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La Casa Cultural Latina
La Casa Cultural Latina promotes a welcoming and dynamic atmosphere through the development of educational, cultural, sociopolitical and social programs that lead to greater recruitment, retention, advancement, and empowerment of Latina/o students. La Casa engages current and future leaders through mentorship, civic engagement, and the promotion of social advocacy,
and provides arenas for the exploration of personal and community identities to increase the understanding of valuing differences. A few of these signature programs include Welcome Week Activities (Que Pasa @ La Casa), Hispanic Heritage Month, Latina/o Family Visit Day, Latino Resilience Network, META Mentoring and Retention Program, Latina/o Month and Celebrando Nuestros Logos, and La Casa Congratulatory Ceremony.
En Español
La Casa Cultural Latina promueve un ambiente dinámico y da la bienvenida a todos los estudiantes
a través del desarrollo de programas educativos, culturales, sociopolíticos, y sociales los cuales llevan al reclutamiento, retención, progreso, y empoderamiento de los estudiantes Latinos. La Casa motiva a los estudiantes a ser los líderes del mañana a través
de actividades comunitarias, participación cívica, e implementa programas de exploración de identidad personal y social que ayudan a nuestros estudiantes a entender los diferentes valores culturales. Todos los estudiantes pueden participar en el éxito académico
y profesional a través de programas tales como Actividades de Inicio de Clases, Mes de la Herencia Hispana, Día de Visita Familiar, Red de Resistencia Latina, programa de Retención (META), Mes Latino/a, Celebrando Nuestros Logros, Congratulatoria, entre otras.
1203 West Nevada Street Urbana, IL 61801 217-333-4950
Email: lacasa@illinois.edu
Website: oiir.illinois.edu/la-casa-cultural-latina Facebook: facebook.com/UIUC.DiversityEd Twitter: @DiversityEd
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Native American House
The Native American House provides a supportive environment to help students find a rewarding experience at Illinois. Through student-centered programs, American Indian and Indigenous students from a variety of backgrounds learn to make meaning of their cultural and academic experiences.
1206 West Nevada Street Urbana, IL 61801 217-265-0632
Email: NAH@illinois.edu
Website: oiir.illinois.edu/native-american-house Facebook: facebook.com/pages/The-Native-
American-House Twitter: @NAHillinois
Women’s Resources Center
The Women’s Resources Center offers support, advocacy, and educational services designed to improve the campus climate for women and develop and implement programs that address women’s issues and gender-related concerns. The Center achieves
this through increased awareness and sensitivity of the campus community for gender based issues, support and advocacy for students dealing with issues of violence or discrimination, and the promotion of educational and personal development experiences through collaboration with a variety of campus units and community organizations.
703 South Wright Street, 2nd Floor Champaign, IL 61820 217-333-3137
Email: womenscenter@illinois.edu
Website: oiir.illinois.edu/womens-center
Facebook: facebook.com/pages/University-of-Illinois-
Womens-Resources-Center
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