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What is LHFSA?
Mission and Purpose
The Association is an organization established in 2003 to proportionally
increase the presence and improve the opportunities for Latino(a)s/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 Latino(a)s/Hispanics in all levels of
university structure.
- Promote professional relationships between Latino(a)/Hispanic faculty,
staff, and administrators of Texas Tech University.
- Advocate accountability from those involved in the formation of policies
that impact upon Latino(a)s/Hispanics in the Texas Tech University
community.
- Promote awareness and understanding of the goals and objectives of
the Equal Employment Opportunity Office at Texas Tech University.
- Undertake a continuous plan to identify areas of need in program
development and the recruitment of Latino(a)/ Hispanic faculty, administrators and staff.
- Encourage the development of academic excellence of Latino(a)s/Hispanics.
- Enhance the educational experience of Latino(a)s/Hispanics on campus.
- Enhance the educational experience of the Latino(a)/Hispanic community
at large.
- To 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(a)/Hispanic students at Texas Tech University and in Lubbock and the
surrounding area.
- Educating students about scholarships, financial aid and grant
opportunities.
- Introducing Latino(a)/Hispanic faculty, staff and students to Hispanic service
organizations at community and university level.
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