Yale University

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Yale University
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Overview

• General Statistics
• Counseling and Support
• Extracurricular Activities
• Current Projects

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General Statistics

• Yale College 5,242
• Professional Schools 3,450
• Breakdown
• 16 International Students (108 countries)
• Asian 13
• African-American/Black 7
• White and Other 73
• Hispanic/Latino 6
• Native American 1

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Cultural Centers

• Each cultural center has its own Dean.
• Latino Cultural Center La Casa Cultural
• Dean Rosalinda Garcia
• Sun-Thurs 4-10
• Fri Sat by appointment

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Counseling and Support

• Ethnic Counselors
• Undergraduate seniors Chosen by application
• Ethnic counselors live in the same entryways with
  the freshmen in their liaison colleges
• Cultural Connections
• Latino Student Recruitment Coordinators working
  with the Multicultural Recruitment Program

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Extracurricular Activities

• Allianza Pan-Latino group
• Amigos Community Service
• Ballet Folklórico
• Causa Cuban Group

• Despierta Boricua Puerto Rican Group
• Dominican Student Organization
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund
• Latin American Student Organization (LASO)

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Extracurricular Activities

• La Unidad Latina
• Señoritas Latinas Unidas
• MEChA Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano
  de Aztlán

• Yale Mexican Student Organization
• YSpañola Community Service in the Dominican
  Republic

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Latino Heritage Month

• Weekly Activities
• Salsa for non-majors
• Ritmo Latino Percussion Classes
• Latino Cooking 101
• Guest Speakers
• Boogie Down Journeys A one man show by Steven
  Tejada on being a minority in the Ivy League
• Columba Bush, First Lady of the State of Florida
• Josefina Lopez, author of Real Women Have Curves

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Current Projects

• Two new associations Causa and the Dominican
  Student Organization
• Creation of a Latin Association Concilio
• Increase communication between Latino student
  groups
• Increase communication with other Cultural
  Centers
• Collaborate with other groups in the planning and
  execution of activities
• Avoid scheduling conflicts in activities

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Current Projects

• Alumni Liaisons
• E-mail updates on Latinos at Yale
• Online profiles of Latino Alumni
• Picture Project History of Latinos at Yale
• La Casa Cultural Library and Computer Lab