Chicano Latino Student Affairs will host a the Chicano Latino Graduation on Friday, May 11th. This wonderful celebration has been coordinated by the Chicano Latino Graduation Planning Committee with the assistance of Dean Naddia Palacios. The Committee is a group of undergraduates from the 5-Cs who wish to honor and highlight the achievements of Chicano/Latino students. The celebration includes a bilingual ceremony and reception for graduating seniors and their families. Invitation only.
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Since 1969, we at Chicano/Latino Student Affairs (CLSA) have provided support services and resources to students and their families at the Claremont Colleges. We are strongly committed to the retention and graduation of Chicano/Latino students by providing academic, social and cultural events throughout the academic year.
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CLSA will host two study breaks from 3 to 5 pm on Monday, May 7th and Tuesday, May 8th. Take a break from your books and come have a paleta or two. Perfectly refreshing for this beautiful warm day.
Chicano Latino Student Affairs will host their annual Alumni Reception on Friday, April 27th, from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. We hope you will drop by especially if you are on campus for Alumni Weekend activities. The 5-C Chicano Latino Alumni Association will be presenting book scholarships to six deserving students. Come and meet these awesome students and have some yummy food too!
The fifth volume of Almas Unidas: Nuestra Vision will be unveiled on Wednesday, April 18th, 6:00 pm at Chicano Latino Student Affairs featuring the poems, monologue and short stories of Ahtziri Fonseca, Veronica Gonzalez, Sarai Jimenez, Eileen Lopez, Lourdes Magallanes, Eric Martinez, Nicolas Romo, Frank Sanchez and Melisa Williamson. The reception will be held at Chicano Latino Student Affairs located in the Tranquada Student Services Center.
The annual Dolores Huerta Leadership Recognition Gala will take place on Friday, April 6th at 6:00 pm, Smith Campus Center, Edmunds Union, Pomona College. Latino student organizations will recognize individuals who have demonstrated leadership within their own group.
Jose Hernandez, former NASA Astronaut, will deliver the Cesar Chavez Keynote Address "A Journey to the Stars" Wednesday, March 28th at 7:00 p.m., Galileo Hall, Harvey Mudd College. Mr. Hernandez served as a mission specialist on the crew of the STS-128 Discovery mission to the International Space Station from August 28 to September 11, 2009.
Jose Hernandez grew up in the Central Valley and considers Stockton, California his home. As a son of migrant farm workers, he grew up traveling with the growing seasons, picking produce alongside his brothers and sisters. He attended many schools and didn't learn to speak English until the age of 12.
He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of the Pacific in 1984 and an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1986. Hernandez worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for 14 years and is a well-recognized expert in the area of X-ray physics and image processing.
CGU Professor William Perez will give a presentation on his latest book entitled Americans by Heart: Undocumented Latino Students and the Promise of Higher Education on Tuesday, March 27th at 4:00 p.m., Multipurpose Room, Tranquada Student Services Center. Reception will immediately follow. There will be books available for purchase and Dr. Perez will be glad to sign them.
The popular multicultural ensemble known as the Mariachi Divas will return to campus and perform on Monday, March 26th, at the Claremont McKenna College Marian Miner Cook Atheneaum at 6:45 pm.
CGU alumna Debbie Palacios, M.A., will debut her video documentary "Un Mensaje de los Braceros" on Friday, March 23rd at 11:30 a.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Tranquada Student Services Center. Some of the braceros in the video will accompany Debbie and share of some their personal experiences from the 1950s and early 1960s.
Local artist Annette Armas will lead an art workshop on Thursday, March 22nd, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at CLSA. Students will use various techniques to paint and decorate wood plaques in the shape of the UFW eagle.
