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We invite you to join the Center for Inclusive Excellence in celebrating Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month, which takes place from September 15 to October 15.

Monday September 19, 2022, 1:30-2:30p
Center for Inclusive Excellence (O'Connor 120)
Click here to register for the Sept. 19 event.

Learn and Discuss:
Hispanic, Latino/a, Latinx, Latine… What’s the difference?
Co-sponsored by the Center for Inclusive Excellence and Whittemore Library. Thank you to Kathleen Barnard, Student Engagement Coordinator for the Whittemore Library, for leading this initiative.

Join us for a discussion about terms used to label, describe, and define racial, ethnic, and cultural groups, with a specific focus on Hispanic, Latino/a, Latinx, and Latine. We are currently putting together a list of resources - such as this video - that participants can access ahead of time.

Monday October 3, 2022, 1:30-2:30p
McCarthy Center Forum

Thursday October 6, 2022, 7:00-8:00p
Miles Bibb Hall Conference Room

Film Screening and Discussion:
Being Ñ: Navigating Two Worlds, Belonging in Neither
Co-sponsored by the Center for Inclusive Excellence, Residence Life, and Latinos Unidos En Acción (LUNA). Thank you to Whittemore Library for purchasing the film on Kanopy.

View and discuss the short documentary Being Ñ, which focuses on the experiences of Latinx individuals born in the United States to parents who grew up outside of the United States. Themes include identity, navigating language and culture, code-switching, and searching for community and belonging.

Date TBD
Center for Inclusive Excellence (O'Connor 120)

Panel Discussion:
Identity, Culture, and Assimilation
Sponsored by the Center for Inclusive Excellence.

Come hear panelists discuss their experiences of assimilation and navigating multiple cultures as the child of immigrants. The conversation will focus both on Hispanic/Latinx identities as well as other immigrant identities.

Exhibition on Display: September 2 - 30, 2022

Reception September 20, 2022 at 4:30pm with an artist talk on Designing from Silence, Sound and Music at 5:30pm in the Alumni Room

"How can we 'see' more by listening to sound?"

This is the question posed and explored by Myanmar-born graphic designer, Soe Lin Post. Soe Lin began his deep inquiry into sound and its connection to graphic design as a graduate student at the Rhode Island School of Design in 2001. His discoveries, called Typosonic, have transformed the way he thinks about design and the way he works as a design professional. Now, as the Director of Design at Wellesley College, his process continues to involve listening meditatively to silence, noise and music. He draws his inspiration from sound in order to break from preconceived notions and fixed habits that can hinder creative potential. Mazmanian Gallery at Framingham State University is thrilled to present Soe Lin's professional work from Wellesley College alongside fresh, new Typosonic experiments and explorations.

Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022

Lecture: Dwight Hall Performing Arts Center at 4:30 PM
Workshop: McCarthy Center, Alumni Room at 2:30 PM

Dr. Lyssa Palu-ay is the Dean of the Office of Justice and Transformation at MassArt. She will provide both an in-person lecture and a workshop on Critical Race Theory in the arts, including how it may be employed in curricula in studio arts and art education programs. Her lecture will also address how Critical Race Theory can be practiced in the humanities to address inequality, sustain our support of each other, and increase happiness. During the workshop, an interactive discussion will help faculty from all disciplines learn about adopting critical race theory into their teaching and more generally helping students of color and first-generation students.

Have you thought about Studying Abroad during your time at FSU but not sure about everything it entails? The Study Abroad Office has several events scheduled this month where you can find more information.

Study Abroad Information Session
Monday, September 12 | 1:30-2:20pm | McCarthy Center, 1839 Room

Coffee & Chat about AUSTRALIA
Wednesday, Sept 14 | 1:30-2:30 | McCarthy Center, Rams Den Grill

Coffee & Chat about ITALY
Thursday, Sept 15 | 12:00-1:30 | McCarthy Center, Rams Den Grill

Fall 2022 Study Abroad Fair
Monday, Sept 26 | 11:30-2:30 | McCarthy Center, The Forum

-Dr. Thomas Koshy, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics has two articles published:

1. "Infinite Sums Involving Jacobsthal Polynomials," The Fibonacci Quarterly, 60:3 (2022), 194-200.
2. "Infinite Sums Involving Jacobsthal Polynomials Revisited," The Fibonacci Quarterly, 60:3 (2022), 229-234.