Cultural Events
Upcoming and Regular Events
Micro Language Lessons (MOR)
During each Micro Language lesson, leaders share their language and culture and teach the group some simple phrases. This is a really fun way to celebrate the many languages on campus and to learn about another culture.
During the 2024-2025 school year, these sessions will be held on Thursdays from 3:15-4:00. We will update the calendar below.
September 5: Korean
Spanish Conversation Hour (MOR)
Thursdays, 11:50-12:40 in the AC Library. Bring your lunch! All levels are welcome to join!
Past Events
Día de muertos
Join us as we celebrate Día de muertos (Day of the Dead)!
Tuesday, Nov. 1
4:00-4:30: Conversation on the history of the Día de los muertos with Marcelo Aranda and Erudiel Bernal (Library steps)
4:30-6:00: Workshops to make the essential elements of the altar (papel picado, sugar skulls, candles, cempasúchil flowers, and alebrijes) with Erudiel Bernal, Sarah Booker, Courtney Long, and the Latinx Student Group (Library)
Thursday, Nov. 3
5:00-6:00: Assembling the altar. The altar honors our dearly departed. We invite you to bring a copy of a photo or something that reminds you of your loved one to place on the altar. Just make sure that what you bring is replaceable in the case something happens to it. (Library)
7:00-8:30: Stories around a campfire – please bring your favorite story (scary or not) to share! (Amphitheater)
Friday, Nov. 4
7:00-8:30: Screening “Coco” (Library)
Family members are welcome to join us, they will just need to sign in upon arriving on campus. We look forward to celebrating with the community!
October 14: Dr. Oswaldo Estrada
Dr. Estrada is a writer and professor of Spanish & Latin American Studies at UNC Chapel Hill. He lived in Lima, Perú until the age of fourteen when his family immigrated to the United States. His fictional work focuses on the stories of women and immigrants. He has published several short story collections, including: Las guerras perdidas, Las locas ilusiones y otros relatos de migración, and Luces de emergencia. In his research, Dr. Estrada focuses on themes of otherness, coloniality, gender studies, and the representation of violence. His books of literary and cultural criticism include Troubled Memories: Iconic Mexican Women and the Traps of Representation, Ser mujer y estar presente: Disidencias de género en la literatura mexicana contemporánea, and Senderos de violencia: Latinoamérica y sus narrativas armadas.
During his visit, Dr. Estrada will visit several classes, eat lunch with students, and give an evening reading on the NCSSM-Morganton campus. We will update this page with more details as they become available.
With special thanks to the Broyhill Family Foundation for supporting this event!
Schedule of Events:
8:30: Visit Topics in Advanced Spanish to discuss his story "Los columpios"
12:00: Lunch with students on campus
4:30-6:00: Bilingual reading, presentation, and Q&A session in Academic Commons. Warm beverages and pastries provided by Little Guatemala, and books available for purchase with Thornwell Books.
This event is open to the public. We ask all community members not associated with NCSSM-Morganton to sign in upon arrival on the ground floor of Goodwin Hall
