Mayor William Snavely offers Jacqueline Rioja Velarde an official proclamation of National Hispanic Latin American Heritage Month at the city council meeting Sept. 19.
Oxford mayor William Snavely officially proclaimed Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 “National Hispanic Latin American Heritage Month” at Oxford City Council’s Sept. 19 meeting.
Jacqueline Rioja Velarde, president of the International Faculty and Staff Association at Miami University, accepted the proclamation.
This is also the 20th year of the UniDiversity program, which will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Sept. 22 in Uptown Park.
“This is a very special year,” said Rioja Velarde, an organizer of the celebration, “because it is celebrating 20 years of Oxford welcoming us.”
