In reviewing the MECHA website from Uof O, it appears to be a pretty static webiste. That is there’s your typical, Home, About, and Contact types of pages but evidently there appears to be no one page that’s focused on current news or posts. The three main pages i’ll focus this post on though are [...]
This website features the Southern Oregon University Latino Student Union. I have no idea what segment of the total student population is Latino at SOU but based off this page it appears that there’s good representation.
It’s a typical MySpace setup with the integrated songs, pictures and and other interactive media that comes along with it. And because it’s framed [...]
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This leadership and mentoring program is for Latino high school students and RCC students (mostly Latino).
In a year long (FWS) program RCC students enroll in a 3-credit transfer course on leadership and mentoring that includes a weekly class and monthly Saturday academies for Latino secondary students.
RCC student mentors design the Saturday agenda with guidance, and [...]
A primary focus of OLI is to provide leadership opportunities for Latino/Latina youth. The Institute enlists college students to serve as mentors for high school students. Over an eight-month period, participating Latinos learn skills in leadership, team building, conflict resolution, intercultural communication and public speaking. This partnership with higher education institutions throughout Oregon focuses on [...]
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Portland Community College offers the Oregon Leadership Institute (OLI) at Rock Creek Campus, as a cooperative program between PCC and the Oregon Council for Hispanic Advancement (OCHA) since 1999 OLI was started in 1986 through OCHA to help Latino high school students develop leadership skills, learn about opportunities for post-secondary education, and explore options. Today [...]
The Oregon Leadership Institute at Clackamas Community College is a program developed by the Oregon Council for Hispanic Advancement (OCHA) for Latino high school students. OLI meets one Saturday a month for eight months and discusses topics such as leadership, culture and heritage, a college and career fair, personal responsibility and attitude and future. Students [...]
The Oregon Leadership Institute at Mount Hood Community College is a program developed by the Oregon Council for Hispanic Advancement (OCHA) for Latino high school students. OLI meets one Saturday a month for eight months and discusses topics such as leadership, culture and heritage, a college and career fair, personal responsibility and attitude and future. [...]
The mission of the Oregon Association of Latino Administrators “… is to promote Latino Educators, both current and aspiring into positions of leadership through mentorship, networking, and professional development.
One of the highlights of the group is the yearly conference that’s put on around winter time. OALA also puts out bi annual summer and fall newsletters [...]
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“PSU’s MECHA is a student organization that promotes higher education, cultura, and historia. MEChA was founded on the principles of self-determination for the liberation of our people. We believe that political involvement and education is the avenue for change in our society” . Find out more about them by clicking PSU’s MECHA.
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The Latino student support group at Oregon State University. To read find out more about them click on Casa Educacional
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