2022 MENTE Symposium
~“Power to Create”~
The MENTE Project
My Education Network for Tradition in Excellence
Friday, November 18, 2022
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, and homeless backgrounds from
Name of Event: 2022 MENTE Symposium
Theme: "Power to Create"
Date and Time: Friday, November 18, 9:00am – 2:30pm (Continental breakfast and Check-in begin at 8:00am, events begin at 9:00am)
Location: The University of Texas at El Paso Union Cinema & College of Education
Planned Activities:
- Empowerment Welcome & Pep Rally
- Interactive Presentations and Thoughtshops
- “Scholarships” for Writing Contest Winners
- Included with Registration: MENTE T-shirt & logo backpack with inspirational and educational resources and goodies; box lunch
*Registration Fee: $50 per student (no fee for staff)
*Deadline to Register: Friday, October 28, 5:00pm *(All student participant names and t-shirt sizes MUST be submitted by this time to ensure timely order processing)
Questions? Contact:
Reynaldo Reyes, Ph.D.
MENTE Founder and Professor
The University of Texas at El Paso, College of Education
(915) 747-8817
rreyes9@utep.edu
Downloadable Information Flier
*This event is designed to meet federal migrant education program objectives