CHSS Events
Spring 2026 Events
Virtual Information Sessions for Graduate Programs
January time and dates
Multi-genre Creative Writing Workshop with Ayokunle Falomo
February 10, 2026
2:30 P.M. - 3:45 P.M.
CHSS Conference Room, OMB S1070
Reading with Ayokunle Falomo
February 10, 2026
4 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.
40,000 Windows Café - Dykes Library (UHD)
Más Amor, Más Mariachi
February 12, 2026
10 A.M. - 1 P.M.
Mural Area (Academic Building)
Valentine's karaoke and UHD Mariachi Welcome. Presented by UHD Mariachi and Center for Latino Studies
NACCS Tejas 2026 Conference
February 26-28, 2026
9 A.M. - 5 P.M.
ACAD 300 / Skyline
Get ready for a day of insightful discussions and networking at the 2026 NACCS Tejas Foco Annual Conference!
The NACCS (The National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies) Tejas Foco is a regional conference that attends to community and academic interests around issues that affect Chicanx in the state of Texas.
This Present Moment
April 6, 2026
2:30 - 4:00 P.M.
Fondren Commons in the College of Science and Technology
Arts & Communication Festival
Professor Alicia Eggert, Keynote Speaker
Alicia Eggert's work gives material form to language and time, powerful but invisible
forces that shape our perception of reality. Her creative practice is motivated by
an existential pursuit to understand the linear and finite nature of human life within
a seemingly infinite universe. Her inspiration is drawn from physics and philosophy,
and her sculptures often co-opt the styles and structures of commercial signage to
communicate messages that inspire reflection and wonder. Eggert’s artworks have been
installed on building rooftops in Russia, on bridges in Amsterdam, and on uninhibited
islands in Maine, beckoning us to ponder our place in the world and the role we play
in it. Eggert is an Associate Professor of Studio Art and the Sculpture Program Coordinator
at the University of North Texas; her work has been exhibited internationally and
is in the collection of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
The Cultural Enrichment Center is honored to host Professor Eggert as the Keynote
Speaker for the AC Festival. This event is brought to you by UHD’s Cultural Enrichment
Center in partnership with the Department of Arts + Communication.
Gleeson Ryan - What Story Does Our Trash Tell?
April 7, 2026
2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Commerce St. Bldg. C100 (College of Public Service)
Turn waste into art—and rethink what our trash reveals about us and the systems we inhabit. Join Houston-based artist Gleeson Ryan for a hands-on collage workshop exploring sustainability, storytelling, and creative reuse. Participants will create a unique artwork responding to the question “What Story Does My Trash Tell?” using discarded materials such as junk mail, plastic waste, photographs, magazines, and recycling collected from the UHD campus itself.
Through this exploration into junk journaling, upcycling, and collage, attendees will reflect on their personal relationship with waste, consider what everyday materials reveal about patterns of consumption, and reimagine trash as a site of creative possibility.
Participants are encouraged to bring paper ephemera that tells their personal story—such as bills, parking tickets, family photos, homework, and receipts.
See more details about this event and artisit bio on the Cultural Enrichment Center's events page.
Presented in partnership with the 2026 Arts & Communication Festival “Express” (Department of Arts & Communication, Humanities & Social Sciences), the Center for Public Service and Community Research (CPS), and UHD Sustainability Council. Supported by the Cultural Enrichment Center.
Creative Writing Student Reading
April 8, 2026
2:30 - 4 P.M.
40,000 Windows Café
This Creative Writing Student Reading will showcase the wonderful talent of the UHD students writers who will share their work with other writers and UHD community members. This event is brought to you by UHD’s Cultural Enrichment Center in partnership with the Department of English.