Mentoring Mondays

Spring 2026
Discover campus resources & build the confidence to thrive in college!

• 2/02 - Nurturing Mental Health and Well-Being Throughout the Semester
  • With Jessica Ofray, LPC Interim Associate Director, Counseling and Student Development
• 2/09 - Getting the Most Out of IT: Resources and Tips
  • With Dr. George Claffey
    Chief Information Officer
• 2/23 - Get Active at Central: Exploring the Rec Center
  • With Scott Kazar
    Director of Campus Recreation
• 3/02 - Connecting Central to Community: Opportunities for Student Engagement
  • With Diana Velasco
    Assistant Director, Center for Community Engagement and Social Research (CCESR)
• 3/23 - Creating Your Perfect Schedule
  • With Patrick Tucker
    University Registrar & Director Academic Affair Operations

Come enjoy free snacks with us and learn from our speakers!

Time: 3-4 pm
Location: Elihu Burritt Library
4th Floor, Suite 408

Talking Tuesdays

Spring 2026

A series of inspiring stories and conversations with successful Latino/a/e and Caribbean Leaders.

February
(Thurs) 02/5, 12-1 PM - Enrique Lebron & Jon Cruz

CEO, Retrospective Films Video Productions
CEO, J27 Studios

April

(Thurs) 4/9, 1-2 PM - Anthony Moreno Del Angel

CCSU Alum ‘23 & MA Student in Social Innovation, University of San Diego

(Tues) 4/21 - Dr. Tina Loarte-Rodriguez

DNP, RN, CPPS, CPHRM Executive Director, Connecticut Center for Nursing Workforce

(Tues) 4/28 - Dr. Daisy Torres-Hill

Assistant Dean, School of Education CCSU

Come enjoy free snacks with us and learn from our speakers!

Time: 2-3 PM
Location: Elihu Burritt Library, 4th Floor, Suite 408

For further information, please contact LALCC@ccsu.edu or call 860-832-0056

Wednesday Wisdom

Spring 2026

Faculty, graduate, and undergraduate researchers showcase their research exploring Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean Studies

March
3/25,4-5 PM- "Latino/Hispanic Cultural Competency Training in Developmental Disabilities for Native Spanish Speakers"

Dr. Silvia Corbera Lopez, Associate Professor
Psychological Sciences, CCSU

April

4/8 - "En las Fronteras de la Coalición / In the
Borderlands of Coalition"

Brady Kelsey, Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Anthropology, UCONN

4/15- "Earth and Water Tremors in the Territorial Reconfigurations of Two Contemporary Puerto Rican
Poets"

Dr. Eilyn Lombard Cabrera, Assistant Professor
Spanish, CCSU

Time: 3-4 PM
Location: Elihu Burritt Library, 4th Floor, Suite 408

For further information, please contact LALCC@ccsu.edu or call 860-832-0056

Spanish & Portuguese Conversation Hours

Hora en Español

Thurs. Feb 12th
Mon. March 2nd
Thurs. April 9th
Mon. May 4th

Hora em Português

Thurs. Feb 19th
Wed. March 11th
Thurs. April 16th
Wed. May 6th

Time: 
3-4 PM

Location: 
LALCC
Elihu Burritt Library, 4th Floor
Room 408

Join the LALCC once a month for separate language sessions in Spanish and Portuguese. These conversation hours are open to all students, faculty, staff, and community members who would like to practice their language skills in an encouraging environment, at any level—from beginners to fluent speakers. All are welcome!

Roj Rodriguez: Mi Sangre 

Date:
Tues. March 31

Time: 
12:15 PM

Location: 
Sprague Carleton Room
Student Center 

Join us for a powerful photographic exploration of Mi Sangre, a visual documentation of the lived experiences of Mexican culture on both sides of the U.S. - Mexico border.

For further information, please contact LALCC@ccsu.edu or call 860-832-0056

Crude Tactics

Venezuela, the U.S., and the Future of Resource Sovereignty in the Americas

With Alejandro Velasco, Ph.D.
Professor of Latin American History,
New York University

Date:
Tues. April 7th

Time: 
1:30 PM

Location: 
Philbrick Camp Room
Student Center 

For further information, please contact LALCC@ccsu.edu or call 860-832-0056

Punishment & Resistence

Along The Criminalization To Deportation Pipeline

Sarah Tosh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice, Rutgers University-Camden

Date:
Weds. April 15th

Time: 
1:40 - 3 PM

Location: 
Sprague Carleton Room
Student Center

For more info, please contact LALCC@ccsu.edu or call 860.832.0056

Sugar Island - Free Film Screening 

With Director Johanné Gómez Terrero

Moderated by: Dr. Eilyn Lombard Cabrera, Assistant Prof, Spanish

Translation by: Dr. Jessica Rutherford, Associate Prof, Spanish

Synopsis: A Dominican-Haitian teen navigates adulthood, community struggles, and ancestral resistance in this powerful coming-of-age story.

Date:
Mon. April 20th

Time: 
1:40-4 PM

Location: 
Philbrick Camp Room
Student Center 

Join us for a film screening of the 2024 coming of age drama film Sugar Island, followed by an in-person Q&A with film director Johanné Gómez Terrero.

Spanish film screening with English subtitles

This event is FREE and open to the public.

For more info, please contact Dr. Eilyn Lombard Cabrera at e.lombardcabrera@ccsu.edu