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ILACHE Conference 2014
March 21
Roosevelt University
Chicago, Illinois
Illinois LAtino Council on Higher Education
Several Higher Education Positions
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Standing Alert: Defending Our Legacy Programs in Higher Education
COMMENTARY
Standing
Alert: Defending Our Legacy Programs in Higher Education
There
is a longstanding cautionary bit of wisdom oft whispered in the halls of
academe, “Beware the program evaluation.” All too frequently, administrative assessments are used to advance policy agendas that otherwise might meet significant resistance. Several Latino-focused initiatives in Illinois are currently undergoing or will soon undergo such a process, including the Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services program at the University of Illinois at Chicago (a program I directed for thirty odd years).
Gov. Quinn appoints Northern Illinois University (NIU) physical education professor to state Council on Health and Physical Fitness
Dr. Clersida Garcia was recently appointed to a
four-year seat on the Governor’s Council on Health and Physical Fitness. The
council, comprised of 50 members, serves to encourage Illinois citizens to
participate in health and fitness activities. Members work closely with Gov.
Pat Quinn in promoting and sponsoring public sporting and physical
fitness events.
Dr. Garcia is a professor in NIU College of
Education’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KNPE).
She is an expert in the field of physical education and has given lectures and
presentations at state, national, and international conferences in both
teaching and research. She is founder of the Motor Development Research Program
which serves young children in the DeKalb-Sycamore community. She started the
program to provide opportunities for NIU students to practice teaching and
observe the development of motor skills in children.
Dr. Garcia has made a
lifelong commitment to provide services to the community and enhance health
awareness, nutrition, and physical activity, among other social needs. Holding
a seat on the Governor’s Council on Health and Physical Fitness not only
rewards her individual accomplishments, but underscores KNPE’s position as an
intellectual leader in physical education issues statewide
The Anhelo Project
In September 2012 the Anhelo Project was
founded as a non-for-profit organization whose mission is to address the higher
education opportunity gap for low-income, underrepresented minority students in
the Chicagoland area. We began our work in 2009 by establishing the Dream Gala
Committee to raise money and initiate a scholarship fund. This scholarship has
assisted in decreasing the financial barriers that many students experience in
pursuit of their education. Through our efforts, the Dream Scholarship is available
to undocumented students who reside in Illinois and attend an institution of
higher education within the City of Chicago. As of today, we have awarded
$30,000 in scholarships.
MLK Day 2013: Letters from a Maricopa County Detention Center
Adam Efren Lopez
Tizkin Sankofa
Huitzilopochtli
When we remember the legacy
of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we are reminded of his strength in speaking out
against injustices that too often occur in the world. This past Martin
Luther King Day, 21 Enero 2013, DREAM
ACTION NIU and DeKalb High School’s Vanguardia Afirmativa de los Latin@s Unidos
(VALU) participated in a collective mass student demonstration on a bitter cold
Chicago Monday. The groups’ primary
motivation for climbing out of bed on that subzero “free” school day was to
demand a moratorium on deportations. This moratorium would not only freeze
all deportation proceedings but also place an immediate halt to the separation
of families -1,100
families per day, to be exact. From its inception in 2008 and following its implementation under the Obama Administration,
Secure Communities (S-Comm) has been responsible for the detention and deportation of
hundreds of thousands of undocumented individuals each year. As a result
of S-Comm, executed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, from
2008 to 2012 the Obama administration has deported approximately 1.6 million
persons, and just like the U.S. defense budget, this number is rising every day. We have seen this before.
Medicina Scholars 2013 Program
Deadline: Application must be received by
(July 19, 2013)
The Medicina Scholars program was
established in 2005 to assist, guide and support Latino college students
interested in the medical profession. The program introduces students to the
field of medicine by enhancing their knowledge on the role of health care
professionals and the clinical aspects of medicine. The three-year curriculum
gives Latino undergraduate students a strong basis to succeed and become
competitive for admissions to medical school. Students partake in a series of
professional development/medical seminars that are geared towards expanding
their familiarity with the health field.
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