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Hispanos Unidos de Guilford is a student organization at Guilford College that seeks to support Latino students. We assist in the recruitment and retention of students; we promote greater understanding of the Latino experience for our campus community; we advocate for the needs of our students; and we celebrate our cultures through social events.

LASO (Latin American Student Organization) is a student club dedicated to the support and retention of students on campus, especially Latino students. Open to all college students, LASO's primary focus is to serve as a social network for Latino students to cultivate a sense of belonging on campus. LASO also fosters the leadership development of its members by exposing them to U.S. Latinos through local and national leadership conferences, on-campus leadership presentations, and student-led leadership experiences. LASO also engages in community service projects.

LATINO was established to enhance awareness and knowledge of Latinos issues at Arcadia University. The association aims to provide support and resources to the Latino campus community; to facilitate and promote communication among members; and, to sponsor activities that ensure LATINO purpose. It also aims to assist the University in the active recruitment and retention of Latino and multicultural students. Membership is open to all students, staff and faculty.

Phi Iota Alpha (ΦΙΑ), Established December 26, 1931 is the oldest Latino fraternity in existence.

The brotherhood is composed of undergraduate, graduate, and professional men internationally. Brothers of the organization commit themselves toward the empowerment of the Latino community by providing intensive social and cultural programs and activities geared toward the appreciation, promotion and preservation of Latin American culture. Membership is Phi Iota Alpha is open to all men regardless of race, creed, color, or national origin.

The organization has roots that stem back to the late 1800's to the first Latino fraternity, and the first Latino student organization in the United States[2]. The organization works to motivate people, develop leaders, and create new ways to unite the Latino community. Members challenge themselves to develop a strong network for the advancement of Latino people.

Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc. was founded on September 29, 1990 by 13 inspiring women from SUNY Albany, SUNY StonyBrook, SUNY New Paltz, and Rensselaer Politechnic Institute.

This is a precious and rare organization; SIA is more than a sorority...we are a family and network of professional, strong and dedicated women leaders. Our founders set out to create an organization that would meet their needs, help their communities, unite all women, and uphold a set of distinct goals. The Goals of our precious and rare organization are as follows:

1. To constantly strive towards increased awareness of Latino cultures.
2. To promote sisterhood and leadership among ourselves
3. To serve as models of excellence in academics and achivements among women.

City Year, a proud member of AmeriCorps, is a national service organization that brings together young adults, ages 17 to 24, from diverse backgrounds for a demanding ten-months of full-time community service, leadership development, and civic engagement.

Founded in Boston, City Year sites are now operating in 17 U.S. cities.

To find out more about other City Year locations, please visit www.cityyear.org/sites and for more information about City Year Louisiana, visit www.cityyear.org/sites/louisiana

Across the United States, these young leaders invest their talents and energy to address our country’s most critical needs. City Year corps members engage others in service and make a positive difference in their communities and in the lives of children and youth.


WHAT YOU WILL DO
Each corps member is assigned to a team during their “city year.” Teams work on one or more service projects throughout the year. At City Year, there is no such thing as a typical day. Your service may vary based on the needs of a site or a community.

In general, City Year service projects fall into five categories:

School Partnerships: You will serve as a tutor and mentor, coordinate extracurricular activities, and encourage service and leadership opportunities for the student body. By facilitating service and leadership opportunities, you become an integral part of the students' school experience.

After-School and Out-of-School Programs: You will provide academic support and mentoring in educational after-school and out-of-school programs. One of the most popular extracurricular initiatives is Camp City Year, a structured full-day, school-based learning and recreation program for young students held during winter and spring vacations.

Youth Leadership Corps: Corps members serving on Youth Corps teams lead elementary, middle, and high school-aged students through social issues curricula that combine teamwork and community service. As a member of one of these teams, you will recruit youth participants and volunteers, plan and lead service projects, and implement lesson plans. You will become a powerful mentor, challenging young people to be involved citizens who help solve their communities’ issues.

Volunteer Engagement: You will recruit and engage volunteers of all ages in service, developing onetime service project opportunities and creating on-going volunteer opportunities.

Physical Service: Throughout the year, teams of corps members organize and carry out service projects in the communities they serve. About once a month, you will join your teammates in a day-long physical service project, such as turning a vacant lot into a community garden or painting murals to revitalize neighborhoods.





WHAT YOU WILL GAIN
- $200/week
- $4,725.00* education award for - Uniform provided by The Timberland Company
- Student loan forbearance (on qualifying student loans)
- Basic health insurance
- Access to more than 8,000 City Year alumni for future career development and networking
- Leadership skills
- Child care allowance (for qualified members)


ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- Between the ages of 17-24
- United States citizen or permanent resident alien
- High school graduate/G.E.D. recipient OR agreement to pursue a G.E.D.

If you do not have a H.S. diploma or its equivalency, you will be required to take a basic academic proficiency test; your position is contingent upon satisfactory testing results

Your participation may be limited if you previously served with AmeriCorps**

The ideal corps member has a strong desire to serve the community and a commitment to diversity, self development and teamwork. You must be able to complete a minimum of 1,700 hours of service in 10 months to participate.


Make this your year. Apply online at www.cityyear.org/joincorps.

The Student Immigrant Movement is a group of immigrant youth fighting for immigrants’ rights and immigration reform. We are youth from all over Massachusetts and we are coming together with the purpose of advocating for ourselves and for our rights.

The Education Opportunity Act and the Dream Act have been the most important issues for SIM. The Education Opportunity Act would allow undocumented immigrant students to access in-state tuition rates at state colleges and universities. The Dream Act would provide a pathway to legalize the undocumented student’s immigration status.

Join us to make your voices be heard, join us to make a change.

The National Conference of Puerto Rican Women Inc. is a non-profit, non-partisan, tax-exempt 501 C 3 organization dedicated to promoting the full participation of Puerto Rican and other Hispanic women in their economic, social and political life in the United States and Puerto Rico.

The membership of NACOPRW is comprised of a diverse group of individuals who support the goals of the organization. NACOPRW has its national headquarters in Washington DC, and maintains a visible presence at the national and state levels through its chapters in Chicago, ILL; East Indiana, IN; Long Island, NY; New York City, NY; Miami, FL; Northern Virginia, VA; Philadelphia, PA; Tri-County, Maryland; Washington, D.C.; South California, CA and Puerto Rico.

NACOPRW is one of twenty-four organizations governing the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA) in Washington, D.C. Local chapters sponsor a variety of activities that are relevant to community needs such as mentoring, leadership development, advocacy, educational forums and much more.

This organization's job is to educate and enlighten the college community about the diversity of Hispanic culture. To create and spread awareness of Hispanic-Latino culture and backgrounds by bringing the Mount Ida community together as one to collaborate on special events throughout the year.