This activity was the latest in a variety of topics covered by ULS scholars.

The academic from the Department of Psychology ULS, Dr. © Francisco Donoso, was in charge of closing the cycle of academic conferences "Psychology and Contemporary Society" 2014. On this occasion, Donoso analyzed the concepts of minorities, some examples and history of minorities in Chile and the psychosocial, political and cultural roles played by the most relevant Chilean evangelical intellectuals of the last 40 years.

According to one of the definitions given by the academic on minorities, from social psychology it refers to "those groups that occupy a position of inferiority, either due to a social relationship of power or as a result of a social comparison with other groups, in general with the majority.” On the other hand, the academic delved into dilemmas and debates inaugurated or carried out by minorities in multicultural societies, liberalism versus multiculturalism and liberalism versus communitarianism. Also, when entering the subject of evangelical intellectuals, he referred to the new law of worship and mentioned some of the evangelical intellectuals studied. 

Donoso also highlighted the importance of this study and the conclusions obtained. “For me what is relevant is having been able to access a type of actor that until now had not been systematically studied, and that shows us a not always known side of the evangelical world. The truth is that there is a paradox, this is the largest minority in statistical terms in Chile, but it is one of the most unknown, especially for certain segments”, he stated. 

Precisely to learn more about the academic's study, among the audience was the Social Development secretary, Eduardo Lara, who took the opportunity to comment on a new government project. “Very interesting, because in reality they are talking precisely about what is in the President's Government, on the issue of inclusion (…), today we are working in a Ministry of Social Development, in the construction of a ministry, We are asking the indigenous peoples that if they are interested in the State, as part of the recognition and debt that we have with the indigenous people, constitute a ministry, to that extent the President believes that they will be heard and they will be able generate public policies that are much more appropriate for these minority groups.” 

Finally, the director of the Department of Psychology, Dr. Mauricio González, referred to the completion of this cycle and the results obtained during the development of the activity. “I am super happy because, already with the third year of conferences, the idea has been consolidated, the interest in participating in the conferences has also been consolidated among the colleagues of the Department, and interest has also been generated in the community assist (…). This year it has been possible to appreciate a variety of topics that the Department of Psychology can offer, as is the case of Francisco Donoso, a topic that is closely associated with a research project of his, but which in turn has national and international relevance” , he concluded. 

As the director of the Department rightly said, this is the third cycle organized by the Extension Department and the Department of Psychology of the University of La Serena. 

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The appointment is for this Sunday, November 23, at noon, on 94.5 FM.

The academic of the Department of Music of the University of La Serena, Gabriel Gálvez, will be the next guest on a new program in the “Sonidos Mistralianos” cycle on Radio Universitaria FM. As a composer, the teacher will tell and show his work based on the writings of Gabriela Mistral, specifically, on the texts called "The Motifs of San Francisco."

“These texts motivated Professor Gálvez to create a work in Popular Cantata format, where he uses only instruments related to Latin American traditional music, such as rebecs, harp, tiple, Mexican guitarrón, Andean guitar and flutes, as well as soloists and a vocal quartet of male voices," explains the host of the space, Raúl "Talo" Pinto, adding that the academic "will also tell us about the relationship he has with our poet and his interest in doing this work."

The appointment is for this Sunday, November 23, at noon, on 94.5 FM and its online signal available at: http://www.userena.cl/index.php/comunicaciones/radio-universitaria.

“Mistralian Sounds”

This University Radio space is part of the project “Sonidos Mistralianos: compositions that rescue the legacy of our Nobel Prize in Literature”, financed by the Media Fund 2014, of the Ministry of the General Secretariat of Government. 

The initiative of the station, dependent on the Directorate of Protocol and Communications ULS, contemplates the realization of six programs around the figure of Gabriela Mistral, allowing citizens to bring closer the expression of the intellectual values ​​that gave meaning to life and work. of the poetess 

The series of “Mistralian Sounds” will be distributed to more than 70 educational establishments in La Serena and Coquimbo.

Under the direction of Pedro Pablo Prudencio, the professional cast will offer a great show with works by established composers. 

This Friday, November 21, the Municipal Theater of La Serena will once again be flooded with the sounds of the University of La Serena Symphony Orchestra, a group that will surprise with a program of excellence. 

During the first part of the show, the work "A Symphonic Journey" by Joseph Haydn and the "Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra" by Ralph Vaughan will be presented, with a special presentation by guest soloist Federico Curti, a young Uruguayan artist with an outstanding career. 

