Latin America
Dance Friday night away with virtual lessons
Join S&T’s Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers 7-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, for a virtual night of Latin dance lessons and fun.
Read More »Music appreciation and Latin American music courses offered
Interested in learning more about music but don’t have any previous experience? Our courses in Music Understanding and Appreciation or Latin American Music might be just what you’re looking for! Previous music experience isn’t required and you don’t need to know how to read music or play an instrument.
Read More »Latin American music course to be offered Spring 2020
Have you ever wanted to learn about Latin American music and the influences it has had on classical and popular music? What about learning to play an instrument? Well, SPRING SEMESTER 2020 “Music of Latin America” will once again be offered! Along with learning about the music through listening and research, students will also be […]
Read More »Latin American music course to be offered
Have you ever wanted to learn about Latin American music and the influences it has had on classical and popular music? “Music of Latin America” will be offered during the Spring 2020 semester.
Read More »Learn about Latinx experience Sept. 12
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, please join student diversity initiatives to learn about the Lantinx experience from an academic perspective. Dr. Larry Gragg, professor emeritus of history, will share his research on this subject 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, in Room B10 Bertelsmeyer Hall. Pizza will be provided.
Read More »Faculty projects selected for eFellows program
Eight proposals for the Provost’s eFellows grants have been accepted for 2018-19 as part of a program that promotes innovative and collaborative course design for blended or fully online courses.
Read More »Courses on sustainability in Latin America offered this summer
Two new courses, both called “Sustainability as Trope and Theme in Latin America” will be offered online during the second four weeks of the 2018 summer semester. The class is asynchronous (students complete their work on their own time). No textbook is required; students will use a selection of publications and online resources.
Read More »Seminar set on international experiential learning
The campus community is invited to a seminar on international experiential learning noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, in Room 106 Engineering Management Building. The featured speaker is Dr. Audra Merfeld-Langston, associate professor and chair of arts, languages and philosophy. This seminar is part of a series for the project “Cultural Bridges: The Humanities and Engineering in Latin America,” which is supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Read More »Course redesign grants available
All regular full-time tenured, tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty at Missouri S&T are invited to apply for mini-grants of up to $5,000 to help design or redesign an undergraduate course that will fit within the Latin American studies for technical applications (LASTA) minor. A letter of intent is due to the Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation (CERTI) at certi@mst.edu by Friday, Nov. 17.
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