September 20, 2018- Collin College is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with events in September and October. Free and open to the public, events will take place at the college’s Plano Campus, 2800 E. Spring Creek Pkwy; Frisco Campus, 9700 Wade Blvd. and McKinney Campus, 2200 W. University Drive.
September Events:
Presentation by Award-winning Mexican-American author Reyna Grande
Tuesday, Sept. 25
6-8 p.m.
Frisco Campus Conference Center
A Q&A and book signing will follow the presentation
Screening of Documentary “Which Way Home”
Tuesday, Sept. 25
10:30-11:20 a.m. and 2:30-3:20 p.m.
Frisco Campus U131
Poster Exhibit
Through Tuesday, Oct. 16
Frisco Campus Library
Hispanic Author Book Displays
- Through Monday, Oct. 15
McKinney Campus Library
- Through Wednesday, Oct. 31
Plano Campus Library
October Events:
Poster Exhibit
Monday, Oct. 1-Wednesday, Oct. 3
Plano Campus atrium
Hispanic Heritage Month Fiesta with music, flamenco dancing and food
12:30-2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2
Plano Campus atrium
Performances by Ida y Vuelta and Collin College students
Domino Game
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 4
Plano Campus atrium
Hispanic Heritage Month at Collin College is sponsored by the Center for Scholarly and Civic Engagement, Academic Affairs and the Student Activity Fee Advisory Committee. For more information, please contact Dulce de Castro at ddecastro@collin.edu.
Collin College serves more than 55,000 credit and continuing education students annually and offers more than 100 degrees and certificates. The only public college in the county, Collin College is a partner to business, government and industry, providing customized training and work force development. In addition, the college operates the Collin Higher Education Center, which serves 3,200 additional students each year in partnership with The University of Texas at Dallas, Texas Woman’s University, Texas A&M Commerce, Texas Tech and the University of North Texas.