Then, the public will enjoy Mozart's Symphony No. 39, which will crown this new OSULS concert, dedicated to the large local audience. 

The accessions for this The event will cost $3.000 for the general public and $2.000 for students and seniors.

The musician Marcelo Danton received applause from the public in the north and returns to the south delighted with the city of La Serena. 

The pianist Marcelo Danton was in charge of closing this year's 2014 concert cycle, organized by the Extension Directorate of the University of La Serena. The artist traveled from the city of Temuco especially to publicize his interpretations from the south to the city of La Serena, hence his title “Piano from the South.” 

Regarding his motivation to move to the region to deliver this type of event, he highlighted that “for a musician it is important not only to prepare the works to play them in his city, but also to be able to disseminate the musical work that is done at the regional level. and at a national level, so it is a joy to be able to be playing here.” 

Attendees were focused, delighting in inspiring and exciting pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Debussy and Chopin. 

Regarding the city of La Serena, Danton considers that it is an excellent place to present yourself as an artist. “La Serena is a very rich city culturally speaking, there are always activities going on, well it has the School of Music, the University, which are good places to empower and train musicians, so it is really a privilege to be here playing,” he noted.

This activity concluded a series of concerts, developed throughout 2014, characterized by supporting emerging artists, contributing to regional culture and offering instances that benefit the community. 

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This month's meeting, like all previous ones, will be led by the director of the ULS Mistralian Center and Dr. in Philosophy and Letters, Rolando Manzano.

Next Thursday, November 27, at 19:00 p.m., a new version of the traditional Poetic Café will be held. The initiative, which is part of the monthly programming of the Extension Directorate of the University of La Serena, is organized in conjunction with the Mistralian Center of the institution. 

The meeting corresponding to this month, like all the previous ones, will be directed by the director of the Centro Mistraliano ULS and Dr. in Philosophy and Letters, Rolando Manzano, in the Exhibition Hall of the University of La Serena, located at Benavente 950 , La Serena. 

Regarding the activity itself, Dr. Manzano invited all those who like literature, letters and writing. “We invite you to an already traditional activity here in the region called Café Poetico. It is a time when we meet to talk about books, to talk about authors, we meet to listen to current poets, all the people who like to write or wish to comment on the books they have read. It is a pleasant moment where we gather around the book festival, the spectacle of the living word, through the literary work,” he expressed. 

For more information about this meeting, interested parties should only go to the ULS Extension Center, located at 446 Prat Street, contact 2-204171 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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The success of the play is evident in the fact that there were schools that maintained a constant flow of students between one performance and another. 

Increasingly more playful and entertaining is the presentation of “Mathematical Cubed Stories”, a play that since the beginning of 2014 has been dedicated to showing mathematics in a different way and has achieved great success among schools in the region. 

For several years, the theater group has been a constant in the Extension Directorate of the University of La Serena; However, since 2014, the ÉTÉULS theater cast, directed by Dr. Catalina Cvitanic, has dedicated all of its presentations to explaining mathematical exercises in a playful and entertaining way through performances that are part of this pedagogical comedy. 

The success of these presentations lies in the way in which the students get involved with the stories and understand that in everyday life mathematics is very useful for any situation, such as measuring the ingredients of a kitchen preparation, the bank's deposits if a number disappears and the problems that arise for the number zero. On this occasion, the play also premiered entertaining transitions that promise to keep students always alert to the scenes, since they are full of music, comedy and dance. 

“Mathematical Stories Cubed”, composed of three mini-stories “In Networks with Polygon”, “Zero Stress and “The Death of 8”, presented its final performance for schools, obtaining excellent results. In this regard, the professor at the Miguel de Cervantes School in Tierras Blancas, Juan Ruiz, valued the possibility that students could be part of this representation for their important contribution to the teaching of this discipline. "I think that making this type of representations (...) makes the child see mathematics in a different way, that he sees it as something closer and not something that is a little tedious and that bores us, but rather it shows it as something more interesting, since we really use mathematics everywhere,” he highlighted. 

The work was successful because it effectively fulfills the objective of bringing and trying to enchant with mathematics. One way to demonstrate this success is the presence of different courses from the same school, whose teachers took their students to each presentation and valued the commitment of the ULS Extension Directorate. 

Submissions for this year are already closed, however, any information can be requested at the Extension Center at Prat 446, La Serena, by calling 2204171 or writing to email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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