Hispanic Heritage in higher-education

September 27, 2021

Reading Time: 5 minutes Mexican Independence Day, Sept. 16, has long been a day filled with celebration of the culture and history of Mexico. This day represents Mexico’s liberation from Spain in 1810, and is celebrated nationwide in a variety of ways. “I was born in Mexico, but I’ve lived here most of my life,” said Jorge Garcia, a […]

LatinoAmericana Celebracíon honors Latino(a) student achievement

April 24, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Latino Initiative celebrated its 10th anniversary, as well as Latino student success at UVU and Dixon Elementary during its LationoAmericana Celebracíon April 18 in the Grande Ballroom. “It’s not only UVU students or Latino’s who get awarded, but also students from Dixon, which is a school that is usually [serves] low income families or […]

Latino Initiative wins White House acclaim

October 5, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ryan Dangerfield | Staff Writer | [email protected] Photo courtesy of UVU Marketing/Latino Initiative   Utah Valley University was one of 16 finalists for the 2015 Example of Excelencia, America’s top programs that increase higher education achievement for Latino students. In addition, Utah Valley University has been chosen by the White House Initiative to be featured […]