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Centro HispanoHispanic Latino Center
ANNual Report2013-2014
MissionThe mission of Centro Hispano is to nurture students into becoming strong leaders, representative of all the core values of UNCW, through the promotion of academic excellence, cultural representation and leadership development. Centro Hispano serves as a link between students and all available resources needed for their academic growth, as well as for their development as future professionals. We focus on embracing and nurturing diversity, on student leadership development and on best practices and use of resources for academic success. Our emphasis on diversity is exemplified by our goal of increasing the representation of the diversity within the Hispanic culture through students, faculty, staff, campus events, curriculum and community engagement. Our focus on student leadership development provides students with enrichment opportunities such as leadership conferences, leadership seminars and certificates, as well as leadership roles within our campus and community.
Our GoalThe goal of Centro Hispano is to support the rapidly growing number of Hispanic students applying, attending and completing degrees at UNCW. We promote opportunities that broaden understanding and appreciation of diverse Hispanic cultures and offer resources, such as support networks, that maximize the success of each student. Our initiatives include establishing local service-learning internships and volunteer opportunities, linking students with professional mentors, and most importantly, providing a place where every student feels at home while striving for success.
HistoryCentro Hispano originated through the efforts of a distinguished faculty member who saw the need to increase diversity on campus, particularly the Latino demographic. At that time, Centro Hispano had no budget, office or staff. Today, Centro Hispano serves more than 800 Hispanic students who attend UNCW and reaches out to the local community with several initiatives, mentoring programs, cultural events and special outreach programming.
THE VISION
Centro Hispano will be the necessary resource for UNCW to become the university of choice for Hispanic students, faculty and staff.
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What Can Centro Hispano Do For You?Centro Hispano, part of UNCW’s Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, creates a responsive educational, scholarly and social environment for Hispanic Latino/a students, faculty and others interested in Hispanic culture. The center supports the research, teaching and service components necessary for the training and preparation of global citizens. It also informs, guides and champions UNCW’s engagement with the region on issues critical to Hispanic constituencies.
For our faculty and staff:
Provide training for you, your colleagues and your staff on education and population trends regarding Hispanics/Latinos.
Recruit higher number of Hispanic/Latino students to create a more diverse student body for UNCW.
Complement the academic mission of your class by partnering with you to develop co-curricular activities (e.g., speakers, films, roundtable discussions) that will further your students’ depth and appreciation of topics covered in classes.
These are just a few of the resources Centro Hispano has to offer. Please contact us at [email protected] or 910.962.7785 for more information, to share ideas or to partner with our office.
Support your research through:
• Networking with other universities as part of the Consortium of Hispanic/Latino Higher Education Professionals.
• Connecting you to faculty and staff interested in your research areas.
• Providing you with materials. Our office has books and movies on Hispanic/Latino culture and issues, available from our lending library.
For students:
Provide a welcoming student space where you can connect with other Hispanic/Latino students and Centro Hispano staff and be a part of the UNCW Hispanic/Latino family
Organize multi-cultural events on campus
Connect you to our many student organizations such as Ritmo Latino, Puro Teatro and Centro Hispano Embajadores.
Provide a mentoring opportunity with MI CASA.
Guide you towards accessing campus resources
Fully develop your leadership skills
Participate in many social and community service activities
These opportunities are open to all; you do not have to be Hispanic/Latino to come to Centro Hispano or use our resources.
MI CASA (Mentors Initiating Community Action, Support, and Advocacy) mentoring project at the University of North Carolina Wilmington is an innovative program designed to provide access to higher education to Hispanic/Latino high school students in North Carolina.
The goal of this two-year program is to identify high achieving Hispanic students from local high schools who wish to further their education at universities like UNCW. During this college preparatory process, high school mentees and UNCW mentors foster a stronger sense of community.
MI CASA’s mentoring project involves UNCW faculty members, as well as graduate and undergraduate scholars. The program is designed to encourage the highest level of education for selected Hispanic high school sophomores who demonstrate promise, determination, discipline and need. MI CASA serves as a comprehensive support program that provides mentoring, college preparation seminars, tutoring, community service and cultural enrichment activities in order to help high school mentees become compelling candidates for college admission and scholarship awards.
• MI CASA now serves a total of 26 high school mentees paired with 26 UNCW student mentors.
