2023 MENTE Symposium
~“To Be Extraordinary”~
The MENTE Project
My Education Network for Tradition in Excellence
Friday, November 3, 2023
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 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: 2023 MENTE Symposium
Theme: "To Be Extraordinary"
Date and Time: Friday, November 3, 9:00am – 2:30pm (Continental breakfast and Check-in begin at 9:00am, events begin at 10:00am)
Location: The University of Texas at El Paso Magoffin Auditorium & 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 13, 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