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University-wide Counsil of Hispanic Organizations (UCHO)

UCHO's mission is to foster communications among various social, professional, and educational Latino/ Hispanic organizations and to advocate for the continuing developmental, social, and cultural programming for Latino/ Hispanic students, faculty, and staff at The Ohio State University.

http://ucho.org.ohio-state.edu/

Hispanic Oversight Committee (HOC)

Currently, the Hispanic Oversight Committee is implementing a strategic plan to increase Latin@ recruitment and retention at OSU particularly at the Graduate School . One of its goals is to gain The University recognition of the importance that Latin@ culture plays in successfully recruiting talented Hispanic graduate students, and accordingly, have the Graduate School implement an initiative specifically designed to them. This is the first of many important steps to increase the presence of Hispanic/Latin@ graduate students at Ohio State . Since several academic areas at Ohio State currently have Latin@ faculty who can play a pivotal role in the recruitment process, such as science and engineering, agriculture, education and English, the HOC proposes initially to target this subset of disciplines, as we begin to build a network of supportive relationships and infrastructure.

Chair: Jose Castro castro.38@osu.edu

Members: Normando Caban, Jamie Cano, Patricia Enciso, Olva Esquivel Gonzalez, Chris Fairman, Ivonne García, Raúl Herrera, Victor Mora and Noé Tirado

http://quepasa.osu.edu/issues/wi07/HOC.htm

Que Pasa, OSU?

Qué Pasa’s purpose is to provide the Hispanic/Latino community at Ohio State with a mechanism to express its voice and to communicate with one another about issues of relevance and common interest. Qué Pasa also serves as a mechanism of communication between OSU Latinos and external communities, particularly with prospective students and their families.

http://quepasa.osu.edu/

Office of Minority Affairs

The Office of Minority Affairs (OMA) was created in 1970 to provide leadership for The Ohio state University in supporting the success of minority students, faculty, and staff. OMA directly serves and celebrates the contributions of African Americans, Appalachians , Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, Native Americans, and Hispanic Americans. The office emphasizes the recruitment, retention, and timely graduation of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. OMA promotes a welcoming climate and serves in an advocacy role for minority individuals both at Ohio State and in the larger community.

http://oma.osu.edu/

Hispanic Graduate Organization (HGO)

HGO is the oldest Hispanic organization on campus. HGO was created for Hispanic and Latin American graduate and professional students, as a means of promoting personal development, and to provide information, support and assistance in the academic development of Hispanic graduate students at OSU. At the same time, HGO is committed to promote and facilitate social and cultural awareness and activities according to the needs of its members by providing coordinating services, programs and activities for students and the University at large. HGO’s main goal is to provide social activities and gatherings that give you the opportunity to interact with other Hispanic and Latin American students. Our activities range from movie-nights to quarterly trips. We are also committed to providing students with outreach opportunities both within the university community and beyond.

• President: Ernesto Inoa (einoa@mail.ucf.edu)
• Advisor: Raúl Herrera (herrera.1@osu.edu)

http://ohiounion.osu.edu/studentorgs/orgs_info.asp?id=492

Hispanic Student Services

The Office of Hispanic Student Services (HSS) is an administrative unit within the Office of Multicultural Center at The Ohio State University. HSS’s purpose is to support the personal and developmental growth of Hispanic students through advocacy within various levels of the university administration and through offering programs which assist in enhancing the quality of life for Hispanic students at The Ohio State University. HSS envisions developing support for faculty in research and curricula development. HSS also makes efforts to improve the development of multicultural sensitivity and leadership in the Hispanic population as well as other segments of the university community.

http://mcc.osu.edu/default.asp?id=8

The Multicultural Center

The Multicultural Center at The Ohio State University provides intellectual and cultural enrichment, programs, services, and facilities for students, faculty, staff, and community. Their goal is to create a community environment that recognizes cultural differences, respects cultural uniqueness, and facilitates cross-cultural interaction, learning and appreciation.

http://mcc.osu.edu/

Alpha Psi Lambda

Alpha Psi Lambda is a member of NALFO, the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations. Alpha Psi Lambda is the nations’ first co-ed Latino oriented fraternity. We were founded in 1985 here at The Ohio State University by 13 founders. Since then we have been dedicated to serving the community and providing a family environment for our members. We are more than a fraternity, somos familia. Come join us and "Together we shall seek the noblest".• President: Elizabeth Pages (pages.1@osu.edu)
• Advisor: Keith Kitty

http://apl.org.ohio-state.edu/

Organization of Hispanic Faculty and Staff (OHFS)

Purpose: To serve as a voice for Hispanic/Latin@ professionals in the university community; To support the establishment of effective institutional programs of recruitment and retention of Hispanic/Latin@ faculty, staff, and students; To assist in fulfilling the needs of the students through mentoring relationships; To discuss solutions for problems that OHFS members may encounter within the OSU community; To provide valuable network-building opportunities for all members through social activities; To develop and promote positive portrayals of the Hispanic/Latin@ culture.

* Raul Herrera, Co-Chair (herrera.1@osu.edu)
* Ernesto Escoto, Co-Chair (escoto.2@osu.edu)

herrera.1@osu.edu or escoto.2@osu.edu

[The Ohio State University]

www.osu.edu