Latino Center

About

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The Latino Center is a wholistic strategy that supports the student experience through all stages of university life. The center aids all Wright State University colleges and departments in the recruitment, retention, and connection of students by being a key bridge between the university and the community. The Latino Center seeks to be a home for past, current, and future students, as well as a place for students to find their familia and role models on campus. Our efforts are inclusive and everyone is welcome. We are Amigos Latinos, where you don’t have to be Latino to be a friend.

Mission

The Latino Center fosters a supportive environment that enhances the success of students and the community. We will recruit, retain, empower, graduate, and advance students at Wright State University.

Vision

Wright State University's Latino Center will be the model for the Midwest in raising the educational attainment level of the community.

Goals

The Wright State University Latino Center is strongly committed to the following:

  • Providing a safe space for all students
  • Increasing academic, social, and leadership opportunities for students at Wright State
  • Increasing collaborative efforts amongst faculty, staff, students, and community
  • Increasing awareness of the value of family involvement in a student's educational journey and engaging the family through outreach initiatives
  • Aiding in the increase of student retention, persistence, course completion and graduation rates

Our Services

  • Support all Wright State University colleges and departments in the recruitment of students and families via campus visits and events
  • Host the Bilingual Campus Visit Day to provide the community a bilingual campus visit experience
  • Host Summer Programs to prepare the next generation with college success and career readiness skills
  • Support new incoming students with the following programs:
    • Deliver the "Si Se Puede Course" to teach new incoming students college strategies needed for success at the university, the workplace, and beyond.
    • Provide the Latino Center Peer Mentorship Program to connect new incoming students with current students and assist them with the transition to college life
  • Support current students and the local community with programs that increase sense of belonging, support the workforce development of the region, and enhance the success of the local community:

 

Latino Center Impact Video

Staff

Catherine Amaris Hernandez Hogan, M.Ed.

Department:
Inclusive Excellence
Title:
Senior Director of Latino Affairs & Community Engagement
Address:
Student Union 023 L, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH 45435-0001

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