• Three Saturdays in October, MI CASA offered SAT Prep sessions for high school seniors.
• MI CASA organizes “Seahawk for a Day,” where mentees in the MI CASA program experience UNCW and become college students for one day.
• MI CASA organizes academic activities and parent meetings throughout the year, as well as family celebrations at the end of each semester.
• MI CASA presentation at the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) Conference in Costa Mesa, California (Feb. 2014).
• MI CASA hosted its annual team building challenge course on Saturday, March 15th.
• MI CASA students have been accepted into Yale, Princeton, UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC Wilmington, Duke, Barry University, Brown University, Cornell University, Appalachian State, UNC-Charlotte, East Carolina University, Dartmouth College, Meredith College and Cape Fear Community College.
Organizations & ProgramsCENTRO HISPANO
Contact
Program Advisor: Chris Montero Phone: 910.962.2631 Email: [email protected]
Fall Semester
Mentor Training College Application Assistance SAT Prep Seahawk for a Day Holiday Fiesta
Spring Semester
MI CASA Academic Day FASFA Informational Day Community Service Day Leadership Ropes Course Awards Recognition
Ritmo Latino is a UNCW organization dedicated to the dance culture of Latino America. Students strive to learn more about Latin cultures through diverse Latin-style dances such as Bachata, Cumbia, Merengue, Salsa and Banda. Join Ritmo Latino for a good time learning many Latin dances.
2013/2014 EventsLatino Festival (Wilmington community)
UNCW Asian Student Association Masquerade Party
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration (UNCW Centro Hispano)
UNCW Intercultural Festival
UNCW Annual Dance Marathon
UNCW Dance Company Showcase
UNCW Hawk It Out Annual Dance Competition
UNCW Health Fair
Healthy Kids Day
Puro Teatro is dedicated to the development of Spanish-speaking theater productions and artistic development, on and off campus. Our student-run organization is open to anyone; however, full membership is limited to UNCW students. Producing one theatrical production per academic year in the Spanish language, we work with students who have limited knowledge of the Spanish tongue.
2013 Performance
“El Delantal Blanco”
Contact
President: Stephanie Chismar Email: [email protected]
Vice President: Jenna McPherson Email: [email protected]
High Schools Visited
North Brunswick High School
New Hanover High School
Heide Trask High School
Hoggard High School
Laney High School
Pender High School
Middle School Visited
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy
Elementary Schools VisitedBladen Lakes Primary SchoolBradley Creek Elementary School
Contact
President: Chris Montero Email: [email protected]
Centro Hispano Embajadores’ purpose is to motivate young students to pursue a higher level of education and to positively influence their communities through their contributions and achievements. Embajadores focuses on informing Latino/Hispanic youth about various post-secondary education opportunities while fostering leadership development within the Embajadores student membership.
UNCW Workshop and performance at Seahawk Crossing
St. Mark Catholic School Workshop
Islands Performance
Contact
President: Marlene Zarate Email: [email protected]
Demographics 2013
Top Majors Among Hispanic/LatinoUNCW Students 2013
UNCW Hispanic Student Enrollment
Hispanic/Latino UNCW StudentsGender Fall 2013
Residencies of Hispanic/LatinoUNCW Students 2013
Hispanic/Latino UNCW StudentsUndergraduate/Graduate 2013
Degrees Conferred to UNCW Hispanic/Latino Students
Organizational TableCentro Hispano Director: The director of Centro Hispano facilitates the Centro Hispano team, which consists of one program coordinator, one mentoring program advisor and four student assistants. Centro Hispano includes Hispanic cultural literacy, heritage and demographic workshops, community outreach, Hispanic faculty and staff network, opportunities for bilingual students, culturally focused pre-college advising, professional networking and student resources including study area, cultural library and student organizations.
MI CASA Program Advisor: The role of the MI CASA program advisor is to lead high school students into post-secondary education and support Centro Hispano’s programming. Responsibilities include managing all recruitment efforts for MI CASA mentors and mentees, including coordinating efforts with staff and students at participating high schools, and coordinating UNCW mentor recruitment efforts on campus. Additional responsibilities include curriculum planning for mentors and mentees, mentor training, community service development and individualized college/career planning for multiple cohorts.
