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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

	President: Jerry Perez Research Associate High Performance Computing Center 806-885-0344 jerry.perez@ttu.edu
	Historian: Dr. Neale Pearson Professor Emeritus Political Science neale.pearson@ttu.edu
	Secretary: Cristina McElwee Administrative Assistant TTUHSC School of Medicine, Administration 806-743-1830 cristina.rampley@ttuhsc.edu
	Treasurer: Beatrice Perez Administrative Assistant Center for Biotechnology & Genomics 806-742-3722x226 beatrice.g.perez@ttu.edu