Hispanic Alumni Weekend 2020
“Caimanes, ¡ponte las pilas!”
Friday, October 9th:
4:00 - 5:00 pm ET - Caimanes on the (Job) Hunt
Event: Panel with the UF Hispanic Student Association. Attendees will learn virtual job searching strategies, how to prepare their online presence for a successful job search, and how to maintain and leverage relationships online.
Hosts: Loren Parra and Mary Faas
Panelists:
Loren Parra, Director of Public Affairs, The Miami Foundation (Miami, FL)
Lorena Ferreira Suarez, Employee Relations Specialist for Frost Bank (Austin, TX)
6:00 - 7:30 pm ET - Caimanes en la Cocina
Event: Live cooking class partnered with UF Hispanic Heritage Month. Alumni and students will learn how to cook lomo saltado (Peruvian dish) and pastelitos de guayaba y queso (Cuban dish).
Hosts: Joselin Padron-Rasines (UF-AHA Secretary) and Emilio Quiteno (UF student)
Chefs: Liana Guerra (UF-AHA President-Elect) and Carolina Chaviano (UF student)
8:00 - 10:00 pm ET - Caimanes y Tequila (Registration for this event is not included the fee.)
Event: Virtual tequila tasting with the experts at Speaking of Grapes and Grains. The tasting includes seven Tequila’s and one Mezcal, glasses, artisan salts, water, a tasting mat and pen.
Saturday, October 10th:
9:30 - 10:15 am ET - Caimanes, Get Up and Zumba!
10:30 - 11:15 am ET - “Caimanes, ¡Ponte las Pilas!”
Event: Official program for the 2020 Hispanic Alumni Weekend, hosted by UF-AHA President, Katrina Ruiz-Cordova. Attendees will hear from UF-AHA scholarships recipients, Director of Hispanic-Latinx Affairs, Bianca Quinones, and former President of the University of Florida, Bernie Machen.
12:00 pm ET - Gators Football at Texas A&M (Game televised on ESPN)
7:00 - 8:00pm ET - Caimanes y Comedians
Event: Ending Hispanic Alumni Weekend with a laugh! Live comedy show featuring UF alum’s Oscar Collazos and Tom Delgado.
Pricing:
$40 ($20 general endowment & $20 MFOS endowment)
$80 for non-members (includes annual UFAA membership)
Students free