Hispanic Faculty and Staff Association (HFSA) Organization that brings together faculty and staff of diverse backgrounds with the purpose of celebrating Hispanic heritage, advancing Hispanic issues in a professional setting, and supporting the growth of Hispanics in higher education.
Latino Alliance The mission of the Latino Alliance of Southeastern North Carolina is to build a stronger network among people and organizations that serve the Hispanic/Latino community in the region, and to empower local citizens and organizations that serve the Hispanic/Latino community by creating positive change in areas of education, business, health care, safety and community building.
2013-2014 StaffNatalie Picazo: Interim DirectorChris Montero: MI CASA Program Advisor
Centro Hispano counted on the support of seven part-time student employees throughout the year to support the needs of the office as well as campus programs.
HiG
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We welcomed 138 Hispanic first-year students and 82 Hispanic transfer students. Our fall 2013 totaled 884 Hispanic students (including 67 graduate students).
AUGUST
Día de Bienvenida/Day of Welcoming (Aug. 18): Incoming students were invited to attend a bilingual information session with presentations from Financial Aid, the Office of International Programs, the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, the interim associate provost for the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, and Centro Hispano staff. Refreshments were served.
Raise Your Flag (Aug. 18): Incoming freshmen and transfer students were invited to a social at Sharky’s to meet and greet Centro Hispano staff and current and new Hispanic/Latino students at UNCW. Students attached their names to their heritage country’s flag and had a great time playing pool, ping-pong, video games, etc.
A Celebration of Diversity at UNCW (Aug. 26): Centro Hispano staff, along with the staff from other offices under the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion as well as other UNCW faculty, staff and students gathered for a social event and information sharing on the diversity resources at UNCW.
MI CASA Mentoring Program (Aug. 31): We welcomed Cohort 4 (current high school juniors), and reconnected with Cohort 3 (current high school seniors, for our fourth year of academic mentoring. Each of the 26 high school students were paired up with a UNCW student mentor.
SEPTEMBER
Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15): We kicked off our Hispanic Heritage month celebrations with a cultural fair at the amphitheater during the day followed by Salsa Fiesta @ Sundown in the Warwick Center Ballroom (Sept. 13). This celebration included music from Orquesta Internacional La Clave which added authenticity and excitement to the event. Sherwin Williams and Verizon Wireless were sponsors giving generous contributions toward the success of these events.
Spanish Film Club Festival (Sept. 7 – Oct. 3): UNCW was awarded the Pragda Film Festival grant for the third year in a row. Five films were featured at Lumina Theater throughout Hispanic Heritage Month. The Spanish Film Club series was made possible with the support of Pragda and the additional contribution of Spain Arts and Culture. Co-sponsors included the Association of Campus Entertainment, the Office
of International Programs, Women’s Studies and Resource Center and CARE.
Second Annual UNC Hispanic/Latino Faculty Forum (Sep 14): This forum focused on professional advancement, campus initiatives and leadership roles for Hispanic faculty in the UNC system. The forum, hosted on the UNCW campus was sponsored by Office of University of North Carolina Vice President for Academic Affairs, UNCW Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion and the Division of Academic Affairs.
Professional Development Workshop with Target (Sept. 25): Centro Hispano and the Upperman African American Center invited professionals from Target to conduct a workshop which focused on leadership development, personal branding and career opportunities.
Centro Hispano Gathering of Familias (Sept.28): As part of fall 2013 Family and Alumni Weekend, Centro Hispano staff invited families to the UNCW Hispanic Latino center to learn about the center and meet the bilingual staff who have been available to support the success of current and future Hispanic/Latino students.
OCTOBER
Soccer Pick-Up Game (Oct. 15): Students gathered at the intramural fields to celebrate the end of Hispanic Heritage Month playing the engaging sport many Latinos are passionate about.
UNCW Hispanic/Latino Faculty Panel (Oct. 17): Students were able to network with and learn from Wilmington employers and UNCW staff about careers, potential internships and volunteer internships during a nice reception.
Multicultural Networking Reception (Oct. 23): Students were able to network with and learn from Wilmington employers and UNCW staff about careers, potential internships and volunteer internships during a nice reception.
