to celebrate the College’s successes at various points in the observances will be students, faculty, staff and several guests of note to include Actor-Singer-Recording Artist Lee Cadena, Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Richard Perez, and San Antonio housing authority President and CEO (interim) Army Maj. Gen. (ret.) Alfred A. Valenzuela. All events are free and open to the public, said organizer Felipa Lopez.

“The College is celebrating our diversity as a Hispanic Serving Institution by promoting the general public's awareness, understanding and appreciation for Hispanic culture during this observance,” said Lopez. “I haven’t seen a calendar of this magnitude here in my 11 years with the College,” Lopez said.

Here’s a brief look at the rest of the exciting St. Philip’s College Hispanic Heritage Month calendar. For information call (210) 921-4831 or see the calendar online at www.accd.edu/spc.

• Hispanic Heritage Month Launch: Sept. 16 at 2 p.m. at the Watson Fine Arts Center (Morgan Gallery)
  
  
• Sabor a Mi: Actor/Singer/Recording Artist Lee Cadena in Concert: Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Watson Fine Arts Center Auditorium
  
  
• Cool Whips Car Show and Car Shine Contest: Sept. 23 at noon on the SPC Southwest Campus Grounds
  
  
• Salsa con Salsa Contest–Sponsored by SPC Culinary Arts Program: Sept. 23 at 11 a.m. at the Campus Center Building (Heritage Room)
  
  
• Descrube el Sabor–Sponsored by SPC Culinary Arts Program: Sept. 25 at noon at the Campus Center Building (Upper Deck Restaurant)
  
  
• An Evening with Three Hispanic Authors: Cantu, Lopez and Tafolla: Oct. 1 at 5:30 p.m. at the Campus Center Building (Heritage Room)
  
  
• Special Guest Lecturer: President and CEO of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
  
  
• Richard Perez: Oct. 2 at 9:30 a.m. at the Campus Center Building (Heritage Room)
  
  
• SPC Salute to the Hispanic Veterans Guest Speaker San Antonio Housing Authority President and CEO (interim) Army Maj. Gen. (ret.) Alfred A. Valenzuela: Oct. 8 at 9 a.m. at the SPC Southwest Campus (Building 3020)
  
  
• Art Exhibits Sept. 16 – Oct. 15: Universal Truth by David Anthony Garcia at the Watson Fine Arts Center (Morgan Gallery); and Hispanic Heritage Wall Exhibits at the Campus Center Building (Heritage Room) and at the SPC Southwest Campus (Building 3020)