2019 MENTE Symposium
~Infinite Strength~
The MENTE Project
Migrant Education Network for Tradition in Excellence
Friday, November 22, 2019
The MENTE Symposium is designed to engage students from migrant, agricultural/farmworker, and homeless backgrounds in an envisioning experience through personal and academic connections with informative presentations, dialogues, and university place excursions provided by educators, professionals, and advocates. Held bi-annually, the symposium provides a public pedagogical space and platform to allow students to present their personal and educational lived experiences for reflective practice and the development and use of their unique cultural capital. MENTE creates a network of personal, academic, financial, and empowering support for students of migrant and agricultural/farmworker backgrounds from
Name of Event: 2019 MENTE Symposium. This year’s theme: ~Infinite Strength~
Date and Time: Friday, November 22, 2019, 9:00am – 3:30pm (Continental Breakfast and Check-in begins @ 8:00am)
Location: Student Union Cinema & College of Education, The University of Texas at El Paso
Planned Activities:
- Empowerment Welcome
- Interactive Presentations and Workshops
- "Scholarships" for winners of
essay contest - Also Included with Registration: Box Lunch, UTEP and MENTE T-shirt and Logo Bag with Educational and Inspirational Resources and Fun Goodies!
*Registration Fee: $50 per student (no fee for migrant education staff)
*Deadline to Register: Friday, November 1
Questions? Contact:
Reynaldo Reyes, Ph.D.
MENTE Founder and Associate Professor
The University of Texas at El Paso, College of Education
(915) 747-8817
rreyes9@utep.edu
*This event is designed to meet federal migrant education program objectives