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The Hispanic Faculty Association invites Health Science Center faculty, staff and students to attend Hispanic Heritage Week 2004. The opening ceremony for the week’s activities will be on Monday, Sept. 20.

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Salvador Dali’s birth, the Medical Hispanic Center of Excellence and the P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library have researched and mounted a remarkable new exhibit on the life and times of the eccentric artist known as Salvador Dali. Dali’s development and use of the ‘paranoiac-critical’ method, a technique advanced in the early 30s, was a means of liberating the creative unconscious. Despite the fact that Dali devoted a substantial amount of time cultivating his persona as an extravagant, theatrical figure, his creative genius goes unchallenged. The library foyer exhibit will be on display through the end of the year.

The events for the week are listed below:

Monday, Sept. 20
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

An opening ceremony will be held at the School of Nursing Auditorium with entertainment from Voces de San Antonio. The keynote speaker for the ceremony is Dr. Ricardo Romo, president of The University of Texas at San Antonio. Steven A. Wartman, M.D., Ph.D., executive vice president for academic and health affairs at the Health Science Center and dean of the School of Medicine, will introduce Dr. Romo. Presentation of the Miguel Medina Excellence Awards to students, staff and faculty will follow.


Tuesday, Sept. 21
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

There will be an interdisciplinary panel for faculty to discuss their research projects related to Hispanic Health Disparities. Two faculty members will be selected in advance from each school to present their projects. Robin D. Froman, Ph.D., R.N., dean of the School of Nursing, will moderate this event.

Wednesday, Sept. 22
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

A wine and cheese reception for the Hispanic Faculty Association. Guests at the event will include the La Raza Organization and Hispanic faculty from the University of Texas at San Antonio. The reception is only open to members of the Hispanic Faculty Association.

Thursday, Sept. 23
5 – 6:30 p.m.

Students will present their scientific and clinical posters in the Briscoe Library Foyer. Winners of the Scientific and Clinical Poster Awards will be announced at the event. Posters will be displayed beginning 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 20 in the library foyer.