Penn State Berks - Perkins Student Center Auditorium. The twelfth annual Latino Forum welcomes regional high school students and the Berks County community for an event that celebrates Latino heritage throughout the region. This year's keynote will be presented by Javier Ávila, a professor of English, a poet, novelist and public speaker. Ávila takes his classroom to the masses, using the power of storytelling to deliver a powerful message about unity and inclusion, and transporting the audience on a journey as he moves between cultures. His work has earned numerous awards, including the Cultural Arts Award from the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education. In 2015, he was named Pennsylvania’s Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation. High school students will enjoy pizza following the talk in the first-floor Multipurpose Room, Perkins Student Center. La Mega Radio Station will be there to bring the energy with a remote broadcast of this event. High schools may register students now.
