What is the Latino/Hispanic Faculty & Staff Association?
LHFSA is dedicated to proportionally increasing the presence and improving opportunities for Latino/Hispanic individuals at Texas Tech University and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
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What is LHFSA?
Mission and Purpose
The Association is an organization that was established in 2003 to proportionally increase the presence and improve the opportunities for Latinos/Hispanics at Texas Tech University. The Association has chosen to work toward this mission through various goals and complementary approaches.
Goals
- Increase the involvement of Latinos/Hispanics in all levels of university structure.
- Promote professional relationships between Latino/Hispanic faculty, staff and administrators of Texas Tech University.
- Advocate accountability from those involved in the formation of policies that impact upon Latinos/Hispanics in the Texas Tech University community.
- Promote awareness and understanding of the goals and objectives of the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Office at Texas Tech University.
- Undertake a continuous plan to identify areas of need in program development and the recruitment of Latino/Hispanic faculty, administrators and staff.
- Encourage the development of academic excellence of Latinos/Hispanics.
- Enhance the educational experience of Latinos/Hispanics on campus.
- Enhance the educational experience of the Latino/Hispanic community at large.
- Promote and maintain positive relationships and develop partnerships between TTU and the Latino/Hispanic community in Lubbock and surrounding areas.
Approaches
We propose to achieve our goals by:
- Maintaining open channels of communication with Texas Tech University's higher administration.
- Providing outreach to prospective and incoming faculty and staff.
- Providing mentorship, guidance, and encouragement to Latino/Hispanic students at Texas Tech University as well as in Lubbock and the surrounding area.
- Educating students about scholarships, financial aid and grant opportunities.
- Introducing Latino/Hispanic faculty, staff, and students to Hispanic service organizations at the community and university level.
LHFSA Officers
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President:
Jerry Perez
Research Associate
High Performance Computing Center
806-885-0344
jerry.perez@ttu.edu
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Historian:
Dr. Neale Pearson
Professor Emeritus
Political Science
neale.pearson@ttu.edu
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Secretary:
Cristina McElwee
Administrative Assistant
TTUHSC School of Medicine, Administration
806-743-1830
cristina.rampley@ttuhsc.edu
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Treasurer:
Beatrice Perez
Administrative Assistant
Center for Biotechnology & Genomics
806-742-3722x226
beatrice.g.perez@ttu.edu
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Committees
Bylaws
Events
Fundraising
Marketing
Membership
Presentations
Scholarships
Current LHFSA Members
- Emilio Abeyta
- Minerva Alaniz
- Alfonso Almeida
- Lorri Caballero
- Margie Ceja
- Leticia De Larrosa
- Esther DeLeon
- Ismael Flores
- Peggy Flores
- Tina Fuentes
- Yolanda Gaytan
- Ysidro Gutierrez
- Jennifer Rojas-McWhinney
- Kenny Ketner
- Beck Lopez
- Nadia Marquez
- Janie Martinez
- Cristina McElwee
- Kathleen McPherson
- Connor Moore
- Elma Moreno
- Margarita Olivarez
- Lori Ann Ortiz-Guerrero
- Neale Pearson
- Beatrice Perez
- Jerry Perez
- Ursula Ramirez
- Debbie Rivera
- Gloria Rodriguez
- Riley Sullivan
- Jose Valenciano
- Israel Vazquez
- Carmen Vige
- Kent Wilkinson
(as of November 30, 2012, listed in alphabetical order)
Upcoming Events
Holiday Luncheon
December 11, 2012, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Texas Tech University HSC, 2C223
*MUST RSVP by 12/7 to esther.de-leon@ttu.edu
Las Posadas 2012
TTU SUB Escondido Theater
5:30-8:00 Thursday December 8th
Cultural Awareness Seminar
April 13, 2013
Texas Tech University Library, Room 309
Past Events
Meeting Minutes
All minutes are pdf files.
- August 14, 2012
- August 2, 2012
- July 10, 2012
- June 28, 2012
- June 12, 2012
- June 7, 2012
- May 8, 2012
- May 3, 2012
- April 12, 2012
- April 5, 2012
- March 20, 2012
- March 1, 2012
- February 14, 2012
- February 2, 2012
- January 10, 2012
- January 9, 2012
- December 13, 2011
- December 9, 2011
- November 8, 2011
- November 4, 2011
- October 18, 2011
- October 11, 2011
- September 13, 2011
- April 1, 2011
- March 23, 2011
- March 8, 2011
- February 28, 2011
- February 8, 2011
- January 20, 2011
- December 16, 2010
- December 14, 2010
- December 9, 2010
- November 30, 2010
- October 21, 2010
- October 12, 2010
- September 16, 2010
- September 14, 2010
- August 19, 2010
- July 22, 2010
- June 11, 2010
Contact LHFSA
Contact us by email or phone, 24 hours / 7 days a week.
Jerry Perez, President
jerry.perez@ttu.edu
(806)885-0344