(International and Border Programs works with its various offices, as well as other units and colleges around campus, to create and sponsor events that foster global understanding. Events of all kinds are constantly being organized. Some events are annual, some are special one-time activities. Please click on the event below to learn more.
To add an event, contact us by email at ibp@nmsu.edu .
Unless otherwise noted, all events are open to the public.
SEPTEMBER 2017
Dashiki Wednesday Host: Black Student Association, Black Programs
September 13th All Day
Wear your favorite Dashiki or Afrocentric Clothes
Taos Dining Restaurant: Taste of the Americas Host: NMSU Dining Services
September 14th 11:00 AM -2:00 PM – Taos Restaurant, Corbett Center
Taste food from across the continent during Taste of the Americas at Taos Restaurant, NMSU’s dining hall in Corbett Center Student Union. This special lunch will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14, with a menu featuring Colombian carne desmechada, Bolivian arroz con queso, Costa Rican garbanzo beans, Venezuelan guasacaca with plantain chips, Surinamese bami goring with cucumber and tomato slices, Brazilian shrimp soup and Argentinian dulce de leche. Admission is just one Meal Plan swipe or $8.50 plus tax. Full menu available while supplies last.
Tai Chi Classes Host: Confucius Institute
September 14th 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Breland Hall RM 170
International Film (Chinese): Hero Host: NMSU Department of Languages & Linguistics and Confucius Institute
September 14th 7:00 PM – Breland Hall Rm 173A *
Black Programs: Let’s Talk About it Host: Black Programs
September 15th 5 PM, Black Programs, Garcia Annex Rm 135
International Film (French): The MidWife Host: Mesilla Valley Film Society at the Fountain Theatre
September 15th -21st 7:30 PM- 9:30 PM, Fountain Theater, 2469 Calle De Guadalupe, Las Cruces, NM 88005
September 16th -1:30 PM-3:30 PM (Matinee)
September 17th – 2:30 PM-4:30 PM (Matinee)
Passport Office Hours: Monday 08/18 9:00 AM- 1:00 PM
Tai Chi Classes Host: Confucius Institute
September 18th 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Breland Hall RM 170
Passport Office Hours: Tuesday 08/19 9:00 AM- 2:00 PM
International Film (Spanish): La Lengua de la Mariposas Host: NMSU Department of Languages & Linguistics
September 19th 7:00 PM – Breland Hall Rm 173A *
Passport Office Hours: Wednesday 08/20 9:00 AM- 1:00 PM
Dashiki Wednesday Host: Black Student Association, Black Programs
September 20th All Day
Wear your favorite Dashiki or Afrocentric Clothes
Student Panel: Hispanic Students Speak Out: Testimonio of Students’ Experience at NMSU Host: Chicano Programs and The NMSU Teaching Academy
September 20th 2:45- 4:00 PM – Teaching Academy, Milton Hall
***Audience Members must sign up online to attend:
https://teaching.nmsu.edu/events/registration-instructions/
Any problem registering? Call 646-2204.
A panel comprised of Hispanic undergraduate and graduate students will discuss their experiences at NMSU in a panel format. By listening to the real experiences of our students, faculty and staff can glean ideas on how to better serve this population that is critical to our institutional success.
Passport Office Hours: Thursday 08/21 Closed
Tai Chi Classes Host: Confucius Institute
September 21st 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Breland Hall RM 170
Presentation: “Etched in Wood: Cultural Propaganda and New Mexico True” by Dr. Spencer Herrera Host: Chicano Programs
September 21st 6:15 PM – Health and Social Services Auditorium
The “New Mexico True” tourism campaign can be found in magazines, in airport displays, and billboards. Dr. Herrera compares this marketing plan to the U.S. State Department’s cold war-era documentary film And Now, Miguel (1953), which was designed to show a softer, familial side of the American people. It features the Chávez family who live in the small northern New Mexico village of Los Córdovas, near Taos, where they raise sheep. Over half a century later the propaganda efforts have transitioned from a political agenda to an economic one. It is now New Mexico’s state office of tourism that promotes their “New Mexico True” brand that is geared toward “consumer[s],” not political alliances or cultural connections. As the state tourism website asserts, the purpose of “New Mexico True” is to “seek what is true and push past what we know to be false.” Like the shepherds who carefully tend to their flock, New Mexicans must protect their culture on their terms if it is to endure despite the rapid changes due to growth and technology that threaten their cultural traditions.
