For more information about the two internship opportunities, a description of each position, and the contact information of the people at AMOS,  download the following documents:

AMOS Job Description- Community Pharmacy Internship

AMOS Job Description- Microfinance Internship with Rural Sewing Cooperative and a Non Profit Organization in Rural Nicaragua

More information about CERE:
The Center for Enterprise Research and Education (CERE) is directed by Ajay Patel, GMAC Chair in Finance of the Schools of Business; Anthropology Professor Jeanne Simonelli; Religion Professor Ulrike Wiethaus; and Elizabeth Gatewood, Visiting Professor of Entrepreneurship.

It builds on WFU projects and training programs in Benin, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nicaragua, and the Chiapas region of Mexico to establish WFU as the leader in entrepreneurial research, practice, and education in developing countries. Its first task is to develop a comprehensive methodology to assess the needs of entrepreneurs and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) for education and enterprise development programs and to determine the impact that culture, political systems, religion, environmental conditions and participant differences have on those needs. Its ultimate goal is to identify training and micro-enterprise development models that are appropriate and effective in different cultural settings.

More information about ICE:
The Program for Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship at Wake Forest University helps students turn ideas into action, transforming “I wish I could” into “I know I can!” Through this effort, we seek to enlighten Wake Forest students in all disciplines about their individual and collective abilities, to encourage them to create their own pathways in life, and to use their innovative, creative and entrepreneurial skills on behalf of their communities as well as societies throughout the world.

The week’s events will commence on March 15th with a presentation by Wake Forest’s own, Dr. Peter Siavelis, the director of the Latin American and Latino Studies Program, and by Mr. Antonio M. Arce, the Assistant Director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Duke University. The duo will discuss the merits of learning about Latin America in a lecture titled “Why Study Latin America?” This presentation is set to take place in DeTamble Auditorium of Tribble Hall from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

On Tuesday, April 16th, Wake Forest will host Mrs. Marilyn Borroto, who is on the Board of Directors for Facts About Cuban Exiles (FACE). Mrs. Borroto will lead a discussion on political exiles in Latin America entitled “The Case for Political Refugees.” The event will also take place in DeTamble Auditorium from 7:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.

The third event, which will take place on Wednesday, April 17th, will be a discussion on immigration reform in the United States. This presentation, which will be lead by Mrs. Benita Veliz-Holguin of the Lozano Law Firm, is titled “Vision for Immigration Reform.” Mrs. Veliz-Holguin was the first “dreamer” to speak at the DNC. This event will take place from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM in the ZSR Auditorium.

On Thursday, April 18th, Wake’s own Dr. Sherri Lawson Clark and Dr. Betina Wilkinson will lead a discussion entitled Black-Brown Relations. The event is set to take place from 6:00 Pm to 7:00 PM in Greene Hall, Room 154.

On Friday, April 19th, the Organization of Latin American Students will hold a “Friday Fiesta” on the Mag Quad. There will be free food and salsa dancing. This event will be co-sponsored along with OMA, RSA, and Ritmo Latino.

Finally, on Sunday, April 21st, OLAS along with Students Helping Honduras will host “Kick for a Cause”–a soccer tournament to raise money for needy children in Honduras. This tournament will take place from 1-5 PM on Poteat Field. If interested in signing up, contact Keith Rolles (President of OLAS).

Admissions to the week’s discussions and lectures are free and open to the general public.

The week’s events are sponsored also by the following university departments and offices, in addition to the Latin American and Latino Studies Program and the Organization of Latin American Students: Students Activity Fee Fund, Office of Multicultural Affairs, and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

Inquiries related to Latino Awareness Week and its events should be directed to the Latin American and Latino Studies Program’s Director, Dr. Peter Siavelis.

Ms. Romeu will first be giving a presentation on April 16th at 4 PM in Greene Hall (more details will be forthcoming). Following the reception, faculty in attendance are invited to attend a reception in the faculty lounge of the 5th floor of Greene Hall. Please RSVP with Dr. Linda Howe in the Department of Romance Languages  if you plan to attend.

Ms. Romeu will also be giving two musical performances. These performances are scheduled for April 25th and May 13th. Further information will be provided once all the details are set.

Ms. Romeu’s visit is made possible thanks to the following Sponsors: Wake Forest University, IPLACe, Latin American and Latino Studies, Provost Office of Global Affairs, the Departments of Romance Languages and Music.

More information on Zenaida Romeu:

Zenaida Romeu is Orchestral Conductor, Choral Director, Professor at the Superior Institute of Art in Havana, and Director of one of the first all-woman string orchestras in Latin America, Camerata Romeu. Granddaughter of legendary Cuban musician Antonio María Romeu, she represents the third generation of a family of notable Cuban musicians. She is the founder of the chamber choir Cohesión (1982), choir Estudio Lírico (1989), and Camerata Romeu (1993). She has conducted and performed with important Cuban soloists and international figures such as French composer and pianist Michel Legrand, Brazilian composer, guitarist, and pianist Egberto Gismonti, and Mexican flautist and recorder player Horacio Franco. Romeu and the Camerata have been nominated for Latin Grammys and have won various Cuba Disco awards, the Marsella Medal, the Philadelphia Bell, Illustrious Guest of the City of Los Angeles, the Giraldilla Award, and the Order of Cuba.

More information about Santiago Vaquera Vasquez:
Santaigo Vaquera Vasquez is a self-proclaimed unrepentant border crosser, ex-DJ, writer, painter, and assistant professor of Spanish at the University of New Mexico. His literary work has been published in anthologies in Spain, Italy, Latin America, and the United States. He has been invited to give readings from his work at universities and conferences in Spain, Mexico, Colombia, and the United States. His academic work on US/Mexico border cultures has been published in journals and anthologies in Mexico and the United States. He frequently presents this work at conferences both here and abroad.

This event will take place on Tuesday, April 9 starting at 4:00 PM in room 162 of Greene Hall.