Tag: Student Financial Assistance

Congratulations to the 2020 Somos Professional Development Award Winners

The Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program is delighted to announce the winners of the 2020 Somos Faculty and Student Professional Development Awards: Diego Xavier Román, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and Katya Garza, a Junior CLS Certificate student majoring in  Neurobiology and Spanish. Prof. Román (left) received the award for …

Congratulations to the 2020 Jesus Salas Scholarship Recipients

The CLS Program is delighted to congratulate Raquel Tapia-Orozco and Daniela Loera-Rivera, the winners of the 2020 Jesus Salas Academic Activist Scholarship.  This award is conferred annually on a Chican@ and Latin@ Studies Program Undergraduate Certificate student who has excelled academically and made outstanding service contributions to the Chican@ and Latin@ Community. Administered by the …

Deadline Extended for Somos Development Awards

Because of COVID-19-related disruptions to campus operations and student life, the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program has extended the deadline for  the new “Somos” development award competitions for students and faculty.  The Deadline for Spring 2020 awards is April 10th. Application procedures have not changed.  The “Somos” awards are made possible by the  generous support …

CLS Program Announces Somos Development Awards

The Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program is delighted to announce the opening of the new “Somos” development award competition for students and faculty.  Thanks to the  generous support of Dr. Andrea-Teresa Arenas and her husband, former Chancellor John Wiley, the Program will offer at least one faculty award, and at least one student award every …