WELCOME SUMMERBRIDGE STUDENTS!
Classes officially begin on Monday, June 30th so make sure to make all the kids welcome when you see them on campus. They are our future!
Mark your calendar
Summer Institute for the CLAD certificate starts on June 23 and continues through August 13th. The classes will be meeting from 10:00-3:00 Monday through Thursday.
Plan on attending the June 27, 2008 Town Hall at 10:00 am, lunch and celebration. Let's make this a big end of the year celebration for a year filled with many successes.
STUDENT SUCCESSES
Take a look at our NHU delegation to NASA for the PSTI (Pre-Student Teacher Institute) summer program. What a wonderful group!!! (Please see 1st attachment and open it so you can personally congratulate the team when you run into them.)
Carlos M. Yupanqui received an IT Internship at HP as a result of the career fair 2008. Let’s send congratulations to Carlos and wish him well.
TRIO/UPWARD BOUND NEWS
Upward Bound is going to have an orientation for the students and parents that are going to be attending our summer residential this year. The orientation is going to be on Room 302 from 6-8pm on June 26th.
Upward Bound Summer Residential Staff is going to have a training from June 23rd – June27th here at NHU, including CPR training on June 24th.
Upward Bound Summer Residential is going to start on June 29th – August 1st. The students are going to be sleeping at SJSU, Joe West Dormitories and taking the classes here at NHU from 8-2pm. Pretty much the students are going to be here from 7:30-4:30PM because they are going to be having breakfast and lunch with LCPA.
SPECIAL INVITE
Catch the Fever!
Join Enlace for a night of baseball
When: Friday August 1, 2008
Where: San Jose Giants
588 East Alma Ave
San Jose, CA 95112
Time: Gates open at 5:30pm and Game starts at 7:00pm
RSVP: (408) 274-7900 Ext. 6598 or Yesenia.ramirez@evc.edu
Price: $30 a person (includes admission to SJ Giants Baseball game, BBQ Meal and one beverage) Make Check Payable to Enlace Program
JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS
Santa Clara Family Health Plan an immediate direct hire (full time) opening for any of your students or graduates. This one has a standard Monday thru Friday schedule. Please open the second attachment for further information.
Assistant Director of El Centro Chicano at Stanford University
Stanford University, recognized as one of the most prestigious and innovative academic institutions in the world, has an immediate opening for an Assistant Director in El Centro Chicano, a division of the Office of the Vice Provost for Student Affairs (VPSA). This department is unique in that the activities of VPSA's units traverse both academic and non-academic areas, providing programs and services focused on student development, intellectual engagement, diversity and multiculturalism, and community building, among others.
Stanford's mission is to educate and develop future leaders and to promote interdisciplinary, world-class research and teaching. This mission and the quality of Stanford's faculty, students and staff make it an intensely creative and rewarding place to work.
The Assistant Director of El Centro Chicano has primary responsibility for designing, executing, and evaluating programs and activities that address the concerns, needs and growth of members of Stanford's Chicano/Latino student community. The Assistant Director supervises and trains 15 to 20 student staff, advises student leaders and officers of 20 voluntary student organizations housed at the center; and manages the center's financial functions and marketing efforts.
Anticipated start date: September 2008.
Job Responsibilities include:
Program Development & Outreach (50%):
* Plan, execute, and evaluate annual cultural, academic, and educational programs with University-wide impact. These include Dia de los Muertos, La Gran Posada, Student/Alumni Symposium, Galarza Lecture/Community Awards Banquet, Parents' Weekend Reception, Cesar Chavez Commemoration, Floricanto.
* Implement on-going programs such as faculty speaker series, alumni speaker series, and community dialogues.
* Design outreach efforts and develop strategies for communication (emails, printed material, web-based content) with the center's constituents-Latino undergraduate and graduate students, parents, alumni, faculty and staff.
* Assist with the center's graduate student programs and initiatives, including El Centro's Graduate Scholars in Residence Program, Latino Graduate Forum, Graduate Socials, and new student programs.
* Create opportunities for graduate student and alumni involvement through mentorship of undergraduates and VSO leaders.
* Assist with the implementation of the Alumni Hall of Fame program and Reunion Homecoming events
* Seek collaboration with University departments to implement programs (social, cultural, educational, or community service) that address the changing needs of Chicano/Latino students.
Supervisory, Budgetary, and Facilities Responsibilities (25%)
* Supervise a student staff of 15 to 20 workers; this includes program, marketing, academic, and computer cluster coordinators, support staff members, as well as students employed through the Federal Community Service Work Study grant.
* Train new student employees and orient them to the theoretical framework that guides the center, and the mission and goals of El Centro.
* Manage the center's operating and gift accounts; allocate money for programs, reconcile budgets; originate and approve all transactions, and ensure that the center stays within spending limits.
* Make purchases of capital and non-capital equipment as necessary.
* Manage facility and usage by El Centro's VSOs and outside organizations.
Student/Organization Advising and Leadership Development (25%)
* Advise voluntary student organizations affiliated with El Centro on major event planning, organizational development, fundraising, recruiting, and University policy as it relates to their activities.
* Work closely with the director and student staff to plan, execute, and evaluate complex programming activities.
* Advise students on how to locate resources necessary to achieve successful programs and build efficient and effective organizations.
* Work with the director to identify student needs, address issues of concern, and build consensus between organizations.
* Advise and serve as a critical resource to students to help them achieve their academic and personal goals.
* Identify, plan and implement leadership development opportunities and community building efforts such as leadership retreats and monthly meetings of voluntary student organizations housed at the center.
* Assist with the execution of the LEAD program, a cross-cultural leadership development program conceived and executed by the ethnic community centers.
Qualifications:
* A Bachelor's degree or equivalent is required; a graduate degree in higher education administration, student affairs or related field is strongly preferred.
* Requires three to five years of directly related work experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
* Experience working with students in both an advisory and supervisory capacity is required.
* Knowledge of the challenges faced by undergraduate and graduate students in a highly selective, demanding residential institution required.
* Extensive knowledge of the Chicano/Latino student community at Stanford is strongly preferred.
* Ability to work with minimal supervision and with special attention to detail is mandatory.
* Ability and willingness to learn Stanford financial functions is essential.
* Ability to work with and gain support from a broad and diverse array of constituents, including students, staff, faculty, alumni, parents and visitors is essential.
* Strong interpersonal and written communication skills and the ability to present information to both small and large groups required.
* Proficiency in oral and written Spanish is highly desirable.
* Willingness to take on new challenges in a dynamic and constantly changing environment is highly desirable.
To apply:
Please go to http://jobs.stanford.edu and submit resume to this position requisition #29909. Applications will be screened on July 9, 2008. Please also send the following items to: Selection Committee, El Centro Chicano, 514 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305-3044: (1) a resume, (2) a letter of interest, and (3) a 1 - 2 page response to the
following: What role does El Centro Chicano play at Stanford University and how does it fit the current national diversity debate of race neutral, race conscious, and race exclusive policies? Stanford University has a strong institutional commitment to the principle of diversity. AA/EOE.
