Texas State hosts conference on 2018 Mexican elections, U.S. relations
Posted by Jayme Blaschke
Office of Media Relations
March 29, 2018
SAN MARCOS –Texas State University will host the Conference on 2018 Mexican National Elections and Future of U.S.-Mexico Relations on Thursday, April 5.
The conference will run 1-5:30 p.m. in the Wittliff Gallery on the 7th floor of the Alkek Library. The event is free and open to the public, although seating is limited. Visitor parking is available in the LBJ Student Center Garage.
The program will open with the keynote address by Judge Manuel González Oropeza, former magistrate for the federal electoral commission of Mexico. Other scheduled programming includes:
- The Election: Political Parties and Independent Candidates
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Guillermo Trejo, fellow, Kellog Institute for International Studies and associate professor, Department of Political Science, Notre Dame University; Reynaldo Ortega, professor, Center for International Studies, Colegio de Mexico; César Martínez, senior fellow, Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law; Paul Hart (moderator), professor of history and associate director of the Center for International Studies at Texas State - The Issues Facing Mexican Voters and Their Impact on U.S.–Mexico Relations
2:45-3:45 p.m.
Gustavo Vega Cánovas, secretary general, Colegio de Mexico; Katharine Donato, Donald G. Herzberg Professor of International Migration and director of the Institute for the Study of Migration, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service; Raúl Rodríguez Barocio, associate vice president for international affairs, Tecnológico de Monterrey; John McKiernan-González (moderator), associate professor of history and director of the Center for the Study of the Southwest at Texas State - Closing Session
4-4:30 p.m.
Ana Paula Ordorica, journalist and editor of Mexican newspaper El Universal, and host of radio program, Frente al Pais, will speak about the role of the press and the power of social media. - Performance
5 p.m.
Texas State Mariachi Nueva Generacíon
Conference sponsors include Marathon Oil, the Texas Oil and Gas Association, Steer, the Hispanic Policy Network, the Center for the Study of the Southwest, the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Office of Student Advancement and the Department of History.
For more information, visit www.ua.txstate.edu/mexicoconference.
About Texas State University
Founded in 1899, Texas State University is among the largest universities in Texas with an enrollment of 38,694 students on campuses in San Marcos and Round Rock. Texas State’s 184,000-plus alumni are a powerful force in serving the economic workforce needs of Texas and throughout the world. Designated an Emerging Research University by the State of Texas, Texas State is classified under “Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity,” the second-highest designation for research institutions under the Carnegie classification system.