Plenaries

Opening Plenary

Thursday, April 21, Noon – 1:20 PM

50 Years of Leadership: A Discussion of Need, Challenges, and Change

• Maria Gonzalez, Program Chair and Chair-Elect.
• Reynaldo F. Macias, 1975-1976 NACS Coordinator & 2004-2006 NACCS Chair.
• Tatcho Mindola, 1988-1990 NACS Coordinator.
• Luis Torres, 1993-1995, NACCS Coordinator.
• Julia E. Curry Rodriguez, 1999-2000 NACCS Coordinator and NACCS Executive Director.

Chicana Plenary

Saturday, April 23, Noon-1:20 p.m. PST

Demanding Space: Chicana and Lesbian/LBMT Caucuses Decentering Patriarchal Heteronormativity within NACCS

• Nancy “Rusty” Barceló. NACCS Scholar 2012.
• Sandy Soto.  University of Arizona.
• Rita E. Urquijo-Ruiz. Trinity University
• Anita Tijerina Revilla. Los Angeles State University.
• Yvette J. Saavedra. Chicana Caucus Co-Chair. University of Oregon
• Millán, Isabel M illán . Chicana Caucus Co-Chair. University of Oregon

Student Plenary/Cervantes Recipients

TBA

Highlighted Panels

3.1 Historians talk about NACCS

• Camarillo, Al. Stanford University.
• Orozco, Cynthia. Eastern New Mexico University. “History of Chicanas in NACCS, Origins to 1990s.”
• Gonzalez, Deena. Gonzaga University.

6.1 Roundtable: Climbing While Lifting: The Perils and Promises of Leading NACCS

• Castañeda, Mari. University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
• DeSoto, Aureliano M. Metropolitan State University.
• Green, Susan. California State University, Chico.
• Guerrero, Carlos Reyes. Los Angeles City College.
• Pendleton Jimenez, Karleen. Trent University.

8.1 Roundtable: Que Viva La Joteria: Past, Present, & Future of Queer & Trans Latinx Activism

• Hernández-Toledo, Briceida. University of California, Los Angeles.
• Orozco, Roberto C. Rutgers University – New Brunswick.
• Rodríguez Lemus, Jr., Gabriel. The University of Texas at Austin.
• Santillana Blanco, José Manuel. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
• Chair: Tijerina Revilla, Anita. California State University, Los Angeles.

11.1 Roundtable:  50 Years of Activist Scholarship: Memory, Indigeneity, Professional-Political Identity, Mentoring, and a Planned Collaborative Project

Discussants:

• Zamora, Emilio. NACCS Scholar.
• Carrillo, Teresa. San Francisco State University.
• Flores, Estevan. University of Colorado, Denver (retired).
• Hernandez, Ines. University of California, Davis.
• Hurtado, Aida. NACCS Scholar.
• Trujillo, Larry. University of California, Santa Cruz (retired).

13.2 Chicana Scholar Activists Today: Building Bridges from Community to Academia

• Riojas-Clark, Ellen. The University of Texas at San Antonio.
• Cantu, Norma. Trinity University. 
• Saldana, Lilliana. The University of Texas at San Antonio.
• Estrada, Olga. The University of Texas at San Antonio.
• Moderator: Orta-Puente, Kristel. Southern Methodist University.

14.1 From Proceedings to Book Manuscript: Developing Your Work with the Editorial Team at NACCS

• Linda Heidenreich, Washington State University.
• Kristen Buckles, University of Arizona Press.
• Isabel Millan, University of Oregon.