Hispanic Heritage Month Kick Off Event with Nicki Gonzales

Join us on Wednesday, September 16th for a Hispanic Heritage Month Event with Nicki Gonzales! REGISTER TO ATTEND Event Location: Lawrence Street Center 1380 Lawrence Street Terrace Room – 2 nd Floor Denver, CO 80204 Agenda: 8:30am-9am – Breakfast 9 – 9:15am – Welcome and Remarks from the Latinx Faculty and Staff (LFSA) Affinity Group 9:15 – 9:45am – Talk from Nicki Gonzales, Ph.D. Importance of Hispanic History 9:45am – 10am – Q&A Nicki Gonzales, Ph.D. Dr. Nicki Gonzales is a professor of History and Vice Provost at Regis University. She is a member of History Colorado’s State Historian’s Council and in July 2020 was named by Gov. Jared Polis to the Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board. She is a native of Denver and her family has deep roots in Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico. Dr. Gonzales specializes in the history of the American West, with a focus on race relations and social and political movements. Her research interests include the land grant movements of Southern Colorado and the experiences of Chicano Vietnam Veterans. She is also a mom and coach to her two sons, Danny and Teddy.