![]() It’s through student advocacy that many of the resource centers here on campus exist. You know, it’s really because of students. Why do you think the time was right to open the Latinx Resource Center in 2019? And this is exceptional growth that reflects the state. And UCI’s enrollment of students who identify as Hispanic has grown steadily over the past decade, as well, from roughly 4,000 students to 7,000. So, according to the Public Policy Institute of California, the state has had tremendous growth in the Latino population in the past decade from about 13% of Californians to 39%, nearly 40%. So let me just start with a few data points here. I’m really excited to share more about what the Latinx Resource Center has been doing and what we have plans to do. Thank you so much, Sheri, for inviting me today. She has some big plans, which we are excited to share with you. Prior to becoming the inaugural director of UCI’s Latinx Resource Center, she was the inaugural director of UCI’s Veterans Resource Center. She is an alumna of UCI and has been with the university for 17 years. Today on the UCI Podcast, we’ve invited the director of the Latinx Resource Center, adelí durón.įor more stories, visit UCI’s Hispanic Heritage Month and Beyond.Īdelí is an Anteater through and through. While the Latinx Resource Center continued to provide services and programming virtually, it was not widely known, and we’re here to change that. Opening in late 2019, the Latinx Resource Center only had a couple months’ time in person before the pandemic hit, and the campus went remote. This commitment to diversity aligns with our aspiration to be a national leader and global model of inclusive excellence. This designation from the Department of Education means among other things that fully one quarter of our undergraduate student body identifies as Latino. UCI has been a Hispanic Serving Institution for five years. We’re going to learn about UCI’s newest center the Latinx Resource Center. Thank you for joining me for this episode. ![]() To get the latest episodes of the UCI Podcast delivered automatically, subscribe at:Īpple Podcasts – Google Podcasts – Stitcher – Spotify TRANSCRIPTįrom the University of California Irvine, this is the UCI Podcast. On the UCI Podcast, Latinx Resource Center director adelí durón shares insights into how students can effectively use and engage with the center, as well as shares some big plans for the future. As a Hispanic-Serving Institution for five years, and a steady growth in UCI’s Latino student population over the past decade – not to mention throughout the state of California – the time was right to dedicate a center where students can build community, while accessing programs and resources that celebrate their heritage. Opened in late 2019, and quickly moving to virtual because of the pandemic, not many were familiar with the Latinx Resource Center – one of UCI’s newest centers. “It’s through student advocacy that many of the resource centers here on campus exist,” says adelí durón. ![]()
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