Sixty Years after the Revolution: The Lives of LGBT Cubans (Oct. 28, 29, 30): Dr. Susana Peña from Bowling Green State University discussed her book Oye Loca which details how the massive migration of Cubans to the United States in the 1980s helped shape the formation of the Cuban American gay culture. The films Odd People Out and Before Night Falls were shown prior to Dr. Peña’s lecture. These events were hosted on campus in collaboration with the LGBTQIA Resource Office, the Office of Institutional Diversity, Foreign Languages and Literatures, the Department of History and Women’s Studies and Resource Center.
Centro Hispano Día de los Muertos /Halloween Decoration (Oct. 30): This was a great chance for students to enjoy a stress-free evening at Centro Hispano. Students came to the center to decorate for Halloween and Día de los Muertos. They brought tributes and memoirs for their passed love ones and put them on our Día de los Muertos altar.
NOVEMBER Hispanic Student Recruitment Fairs (Nov. 10): UNCW Office of Admissions sponsored registration and transportation to the Soy Un Lider Conference at Guildford College and the Latino Festival in Wilmington. UNCW Centro Hispano staff and students shared resources available at UNCW and shared details of college admission and career planning.
MI CASA Seahawk for a Day (Nov. 11): MI CASA high school mentees spent the day attending UNCW classes. Members of the Hispanic Faculty and Staff Association, the Centro Advisory Team, UNCW faculty and student mentors hosted high school students in their classes (based on students’ career interests). The event closed with a social with mentors and mentees in Sharky’s Game room.
Diversity Lunch (Nov. 18): Faculty staff and students were encouraged to bring dishes from their home countries for a pot luck lunch. Those who came to the lunch spent time talking about those dishes and other traditions that their respective countries held.
DECEMBER
Successful Latinos Reception (Dec. 13): A reception was held in honor of the Hispanic/Latino students who graduated in the 2013 fall semester. Red graduate cords were given to the students to wear on graduation day and certificates were given out. Also, students had a chance to honor the faculty and staff who made an impact on their education and time at UNCW.
Spring Semester This semester we welcomed our spring admission Hispanic Seahawks!
JANUARY
Día de Bienvenida (Jan. 14): Students gathered at Sharky’s on the first day of classes to meet the new students students and catch up on friendships. Students discussed the various resources on campus as well as where the best hangout spots are!
FEBRUARY
Student Action with Farmworkers Presentation (Feb. 3): A representative from SAF came to Centro Hispano to talk about raising awareness on farmworker issues as well as opportunities for internships and fellowships available to students. The students in attendance expressed genuine interest in support for farmworkes and this event paved the way for two UNCW students to be awarded summer internships with SAF.
March of Dimes Focus Group (Feb. 19): A representative from the March of Dimes came to UNCW to host a focus group for 12 Spanish speaking female students, asking them to review a brochure in Spanish called, “Take Care of Yourself” or “Cuídese a si Misma.” Students were rewarded with Walmart gift cards and healthy refreshments for their participation.
Duo Guitiano: A Recital of Hispanic Music (Feb. 20): Cuban American piano player, Amanda Virelles, and Colombian American guitar player, Carlos Castilla, mesmerized the UNCW audience with a rich classical piano/guitar duo.
First Latino Alumni Gathering (Feb. 23): Centro Hispano hosted the first Latino Alumni gathering at Hugh MacRae Park during Homecoming Weekend. UNCW’s Hispanic/Latino Alumni Gathering was held to begin establishing a network of support and success after graduation with our alumni. Centro Hispano has set up a Facebook page for Hispanic/Latino Alumni to share job opportunities and news that may be of interest to Hispanic/Latino alumni.
Film: Documented: Pulitzer Prize winner Jose Antonio Vargas’s newly released documentary revealed his immigration story and life as a Philippino undocumented immigrant.
Define American (Feb. 24): Jose Antonio Vargas, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, former lecturer at Georgetown University and undocumented immigrant, came to UNCW’s campus to discuss his documentary, Documented and speak to journalism students. He seeked to elevate the conversation about immigration and challenged notions of what defines “American.”
MARCH
The American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education Conference (March 6): The MI CASA progam advisor and the interim associate provost of diversity and inclusion gave a workshop about UNCW’s MI CASA youth mentoring program that has inspired, supported and mentored over 50 high schools students towards college admission to academic institutions like UNCW, Brown University, Duke, NC State and Chapel Hill.
