Events
Upcoming El Centro events and recent gatherings. Times are Eastern. Use the official event details for locations and registration.
Upcoming events
November 2026
Avanzando, Cohort 8
Session 4 of 6. RSVP required: Avanzando, Cohort 8, Nov 6, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Official event details: Avanzando, Cohort 8, Nov 6, 2026 (opens in a new tab)Confirm location with El Centro
5:30–7:30 p.m.Spartan Saturday
El Centro table for prospective students. Register through Admissions
Official event details: Spartan Saturday, Nov 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab)Campus Life Center, 180 Gramling Drive, Spartanburg, SC
10 a.m.Succession as Legacy
International Women's Entrepreneurship Day
Official event details: Succession as Legacy, Nov 18, 2026 (opens in a new tab)CLC 319
12:30–1:30 p.m.Avanzando, Cohort 8
Session 5 of 6. RSVP required: Avanzando, Cohort 8, Nov 19, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Official event details: Avanzando, Cohort 8, Nov 19, 2026 (opens in a new tab)Confirm location with El Centro
5:30–7:30 p.m.La Fiesta
Celebrating graduating Public Scholars, with keynote speaker Nina Cano
Official event details: La Fiesta, Nov 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab)HEC Smith Boardroom 2086
12:30–1:45 p.m.Avanzando, Cohort 8
Session 6 of 6. RSVP required: Avanzando, Cohort 8, Nov 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Official event details: Avanzando, Cohort 8, Nov 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab)Confirm location with El Centro
5:30–7:30 p.m.
Recent past events
October 2026
AI for Impact
Community engagement and career readiness See photos: AI for Impact, Oct 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
CLC 319
12:30–1:30 p.m.Avanzando, Cohort 8
Session 3 of 6. RSVP required
5:30–7:30 p.m.
Hispanic Heritage Night
Volunteer with El Centro at a local elementary school
Lone Oak Elementary
5:30–7 p.m.Avanzando, Cohort 8
Session 2 of 6. RSVP required
5:30–7:30 p.m.
250 Years: Cultural Stewardship Across Generations
Panel conversation See photos: 250 Years: Cultural Stewardship Across Generations, Oct 7, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
CLC 319
12:30–1:30 p.m.
September 2026
Avanzando, Cohort 8
Session 1 of 6. RSVP required
5:30–7:30 p.m.
College Majors Fair
Find El Centro among the majors and minors
CLC Ballroom
2–4 p.m.Fronteras as Pathways
Keynote by Dr. Carmen Serrata, UNC Charlotte
CLC 319
12:30–1:30 p.m.Your Voice, Tu Voto, Our Future
Voter education with Lambda Theta Alpha See photos: Your Voice, Tu Voto, Our Future, Sep 15, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
CLC Ballroom
12–2 p.m.Helado Social: Sabores de Casa
Ice cream social with Housing & Residential Life
Sparty's Den
6:30–8 p.m.
August 2026
Premier Fair
El Centro table at the fall involvement fair
CLC Patio
11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Photos from past events
USC Upstate photographs most El Centro events. Browse the albums on Flickr.
- AI for Impact, October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · More photos from the event on Instagram (opens in a new tab)
- 250 Years: Cultural Stewardship, October 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Your Voice, Tu Voto, Our Future, September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- La Fiesta, April 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- La Fiesta, April 2025 (opens in a new tab)
El Centro's official page
El Centro is part of USC Upstate. To apply, sign up, RSVP, or give, please use El Centro's official page.