
The Student Experience The Latino community at UMCP takes strong pride in the grassroots and community-centered developments throughout their history at UMCP. The development of Hispanic Heritage Month, the creation of campus administrative positions, the advancement of community, and inclusion of new and innovative campus initiatives have come about through the strong relationship and coming together of student organizations members, leaders, and allies. Additionally, many of the events of HHM reflect the journeys, interests, identities, and values of the student community. Student Groups
		Sigma Lambda Upsilon: www.sigmalambdaupsilon.org Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc. was founded in 1987 with the purpose to serve as a voice for women in an academic setting, providing sincere sisterhood and unconditional support while actively promoting academic achievement, service to the community, and cultural enrichment. As a Latina based, not exclusive Sorority, SLU continues to fulfill its mission by effectively bridging the gap between the Latino community and the campuses we represent across the country. To find out more information please visit
		Lambda Theta Alpha: www.studentorg.umd.edu/lta. Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. was founded in 1975 at Kean University, NJ. ΛΘΑ’s main goals as an Academic Sorority are to achieve scholarly excellence, empower the universal woman, support and maintain minority unity and promote cultural and political awareness. We believe that the success of our respective communities depends on education dispersed through community service and philanthropy.
		Latino Student Union: www.studentorg.umd.edu/lsu The Latino Student Union serves as a cultural, educational, political, social outlet as well as a resource for the Latino community at the University of Maryland. We celebrate our heritage through events that allow us to display aspects of all Latino cultures, while educating others of our traditions and customs. We also strive to serve the Latino community off campus through community service projects.
		Latino Graduate Student Association: http://www.studentorg.umd.edu/lgsa/index_files/Page338.htm The Latino/o Graduate Student Association’s mission is to provide a community of incoming and continuing Latina and Latino graduate students at The University of Maryland by offering support and mentorship, institutional and community outreach, and academic and professional. development. The purpose of LGA is to promote and encourage the persistence as well as graduation of Latina and Latino graduate students at the University of Maryland. The goals of the organization are 7 fold: 1) to increase the recruitment of Latina and Latino graduate students at the University of Maryland; 2) successfully retain and graduate Latina and Latino Master’s and Doctoral students; 3)promote graduate education to the University of Maryland undergraduate’s students 40 encourage networking amongt’s Latina/o graduate students, staff, faculty, and administrations; 6) support the Latina/o Graduation Celebration: and 7)provide academic enrichment to the University of Maryland community
	For More Information on Hispanic Heritage Month at UMCP For more information, please contact Hugo Nájera Latino Student Services and Advocacy Stamp Student Union, Multiculutural Involvement and Community Advocacy University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD 20742 (301) 314-5822 hnajera@umd.edu www.union.umd.edu/diversity/latino

For More Information on Hispanic Heritage Month at UMCP