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Center Hours
Sunday: CLOSED
Monday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Tuesday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday: CLOSED
The Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Center (LALCC) at ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ, promotes the understanding and the appreciation of the historical, social, and cultural life of Latin American and Spanish Speaking Caribbean societies and of Latinos in the United States. LALCC sponsors research projects by faculty and students, community events, study abroad, international exchange, community outreach and student development. The Center’s mission is consistent with the University’s mission of fostering diversity and global awareness.
What We Do
- Support, develop and promote the existing academic programs ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ, with special emphasis on curriculum, research, and educational activities of such programs (Latino and Puerto Rican studies, Latin American studies, programs in Hispanic language and culture) associated with the Center.
- Engage in programing and research to better understand the factors leading to academic achievement among Latino students.
- Develop student engagement programs that lead to work-force development and the exploration of careers related to Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean Studies.
- Coordinate and organize campus cultural and language events that highlight the Latino community of Central Connecticut (film festivals, music and literature, publications/platforms).
- Engage in community outreach activities to Latin American and Spanish Speaking Caribbean communities in Central Connecticut, focusing especially on elementary, high school, and Central students and faculty.
- Develop relationships between the Center and leaders in Latino and Caribbean communities in Central Connecticut, including business, media, government, education, and the non-profit sector.
Upcoming
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Latino Identity and Self-Expression Through Art Conference
Date: December 5th, 2025
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Location: Hilltop Cafe
Join us for the Latino Identity and Self-Expression Through Art Conference. This one-day free and open to the public conference is funded by a grant from Connecticut Humanities and with the support of the Welte Society. The conference will bring together major collectors, scholars of Latino Studies, museum professionals, art historians, students, and members of the community in a day of conversation and collaboration around the topic of Latino art. The program will allow us to explore and reflect on diasporic culture in the United States, challenge Latino social invisibility in the United States, and allow a broader conversation of the place of Latino art in the broader canon of art in the United States. The conference will include an exhibit of student artwork and presentations by eminent scholars.
With special guests: Dr. Gilberto Cárdenas - Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of the Latino Studies Institute at the University of Notre Dame will be our keynote speaker. Dr. Cardenas is an internationally recognized sociologist, one of the founders of Latino Studies as a field in the United States, and one of the most important collectors of Latino art in the world. He is one of the founders of the Inter-University Program for Latino Research, of which he was executive director from 1995 to 2013, and was the founding director of the Institute of Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
Dr. Mercedes Trelles - Professor of the History of Art at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. She holds a doctorate in the History of Art from Harvard University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras. She is the author of numerous scholarly works and has curated exhibits on Puerto Rican art at the Tate Museum in London, the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico in Ponce, and the Museum of the Americas.
Dr. Anthony De Jesús - Professor of Social Work, University of Saint Joseph. Dr. de Jesus is a leader in the Connecticut Puerto Rican community, a former interim director of El Centro de Puerto Rican Studies at CUNY, and the organizer of an exhibit at the University of Saint Joseph in 2024 on Puerto Rican and Latino art.
Conference registration is free. Please register here: or scan the QR code on the flyer
LALCC Newsletter
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