International award-winning author and poet Dr. Carmen Tafolla will be on campus Monday, September 27 in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. She will give a presentation for undergraduate and high school students from 2:00-3:00 p.m., and will perform for the public from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Both events will take place in the Science, Engineering and Technology Building Lecture Hall. A book signing, with books available for purchase, will follow the evening performance. The evening events are free and open to the public.

Tafolla is the author of four books of poetry, one volume of non-fiction, seven screenplays and numerous short stories, articles and children's works. She says many of her works are dictated by ancestors "whispering over my shoulder." Her book, Sonnets to Human Beings received the First Prize in the Poetry Division of the UCI National Literary Competition. She has most recently been awarded the Art of Peace Award by the President's Peace Commission of St. Mary's University for "writing which contributes to peace, justice and human understanding."

Tafolla is best-known for her one-woman theatrical performance, which has been presented throughout the U.S. as well as in London, Madrid, Mexico City, Granada, Germany, Canada and Norway. In it, she portrays a viejita, a first-grader, a phachuquita, a young professional, a retired G.I., and a black woman janitor, among other voices of strength and beauty, voices of unique richness and the inherent giftedness of diversity.

"She's very good at capturing the voices of not only Hispanics, but people of other cultures," said Teresa Cadena, UTB/TSC Associate Professor of English and Speech. "I hope those who attend her performance will gain greater insights into the experiences that they are surrounded by, but may overlook. Dr. Tafolla is very witty, energetic and very honest. I think people will respond to that."

A native of the west-side barrios of San Antonio, Tafolla was told by her junior high principal that she had potential to "make it all the way to high school." She did, and followed it with a B.A. in 1972, an M.A. in 1973, and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1981. In 1973, she became Director of the Mexican-American Studies Center at Texas Lutheran College, during which time she established the Mexican-American Services and Information Center to serve the community. She has held numerous faculty and administrative positions at universities throughout the Southwest, including Assistant Professor of Women's Studies at California State University Fresno and Special Assistant to the President for Cultural Diversity Programming at Northern Arizona University, but left higher education to pursue her writing full-time.

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Calendar
Tuesday, September 28
Patron of the Arts presents Eduardo Ibarra, "A One Man Show," exhibit begins, 7:30 p.m., Richardson Art Gallery. Exhibit runs through Sunday, October 24. For more information call 544-8247 or send e-mail to: PatronOfTheArts@netscape.net

UTB/TSC Biological Sciences Visiting Scientists and Faculty Talks, 3:05 p.m., SETB #2.520, Dr. Gregg Dieringer, Lecturer, Biological Sciences Department, will present "Pollination and Floral Thermogenicity in Cloud Forest Magnolia (Magnoliaceae)"

Wednesday, September 29
Conflict Resolution Workshop: How to Handle Anger, 1:00-2:30 p.m., South #103. For more information call 983-7235.

Thursday, September 30
Wellness Workshop: Fat, Fat, Fat in our Food, 12:15 p.m., Benito Longoria Conference Room (Library). For more information contact Human Resources at 544-8205.

TSC Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Gorgas Hall Conference Room

Friday, October 1
Patron of the Arts presents Amy Brownlow, soprano, "English Echoes," 8:00 p.m., SETB Lecture Hall, $3 admission. For more information call 544-8247 or send e-mail to: PatronOfTheArts@netscape.net

Sunday, October 3
People Stories, KRGV-TV, Channel 5, Eyewitness News, 5:30 p.m., presented by Letty Fernandez, Director of News and Information.

Conferences/Conventions
September 28
Rosalie Manzano, CBED Director, will attend a Site Review of Procurement Technical Assistance Center at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi. The PTAC at Del Mar College is a subrecipient of UTB/TSCÔs Department of Defense grant funding The Valley Procurement Technical Assistance Center administered by CBED. This site review activity is for grant compliance.

September 30
Rosalie Manzano, CBED Director, Claudia Casares, Administrative Assistant, and Juan Andres Rodriguez, Program Services Coordinator, will be attending the Business-to- Business Mini Trade Show hosted by The Brownsville Chamber of Commerce, Four Points Sheraton, Brownsville, 1:00-5:00 p.m. and 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Dr. Steve Chamberlain, Assistant Professor of School Specialties, was appointed to the Texas Council for Exceptional Children (TCEC) Board in the capacity of Chairman of the Publications Committee. Part of his role will include functioning as the quarterly TCEC Bulletin Editor. The Council for Exceptional Children is the largest professional organization concerned with children and youth with disabilities. The TCEC is a state-wide subchapter of the international CEC, located in Reston, Va.

Chamberlain has also volunteered to work with Dr. Ralph M. Hausman, Professor of School Specialties, as the Proposal Review/Selection Committee Chair for the 29th annual TCEC conference currently being organized by Hausman. The conference is to be held in Austin, March 2-4, 2000. The topic chosen is "Technology for the New Millennium."

Special Notices
Orange & White Submissions
Submissions for the January issue of The Orange & White are now being accepted. The deadline is October 15. Send items to Letty Fernandez via e-mail: lettyf@utb1.utb.edu.

Experts Guide
Submissions for the Experts Guide are due by October 1. Please submit on-line at http://pubs.utb.edu/expertsguide/index.html

Campus Directory
The 1999-2000 Campus Directory is now on-line. It can be accessed at: http://pubs.utb.edu/directory

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