The Office of Latino/Latin American Studies (OLLAS) at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) proudly supports the efforts of Dr. Claudia Garcia in the third year of organizing the "Through Our Words" Creative Writing Contest in Spanish. The goal of this project is to provide a creative outlet in Spanish for youth in Nebraska. Support is provided by the Nebraska Humanities Council, the Department of Foreign Languages at UNO, the Omaha Mexican Consulate and OLLAS.

Click Here to see the winning entries.

Click Here to see other ways that OLLAS is involved with Nebraska high schools.

Haz clic aquí para ver la información del Concurso de Escritura Creativa en español.

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OLLAS & Nebraska High Schools

This semester, OLLAS has been visiting Nebraska high schools to promote our academic programs and scholarship and the creative writing contest. Additionally, some schoolas have had the opportunity to visit UNO through OLLAS and sit in on classes, meet students, and learn about opportunities at UNO.

OLLAS Schools-to-Campus Visits:

April 11, 2012- Grand Island Central Catholic High School

April 20, 2012- Columbus High School

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