CORNELL Status of Latinos

The Status of Latinos at Cornell: 

The Status of Latinos at Cornell

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Introduction Latino Studies Program (LSP) Latino Living Center (LLC) La Asociacion Latina (LAL) African, Latino, Asian, and Native American Program Board (ALANA) Office of Minority Educational Affairs (OMEA) Committee on Special Educational Projects (COSEP) Learning Strategies Center (LSC)

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Latino Studies Program

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Latino Studies Program The faculty/student task force opted to create a broader Hispanic American Studies Program that would examine the Hispanic/Latino population as a whole through courses, colloquia, and other research/academic activities. HASP was officially inaugurated in 1987. In 1995, the Program was moved to the College of Arts & Sciences, additional faculty lines were added and the name was changed to the Latino Studies Program (LSP).

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The main objectives of the Program are: To expand the available course curriculum by providing both undergraduate and graduate courses pertaining to Latino subject matters. Today, undergraduates may receive a concentration in Latino Studies. Graduate students may choose a minor field in Latino Studies. Cornell's Latino Studies Program is an interdisciplinary academic program that focuses on Latino/a issues in the United States as opposed to Latin America. Latino Studies Program

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2. To enlarge the size of the Latino faculty at Cornell through permanent appointments, visiting scholars, and post-doctoral fellowships. 3. To enhance the academic environment on campus through support of such activities as lectures, conferences, seminars, exhibits, and research activities. Latino Studies Program

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Undergraduate Concentration The Latino Studies Program offers an undergraduate concentration in Latino Studies which consists of an interdisciplinary course of study primarily in history, sociology, anthropology, literature and language, but the Program will also cross-list courses from other colleges. To complete an undergraduate concentration in Latino Studies, students must take at least 5 courses (minimum total of 15 credits) in Latino Studies, including "Latinos in the United States," (LSP 201/SOC 265/DSOC 265) offered each Spring semester.

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Facilities and Services Library and Computer Lab The Latino Studies Program Library serves Cornell students, faculty, staff and the wider local multi-diverse community. The library maintains print and media material pertinent to U.S. Latino issues, including an extensive collection of books, magazines, periodicals, research material, videos and cd's. The library is open to the campus community and public. Although the resources are intended for use within the premises, some of the materials are available on a restricted loan basis.

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Networking Library Video Collection Copy Service Postings Conference Room Computer Lab Services Facilities and Services

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Latino Living Center At the LLC, you will live among students of varying Latino ethnicities and others from a mixture of other cultural backgrounds. The residents are linked by a common bond of appreciation for the values of Latino heritage - respect for individuals, a dedication to education, a commitment to community, and the importance of family. Residents of LLC are encouraged to become aware of and discuss the numerous issues facing Latino communities in the United States and throughout the world. This interaction between first-year, upper-class students, and faculty often results in long-lasting mentor relationships.

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Latino Living Center Programs and activities supplement these mentorship's by helping students balance their studies with social activities. Residents are involved in organizing the Center's events by working collaboratively with the staff, faculty, and the Latino Studies Program. The Café Con Leche weekly discussion series, annual retreats, community dinners, intramural sports clubs, and Hispanic Heritage Month festivities are some of the traditional events. While dances, movie nights, faculty dinners, and various celebrations including Dia de los Muertos, and the Day Hall Takeover Commemoration Week are scattered throughout the semester.

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The year 2001 marked La Asociacion Latina (LAL)’s 26th year of existence at Cornell. Since 1975, LAL has served as a catalyst for the U.S. Latina/o community. With the goal of uniting the U.S. Latina/o community at Cornell, LAL has worked towards providing the community with the historical land political contexts necessary to advance nuestra gente. LAL achieves this, and other goals by coordinating political, educational, social, and cultural events. In keeping with its goals, LAL has remained a vehicle for mobilization as issues confront the Latino community arises. Groups which have formed under LAL are The Cuban American’ Student’s Association (CASA), Quisequya: Dominican Student’s Association, Hispanic American Business Leaders Association (HABLA), MECha (Mexican-Chicano/a Student’s Association), and Sangre Taina: Puerto Rican Student’s Association, The Science Organization of Latinos (SOL), the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Teatrotaller (Spanish-language Theatre), and the Latino/a Graduate Student Coalition. Corn

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ALANA (African, Latino, Asian, and Native American Program Board) ALANA is sponsored by the Dean of Student’s Office. ALANA is a student-run organization dedicated to promoting culturally diverse programming at Cornell. It is entirely funded by the Student Activity. ALANA organizes and co-sponsors social, educational, cultural, and political events that celebrate the African, Latino, Asian, and Native American cultures. Programs have included concerts, lectures, volunteering efforts, and workshops. Recent programming has included an AND1 basketball game, a play entitled “Platanos and Collard Greens” (about Black/Hispanic cross-cultural differences), Easter and Halloween parties at the Greater Ithaca Youth Activities Center (GIAC), and concerts featuring Snoop Dogg, The Game, Ludacris, and Nappy Roots.

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Office of Minority Educational Affairs What is the OMEA? Primary goal of OMEA – to ensure successful retention by: 1)Academic and Personal adjustment 2)Programs designed to increase enrollment 3)Academic and administrative services through: Committee on Special Educational Projects Learning Strategies Center

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COSEP and LSC Committee on Special Educational Projects Learning Strategies Center Results from graduates and undergraduates: high recruitment and retention rate 1997 six-year graduation rate for Latino first time-entering freshman 91%