HCC Dr. Gwendolyn W. Stephenson District Administration Center

Join Us for These Exciting Events Celebrating our Diversity!

	Dale Mabry Campus 16th Annual International Festival Thursday, March 28, 2013 Dale Mabry Campus - Shade Sails Courtyard Exciting Events All Day Opening Ceremonies at 9:30 am More information is available here

	Ybor City Campus 15th Annual International Festival Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Ybor City Campus Exciting Events All Day Opening Ceremonies at 11 am Full schedule of events available here

	Women's History Month March, 2013 Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
	Gay-Lesbian Pride Month June, 2013
	Juneteenth June, 2013 Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States.
	Islamic Ramadan September July 20 - August 19, 2012 Islamic Society of Tampa Bay Area
	Rosh Hashanah September 16 - 18, 2012 Rosh Hashanah is the celebration of the Jewish New Year.
	International Day of Peace Friday, September 21, 2012 Click here for more details
	Hispanic Heritage Month September 15 - October 15, 2012 Campus Events: Oct. 1 - 31, La Leyenda de El Dorado, Pre Columbian Gold Artifacts Exhibition, Brandon Library, Brandon Campus...details Thurs., Oct. 4 - Pinata Bash, 4:30 -6:30 pm, Student Center, Plant City Campus Fri., Oct. 5 - Salvador Dali Presentation, 11am - Ybor Campus...details Oct. 9 - Nov. 8 - Art Exhibit, Cuban Abstract Painter Juan Vasquez Martin, Art Gallery, Ybor Campus...details Wed., Oct. 10 - Salvador Dali Presentation, 12-1:30, BADM 116/117, Brandon Campus...details Mon., Oct. 15 - Hispanic Panel Discussion & Dinner, 4-6 pm, Trinkle Building, Plant City Campus Mon., Oct. 15 - Movie Night - "Volver", 6-8 pm, BADM 116/117, Brandon Campus... details Wed., Oct 17 - Salsa Event - Salsa lesson and Spanish food, 10 am - 2 pm, SouthShore Campus. Wed., Oct. 17 - Hispanic Film Showing, 2:15 pm, YLRC - Ybor Campus... details Thurs., Oct. 18 - Hispanic Dancing, Food and Speaker Eduardo Calcines, Dale Mabry Campus, 10:30 am - Courtyard... details Tues., Oct. 23 - S.A.L.S.A. Leadership Exercises with Stan Pearson, 11:00 am and 1 pm, Community Room, SouthShore Campus Tues., Oct. 23 - Free Spanish Lunch, 11:30 am, Cafeteria Patio, Brandon Campus...detail Wed., Oct 24 - Dessert Fest - Sample the Flavors of HIspanic Heritage! - 11:30 am - 1 pm, Community Room, SouthShore Campus Thurs., Oct. 25 - Latin Fiesta- 5-7 pm, Ybor Patio, Ybor Campus... details Thurs., Nov. 1 - Day of the Dead Celebration, 11 am - 1:30 pm, Community Room, SouthShore Campus Thurs., Nov. 1 - Day of the Dead Celebration, 4:30 - 6:30 pm, Trinkle Building, Plant City Campus
	National Disability Employment Awareness Month October, 2012 "A Strong Workforce is an Inclusive Workforce: What can YOU Do?"
	Native American Heritage Month November, 2012
	International Education Week November 12 - 16, 2012
	Hanukkah December 8 - 16, 2012
	Kwanzaa December 26, 2012 - January 1, 2013
	Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival January 16 - 25, 2013 Wed., Jan. 16, 8 pm - USF will host the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture Series, “Doing the Little Things and Executing Vision” with guest speaker Herm Edwards. Location: Marshall Center Ballroom. More info... Thurs., Jan, 17, The Financial Seminar, will feature experienced business panelists who will share the most effective and efficient tools for marketing your business. 6-8 p.m. - Children’s Board of Hillsborough County at 1002 East Palm Avenue, Tampa, FL 33605 Jan. 17 - Feb. 28, Gallery 221, Dale Mabry Campus- Farming Family & Folk Art Exhibit Ruby C. Williams is well known for her brightly painted folk art.

	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 21, 2013 Jan. 10 & 11, 7:30 pm - Ybor Campus, "The Meeting" Main Stage Theater, Jeff Stetson explores the possibilities of what may have been in Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X had met. Thurs., Jan. 24, 11 am - Ybor Campus - Panel Discussion in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ybor Room, Ybor Building. Thurs., Jan. 24 - 11 am - Dale Mabry Campus "the love that forgives" Auditorium, Student Services, DSTU 111. Thurs., Jan. 24, 3 pm - Plant City, Live the Dream, Dr. Bob Zellner, Civil Rights Activist and Freedom Rider, Trinkle Bldg.
	Black History Month The 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation February, 2013 Brandon Campus February 12 - Dr. Keith Berry - 11am - 12:30, Brandon Conference Center SouthShore Campus February 5, 6, 25 ,26 - Movie on the Lawn - "The Help" February 13 - Kuumba Dancers & Storytellers February 18 - Drumming Circle with Steve Turner February 20 - Ericka Dunlap - Former Miss America February 21 - Annual Poetry Competition February 27 - Speaker Stan Pearson - "Just Because I Am..."
	Chinese New Year February 9-24, 2013 The Year of the Snake
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Wed., Jan. 16, 8 pm - USF will host the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture Series, “Doing the Little Things and Executing Vision” with guest speaker Herm Edwards. Location: Marshall Center Ballroom. More info...

Thurs., Jan, 17, The Financial Seminar, will feature experienced business panelists who will share the most effective and efficient tools for marketing your business. 6-8 p.m. - Children’s Board of Hillsborough County at 1002 East Palm Avenue, Tampa, FL 33605

Jan. 17 - Feb. 28, Gallery 221, Dale Mabry Campus- Farming Family & Folk Art Exhibit Ruby C. Williams is well known for her brightly painted folk art.