IUPLR - SEPTEMBER Faculty E-mail Update

Dear Colleagues:

On September 27, 2000, The Inter-University Program for Latino Research was officially named a "Census Information Center." Our current Memorandum of Understanding with the Census Bureau is valid until December 31, 2002. IUPLR's role will be to support outreach and promotion efforts by the Census Bureau to underserved communities. Our main task will be to make Census data more widely accessible to data users through the use of the Internet and other dissemination media. Data include observations and tabulations from the decennial Census, American Community Survey, and other Census Bureau research programs. For our participation we will receive free products and services from the Census Bureau. The products include printed reports, CD-ROMs, electronic files, documentation, mapping databases, and other reference materials. Services include training and technical support sponsored by the Census Bureau headquarters and regional offices. Training and technical support also will be provided by use of teleconferencing and video presentation.

IUPLR headquarters staff is now working on a plan to acquire Census Bureau products and obtain basic training. You should be hearing more soon on how you can take advantage of our Census Information Center designation.

Sincerely,

Gilberto C·rdenas
Assistant Provost & Director
Institute for Latino Studies
University of Notre Dame
Cardenas.7@nd.edu

INSIDE the September 2000 Noticiero de IUPLR:

* Welcome to the first issue of volume of 5 of the Noticiero de IUPLR!
* The Center for Mexican American Studies, at UT-Austin, now offers a Doctoral Portfolio
    in Mexican American Studies
* A new book by Alberto Lopez Pulido has just been published by the Smithsonian Institution Press
* The Department of Chicana/o Studies at Loyola Marymount University seeks applications
   for a faculty position
* The NACCS 2001 Conference Program Committee seeks submissions


IUPLR HEADQUARTER NEWS

This is the Noticieroķs 5th year as an electronic informational outlet for the IUPLR network of scholars and member centers. We offer a special thanks to all the individuals and centers that continue to supply updates and tidbits for the IUPLR Noticiero. Be sure to visit the IUPLR web site at: http://www.nd.edu/~iuplr.

Please continue to send your center updates, center events, faculty news, faculty opportunities, fellowship opportunities, and publication news to vsaenz@prodigy.net.


CENTER NEWS

Center for Mexican American Studies, UT-Austin

-On Wednesday, September 20, CMAS hosted a bienvenida for students, faculty, and staff at Jalisco Restaurant & Bar in Austin, Texas. New CMAS director JosČ LimŪn offered a welcome, and Austin's own Mariachi Estrella provided the musical entertainment.

-On Thursday, September 28, the Nahualli Festival will present the trio Los Morales in a concert celebrating the music of Mexico. The concert will take place at 8:00 p.m. in Batts Auditorium, room 7. Los Morales--whose members are the brothers HČctor, Carlos, and Julio--play a diverse array of > instruments and perform many genres of Mexican folk music. Opening for them will be Gustavo LŪpez, a composer from Juchit·n, Oaxaca. The festival is co-sponsored by the Centro de Arte y Cultura Nahualli, CMAS, and MEChA, and partially funded by the City of Austin Cultural Arts Commission. For more information, send an e-mail to: tlaloc777@yahoo.com.

-The Center for Mexican American Studies now offers a Doctoral Portfolio in Mexican American Studies. One of the primary goals of the program is to train graduate students and facilitate research, by students and faculty, in the area of Mexican American Studies. The objectives of the Doctoral Portfolio in Mexican American Studies are to foster research and dialogue among graduates students and faculty interested in the Mexican American communities of the United States, to provide a rigorous intellectual environment for study and discussion on Mexican American social life, to foster interdisciplinary research and study by graduate students and faculty in areas of Mexican American scholarship, and to provide a cohesive plan of study for graduate education and research in Mexican American Studies.

For more information on this program, please contact Professor Jose E. LimŪn, CMAS Director, at (512) 471-4866, or e-mail at: limonada@mail.utexas.edu.


FACULTY NEWS/PUBLICATIONS

A new book by Alberto Lopez Pulido has just been published by the Smithsonian Institution Press entitled, ģThe Sacred World of the Penitentes.ī Using story as a methodology, it offers new interpretations of Penitente sacred traditions in New Mexico. Lopez Pulido is Associate Professor of American Studies and Associate Vice Provost for Research and Faculty Development at Arizona State University West.


FACULTY OPPORTUNITIES

The Department of Chicana/o Studies at Loyola Marymount University seeks applications for a faculty position open-rank open-field. Candidates at the Assistant Professor level must show promise in research and excellence in teaching. Ph.D. must be completed by August 2001. The regular teaching load is three (3) courses per semester. Candidate at the Associate or Full Professor level must show a strong record of research, excellence in teaching and some administrative experience. The Associate or Full Professor will serve as Chair of the Department and teach two (2) courses per semester. Thus, strong interpersonal and mentoring skills are required. Salary and benefits are competitive. The application deadline is December 15. Applicants should send curriculum vitae, statement of teaching and research interests, three letters of reference to Dr. Fernando J. Guerra, Department of Chicana/o Studies, Loyola Marymount University, 7900 Loyola Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045-8365.

