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Multicultural Recognized Student Organizations

African American MBA Association (AAMBAA)

http://student.chicagogsb.edu/group/aambaa/
The AAMBAA is a support group for African American students within the Graduate School of Business. The goals of the organization are threefold:

Examples of recent activities include weekly tutoring within Hyde Park, the sponsoring of a scholarship competition for high school seniors, and conducting alumni workshops focused on relevant business issues. The group's major event is the two-day DuSable Business Conference, which focuses on professional and personal issues relevant to African Americans in pursuit of excellence.

African American Student Association at the School of Social Service Administration (AASA at SSA)

The organization provides social, cultural, and educational activities, as well as support for African American students and other students of color enrolled in SSA. The AASA Buddy System (the organization's mentor program) matches a second- or third-year SSA graduate student with an entering SSA minority student.

African and Caribbean Students' Association (ACSA)

ACSA seeks to promote the unique cultures of African and Caribbean countries. We aim to do this by creating an awareness of the socio-political issues, cultures and foods that are integral to African and Caribbean societies. We not only seek to maintain cultural ties but to facilitate cultural diversity at the University of Chicago.

Arab Union

http://arabunion.uchicago.edu/

Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA)

http://apalsa.uchicago.edu/
The Asian Pacific Law Students Association (APALSA) is dedicated to encouraging and supporting the intellectual, academic, professional, social, and cultural life of students at the Law School. We serve as a resource for the Law School and the University of Chicago. We are a part of the Diversity Initiative at the Law School, a group of students and student organizations committed to the hiring of faculty and the admission and matriculation of students of diverse backgrounds. APALSA seeks to further the understanding of Asian American issues by hosting guest speakers, cultural events, and social gatherings at the Law School.

Asian Pacific American Medical Students

http://apamsa.uchicago.edu/

Asian American Law Students Association

http://aalsa.uchicago.edu/

Asian American Students for Christ

http://intervarsity-aasc.uchicago.edu/
Asian-American Students for Christ is a fellowship affiliated with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (www.ivcf.org) aimed to providing a loving community where people can deepen their faith or safely explore Christianity for the first time. We are a group hoping to equip our members to love and serve others on campus, in church, and in our community. Our fellowship also addresses the special needs and issues of the University of Chicago's Asian students. However, you need not be Asian to join AASC - everybody is welcome to participate in our activities and be a part of our community.

Asian Student Union (ASU)

http://asian-students-union.uchicago.edu/
The Asian Student Union is an organization created to foster respect through understanding between different cultures and ethnicities. Our goal is to build working relationships between our communities and ourselves.

Bhav Bakhti Hindu Society

http://hindu.uchicago.edu/
The Bhav Bhakti Hindu Society, a fairly small RSO at the University of Chicago, meets weekly to discuss religious texts. Last year some texts we discussed were the Tirukural and the Bhagavad Gita. We also sponsor several bigger events throughout the school year, including the Divali puja, faculty lectures and discussions, and classical music concerts. Additional plans for this year include taking trips to the Sri Balaji Temple in Aurora, IL. We welcome all levels of involvement from both undergraduate and graduate students, so feel free to either come to only a few meetings throughout the year, or on the other end of the scale, to lead discussions and help plan events. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Black Law Students Association (BLSA)

http://blsa.uchicago.edu/
The University of Chicago Black Law Students Association (BLSA) is part of a national student organization that includes over 190 member chapters. The local chapter provides formal and informal academic, professional, political and social support to African-American law students. Students receive formal academic support through test-taking lectures and formal professional support by way of cover letter, resume and job-hunting workshops. In an effort to increase awareness of the issues facing Black law students and the Black community, BLSA hosts a number of guest speakers.

All interested members are encouraged to attend the regional and national conferences. For the last few years, the local chapter has sponsored most moot court teams who competed during the regional conference. BLSA plays a large role in the recruitment of admitted African-American students and continues to work toward increasing the presence of minority faculty members.

