by Admin | Feb 16, 2020 | SGCItoday
Online Registration closes Sunday, Feb. 16th, at midnight.You don’t want to miss this one!Don’t wait in line to register when you can be looking at prints, exploring San Juan… or at the beach! Plus, registration fees go up quite a bit on-site. Save...
Here’s the Salsa! Week 7:
¡Ricky Renuncia!
by Admin | Feb 13, 2020 | SGCItoday
Why was the island protesting in July of 2019? The protests began after offensive chat messages between then Governor Rosselló and his allies leaked to the media. The messages exposed what protesters called a reprehensible indifference to Hurricane Maria victims, as...
Here’s the Salsa! Week 8
by Admin | Feb 6, 2020 | SGCItoday
El Arsenal: The exhibition location for our Themed Portfolios, Pop-Ups, and Special Exhibitions! The historic complex of buildings that makes up the old Navy Arsenal is located in the La Puntilla section of Old San Juan, on land that was once a mangrove swamp. The...
Three Minute Thesis Competition at Puertográfico
Register by February 28
by Admin | Jan 30, 2020 | SGCItoday
Hey Grad Students! Three Minute Thesis Competition at Puertográfico!Want to take a chance at winning free conference registration for our 2021 conference in Providence? Well, then, have we got an opportunity for you!SGCI and our 2020 San Juan steering committee are...
Here’s the Salsa! Week 9:
Salsa, a Trans-Caribbean Socio-Musical Phenomenon
by Admin | Jan 28, 2020 | SGCItoday
Salsa was born in the northernmost Caribbean city: New York. Various traditional Afro-Caribbean styles converged in this new musical genre or form built on the foundation of Cuban son music. Thus arose the old argument by Cuban musicians that salsa was a new way of...
Extended Stays & Community Service
Sign Up Today!
by Admin | Jan 24, 2020 | SGCItoday
Sign up here! Extended Stays: Are you interested in seeing other parts of Puerto Rico before or after the conference? Perhaps El Yunque National Forest, Surfing and Whale Watching at Rincón? Let us know, and we may be able to offer you group travel rates! Community...