The School of Social Sciences at the University of California, Irvine invites applications for two to three positions in the broad areas of international migration and immigration. Applicants may be anthropologists, economists, political scientists, sociologists, or other interdisciplinary social scientists. The appointment will be made in one of these departments. Ph.D. is required. Rank is open, although at the tenured level, strong preference may be given to applicants with expertise in Latino immigration and US/Mexico relations. For at least one of the positions, experience working with large data sets and/or longitudinal data is desirable. A successful record in seeking funded research is also desirable for all positions. Interested applicants should send a cover letter and vitae to: Ms Carolynn J. Bramlett, Immigration Recruitment Coordinator, 3151 Social Science Plaza, University of California/Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-5100. For more information call (949) 824-1361, or send e-mail to: cbramlet@uci.edu.

The Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research and Planning, at the University of Texas at El Paso, has three professional positions to be filled:

--Associate Director of Institutional Research
--Assistant Director of Survey Research
--Research Associate
Interested applicants should submit a letter of application, resume, list of three references with complete addresses and phone numbers, and a copy of transcripts to: Ms. Eva BaŅales, Adm. Assc. Specialist, Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research and Planning, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968-0691. For more information call (915) 747-5117, or e-mail to: banales@utep.edu.

The MALDEF Los Angeles National Office is seeking candidates for Senior Director of Communications & Public Policy. Qualifications include an undergraduate degree with one or more of the following majors: English, journalism, marketing, communications, public speaking and/or public relations. A graduate degree is desirable. Other qualifications include five years of progressively responsible experience in public relations, communications and marketing that included extensive use of a variety of media tools, computer text, and graphics software, printing techniques and web design. Fund raising experience is helpful. Interested applicants should forward their resume, two writing samples, and three references to: MALDEF, Att.: HR Dept., 634 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90014, or fax to (213) 629-3549. For more information check their website at http://www.maldef.org.

The Kellogg Institute is dedicated to advancing research in comparative international studies, with emphasis on Latin America. For the 2001-02 academic year, the Kellogg Institute will offer up to eight residential fellowships of one or two semesters at the University of Notre Dame. Visiting Fellows work on individual or joint research projects related to the Institute's themes, are expected to be in residence at the Institute, and are expected to take part in Institute seminars and other meetings. Visiting Fellows have faculty status within the University. They may hold joint appointments in academic departments for which they may be invited to teach a course. The Institute seeks scholars of high accomplishment and promise whose work and presence will contribute creatively to its major research themes. It welcomes applications from candidates of any country that hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in any discipline of the social sciences or history. A complete application, including references and all documentation, must be received by November 3, 2000. Awards will be announced by February 1, 2001. For application forms and more information, contact: Sharon Schierling, Program Coordinator, University of Notre Dame, The Kellogg Institute for International Studies, Notre Dame, Indiana USA 46556-5677. For additional information, visit their website at: http://www.nd.edu/~kellogg.


OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUR STUDENTS

The prestigious Hispanic Scholarship Fund, which has provided financial aid to outstanding Hispanic American students pursuing college degrees for almost a quarter of a century, is currently accepting applications from college students for its College Retention program. Applications for scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 will be available on the HSF website at http://www.hsf.net beginning August 3, through October 13, 2000. Forms are also available at College Financial Aid Offices or by mailing a stamped, self-addressed, business envelope (nine by four inches) to: General Scholarship Program, Hispanic Scholarship Fund, One Sansome St., Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94104. The deadline to apply is October 15.


EVENTS, CONFERENCES, MEETINGS, ETC.

The NACCS 2001 Conference Program Committee seeks submissions for the annual meeting to be held in Tucson, Arizona. As we prepare for the upcoming conference, we are reminded of the many issues that affect our diverse communities, particularly those along the U.S.-Mexican border, such as education, health, and immigration. The complete submission request consists of a 250-word abstract and a completed proposal form. Deadline for the 2001 conference submissions is October 31, 2000 The conference will be held at Marriott University Park in Tucson, Arizona, April 4-8, 2001. Mail the original and two copies of the completed proposal forms and abstracts to: Raquel Rubio Goldsmith, Emeritus Professor Pima Community College, Program Chair, NACCS 2001 Program Committee, Mexican American Studies & Research Center, University of Arizona, Economics Building, Room 208, Tucson, AZ 85721. For more information call (520) 621-7551


IUPLR E-mail Update compiled by:

Victor Sáenz
Graduate Research Assistant
Inter University Program for Latino Research
University of Texas at Austin
vbsaenz@mail.utexas.edu

Philip Garcia, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Inter-University Program Latino Research

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