Multicultural Employee Panel (March 24): The UNCW Career Center along with Target, Centro Hispano and the Upperman African American Center hosted a workshop for students to look at job prospects and hear advice from an array of local employers.
Farmworkers Awareness Week (March 24-31): UNCW participated in a week of action for students and community members to raise awareness about farmworker issues on our campus and in the community. Centro Hispano posted daily messages on Facebook to raise awareness, planned a clothing drive in conjunction with the Catholic Newman Center’s “Closet Cleanout” and showed the film, Rape in the Fields to conclude the week.
NC Society of Hispanic Professionals – Hispanic Educational Summit (March 28): UNCW Centro Hispano participated in the largest educational conference in North Carolina for middle and high school Hispanic students. More than 10,000 students from schools in more than 50 counties throughout North Carolina have participated in the annual summit initiative since 2000.
SEWSA Conference Panel: (March 29): Centro Hispano organized a panel titled, “Advice and Advocacy for Latina Women from Area Latina Professionals.” Panelist were Latina area professionals who ranged in backgrounds of service from health care, psychology, mental health, substance abuse, domestic violence, basic adult education and higher education.
APRIL
Rape in the Fields (April 1): At the conclusion of Farmworker Awareness Week and the start of Sexual Assault Awareness month, Centro Hispano, along with Women Studies and Resource Center and the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures screened the film Rape in the Fields, a documentary covering the hidden reality of rape affecting immigrant women working in agriculture. A panel immediately followed the film with presenters from Coastal Horizons Rape Crisis Center, Farmworker Health Program (Pender County Health Department) and the Farmworker Unit of Legal Aid of North Carolina.
Annual Phone Jamming Nights (April 1–30): As a recruitment effort, our students, faculty and staff shared a load and called our newly admitted incoming first-year students. In collaboration with the Office of Admissions, we have the tradition of welcoming them and extending our support as part of the Centro Hispano family.
Centro Hispano Partner Recognition (April 3): Centro Hispano welcomed partners from around the community to a reception at the Wise Alumni House. The purpose was to showcase the successes of the resource office and honored the community partners for extending their support.
APRIL (Continued)
Pender High School Career Fair (April 14): Centro Hispano participated as a UNCW resource and shared details of college planning, college admissions and career planning. Pender High School is a rural, low-income and very diverse school. They are one of three Pender County schools participating in the MI CASA program.
Silvia Bettez Visit to Centro Hispano (April 21): Latina author of But Don’t Call Me White visited Centro Hispano and held a discussion with students after her lecture titled, “Developing Social Justice on College Campuses” which kicked off Diversity in Education Week at UNCW.
The Current State of Immigration in the U.S. (April 22): Two local immigration attorneys, Jeff Widdison and Helen Tarokic, presented on current immigration policies, its effects on intercultural demographics and possible immigration reform.
Paul Cuadros (April 24): Paul Cuadros is an investigative reporter and author whose work appeared in the New York Times, The Huffington Post, Time Magazine, and other national and local publications. He came to UNCW to discuss his book, A Home on the Field, which outlines the issues of Latino immigration through the lives of a predominantly Latino high school soccer team.
Daniel Montoya (April 25): Centro Hispano welcomed Dr. Daniel Montoya, a psychologist from Fayetteville State University, to present his research on EEG mu rhythm as a measure of effective anthropomorphic robotic design. He expressed that his brain research could align with how our brain reacts to people of diverse backgrounds.
Centro Hispano Beach Photoshoot (April 27): UNCW’s Hispanic/Latino students came together for the annual “Beach Photoshoot” at Wrightsville Beach to help provide Centro Hispano with current photos to use to launch the new annual report and new brochures.
MAY
Friends of UNCW Grant Award Reception(May 1): Centro Hispano was a recipient of the Friends of UNCW grant. With the award, our office will be able to purchase books to expand our cultural lending library and purchase artifacts and informational resources to create instructional resource kits starting with collections representing five countries. These resources will be made available to professors, students and public school teachers in the community.
Successful Latinos Reception (May 8): A reception was held in honor of the Hispanic/Latino students who graduated in the 2014 spring semester. Graduate cords were given to the students to wear on graduation day and certificates were given out. Also, students had a chance to honor the faculty and staff who made an impact on their education and time at UNCW.
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