International Film (Japanese): Quill: The Life of a Dog Host: NMSU Department of Languages & Linguistics
September 21st 7:00 PM – Breland Hall Rm 173A *
Passport Office Hours: Friday 08/22 Closed
International Film: Columbus Host: Mesilla Valley Film Society at the Fountain Theatre
September 22nd -28th ( except for September 24th) 11 AM- 7:30 PM, Fountain Theater, 2469 Calle De Guadalupe, Las Cruces, NM 88005
September 23rd 1:30 PM- 3:30 PM ( Matinee)
September 28th 1:30 PM-3:30 PM ( Matinee)
International Film (Varies): Art House Theatre Day 2017 Host: Mesilla Valley Film Society at the Fountain Theatre
September 24th 11 AM- 7:30 PM, Fountain Theater, 2469 Calle De Guadalupe, Las Cruces, NM 88005
11:00 AM Animation 2017
2:30 PM The Lovers
7:30 PM Lucky
Passport Office Hours: Monday 08/25 9:00 AM -1:00 PM
Tai Chi Classes Host: Confucius Institute
September 25th 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Breland Hall RM 170
Passport Office Hours: Tuesday 08/26 9:00 AM -2:00 PM
Passport Office Hours: Wednesday 08/27 9:00 AM -1:00 PM
Dashiki Wednesday Host: Black Student Association, Black Programs
September 27th All Day
Wear your favorite Dashiki or Afrocentric Clothes
International Film (German): The Young Schiller Host: NMSU Department of Languages & Linguistics
September 27th 7:00 PM– Breland Hall Rm 173A *
Performance/Presentation “The Enduring Musical Traditions of Northern New Mexico” Host: Chicano Programs, NMSU Anthropology Department and Southwest and Border Cultures Institute
September 27th 5:30 PM – Domenici Hall, Yates Auditorium
Rob Martinez, M.A., Deputy Historian of the State of New Mexico & member of Los Reyes de Albuquerque
Rob Martinez combines a historical presentation of the Musical Traditions of Northern New Mexico accompanied by a musical performance. Mr. Martínez is a musicologist and a musician. His presentation includes an overview of the history of Hispano/Mexicano music complete with historical photos. He highlights the musical influences of different cultural groups, from indigenous cultures, to Spanish, Mexican and others. Martinez emphasizes the mestizaje of Northern New Mexican music and the dynamics of the genre over time.
Passport Office Hours: Thursday 08/28 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Tai Chi Classes Host: Confucius Institute
September 28th 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Breland Hall RM 170
Movie : Lowriders Host: Chicano Programs
September 28th 5:45 PM -Health and Social Services Auditorium
A young street artist, Danny, in East Los Angeles is caught between his father’s obsession with lowrider car culture, his ex-felon brother and his need for self-expression. Danny puts his graffiti artist skills to use and paints murals on the hoods of lowrider cars to help his brother win an upcoming competition. Written by IMDb Editor
Passport Office Hours: Friday 08/29 Closed
Open Mic Night Host: Soul Verse
September 29th 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM Health and Social Services Auditorium
Come out and celebrate the 10th Anniversary of this great Student Club on Campus
Black Programs: Let’s Talk About it Host: Black Programs
September 29th 5 PM, Black Programs, Garcia Annex Rm 135
International Film (Varies): Manhattan Short Film Festival 2017 Host: Mesilla Valley Film Society at the Fountain Theatre
September 29th- October 5th 7:30 PM- 9:30 PM , Fountain Theater, 2469 Calle De Guadalupe, Las Cruces, NM 88005
October 1st 2:30 PM -4:30 PM ( Matinee)
OCTOBER 2017
Cultural Bazaar: Host – Branigan Cultural Center
October 7th: 9 AM- 1 PM – Branigan Cultural Center – Downtown Las Cruces
Documentary Film “Latinos Beyond Reel: Challenging a Media Stereotype” Host: Chicano Programs and NMSU Communication Studies Department
October 12th – 6:00 PM – Health and Human Services Auditorium
This documentary examines how U.S news and entertainment media portray, and do not portray- Latinos. Drawing on the insights of Latino scholars, journalists, community leaders, actors, directors, and producers, they uncover a pattern of gross misrepresentation and gross under-representation- a world in which Latinos tend to appear, if at all, as gangsters and Mexican bandits, harlots and prostitutes, drug dealers, etc. The film challenges viewers to think critically about the wide-ranging effects of these media stereotypes and to envision alternative representations more capable of capturing the humanity and diversity of Latinos. Featuring commentary from: Chon Noriega, Josefina Lopez, Moctesuma Esparza, and others.
The screening will be followed by commentary by Professor Amy Lanasa, Creative Media Institute and Dr. Eric Morgan, Communication Studies
NOVEMBER 2017
DECEMBER 2017
JANUARY 2018
*The Department of Languages & Linguistics International Movies, all movies are shown with English Subtitles
* Events in Blue are part of Hispanic Heritage Month Festivities