As a proud Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), Palomar College, through the Association of Latinos and Allies for Student Success (ALASS) and the Ethnic Studies Department, is excited to honor Hispanic Heritage Month alongside our students, faculty, staff, and community.
Events
| Date | Time | Event | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 16th | 12pm | Celebremos Hispanic Heritage Month with ALASS | Come learn how you can join and support the affinity group ALASS. | LRC 116 |
| Tuesday, September 30th | 12pm | Palomar’s Partnership with Excelencia in Education | Palomar has engaged with the Seal Serving Institutional Transformation Assessment (SSITA) tool to help self-assess and deconstruct servingness. Please join to review tool elements and offer feedback. | Virtual |
| Wednesday, October 8th | 2pm | Movie Screening: Cantos Deserticos | Cantos Desérticos is a cinematic meditation on the soundscapes of the Sonoran Desert and Gulf of California. Blending Indigenous voices, natural sound, and evocative imagery, the film transforms landscape into living memory—inviting audiences to listen, feel, and witness the desert as a space of spirit and resilience. | MD-157 |
| Thursday, October 2nd | 11am | Paletas y Comunidad | Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with ALASS! We’ll be serving tasty paletas, refreshing aguas frescas, crunchy tostilocos, and flavorful esquites—come enjoy food, fun and comunidad. Everyone’s welcome! | LRC West Walkway |
| Monday, October 13th | 11am | HSI Task Force Recommendations | Please join to review and offer feedback on the HSI Task Force Recommendations. | Virtual |
| All Month | Library Display | Visit the library to see the displays which highlights works about the history and education of Mexican Americans in the United States, each of the center libraries will have a display to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. | LRC (1st & 4th Floor) | |
| All Month | Library Display | Hispanic Heritage Month: Banned Books by Hispanic Authors Display. | Escondido Center Library |
More information coming soon! For questions, additional information, or accommodations please email alass@palomar.edu.