Texas State celebrates century of Latino presence

“An integral part of Texas State University-San Marcos’ heritage will be on display this month when Latino Presence at Texas State: Celebrating 100 Years kicks off Friday, Sept. 15 with an opening reception in the Alkek Library’s Wittliff Gallery on campus.

The reception, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 5 p.m. with entertainment, refreshments, and viewing of the exhibit, the program begins at 6 p.m., featuring Texas Commissioner of Higher Education Raymund Paredes as keynote speaker. The reception will officially launch Hispanic Heritage Month on campus and open the Center for Multicultural and Gender Studies’ Wittliff Gallery exhibition, which looks back through the years to 1906 when the first Latinos joined the student body. The exhibit will highlight current faculty, staff, students, alumni and organizations at Texas State.”

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