Chicago Asia Pacific Group

http://student.chicagogsb.edu/group/capg
Chicago Asia Pacific Group (CAP) is one of the oldest and largest student organizations at the University of Chicago GSB. Our goal is to promote campus diversity and provide assistance and networking opportunities to the Asian community. We also strive to assist our members in career development. In the past, we organized a number of career-related events including resume review, mock interviews, Hong Kong Bank Week, Beijing Trek, Japan Trip, and Chicago Asia Pacific Conference. To enhance our members' social life, we also hosted many fun-filled functions such as Sake Tasting Party, Spring Party, Cultural Movie Night, International LPF, Dim Sum Tour, etc.

Chinese Calligraphy Club

http://calligraphy.uchicago.edu/
Our club is new, but we already have tons of fun. We meet every Sunday in Cobb 102 from 1 to 3 pm to practice Calligraphy, learn about Calligraphy related culture and arts, and sometimes even watch movies. Our President and Founder Chang He teaches technique and basic strokes. Calligraphers of all levels of experience can find something interesting for them to practice, from the basic horizontal stroke to the different styles of Chinese Calligraphy. Extensive (or even basic) knowledge of the Chinese language is not at all required to participate in the writing of Calligraphy. We even provide tea and supplies!

Chinese Outlook Studies Association

http://cosa.uchicago.edu/
COSA(Chinese Outlook Studies Association) is a non-profit student organization of the University of Chicago, with aims for promoting academic exchanges on social, political, and cultural issues pertaining China, as well as bridging cross-disciplinary connections among students, scholars and others with an interest in China studies.

It is our hope that COSA will become an ideal of collaborative thinking and serious testing of ideas through public discussion, a community where students, scholars, artists, and thinkers can share their interests and discoveries, a program of workshops, seminars, conferences, performance, and other special events in which all members can participate, and finally, a public sphere in which all of us can freely communicate and practice.

Chinese Student and Scholar Association

http://cssa.uchicago.edu/index.htm

Chinese Undergraduate Students' Association (CUSA)

http://chinese-undergrads.uchicago.edu/
CUSA, or Chinese Undergraduate Students Association, is an Asian interest group. CUSA is open to anyone that would like to participate on campus at the University of Chicago. This organization strives to meet the needs of its members by providing a forum for unity, and a place to learn about Chinese culture. Meeting new people and making friends in CUSA is one of the most important benefits that this RSO can provide.

Members of CUSA frequently provide social activities, entertainment, and Chinese cultural events for the University of Chicago in order to promote social awareness, diversity, and fun.

Meetings are informal and open to any visitor or member. Meetings are scheduled by the board and sent out to the CUSA email list. Contact our public relations officer for more information.

Department of English Association of Students of Color (DEASC)

http://yesdeasc.uchicago.edu/
DEASC is an organization that fosters a rich intellectual environment for students of color and for the wider community in the English Department. Our members have a wide range of academic and personal interests. We support departmental recruitment and retention efforts. These include but are not limited to inviting guest speakers and organizing academic and social activities for our members.

Gingarte Capoeira

http://www.gingartecapoeira.org/
Capoeira is a martial art of resistance and liberation, developed by people from Africa who were forced to work as slaves in Brazil. Disguised as a dance, the capoeira arts were able to maintain community and cultural heritage in song and music. Gingarte Capoeira is dedicated to preserving the cultural significance of capoeira by promoting the art form through workshops and performances, and educating the community by making capoeira accessible to a broad spectrum of people. Our capoeira group at The Universtiy of Chicago is made up of members of the community, undergraduate, and graduate students. Classes in Afro-Brazilian music, dance, and capoeira meet several times a week, please see our Web site for the updated schedule.

Hispanic American Business Students Association

http://student.chicagogsb.edu/group/habsa
HABSA's mission is to advance the progress of U.S. resident, GSB Hispanic students by promoting meaningful academic, professional and social dialogue fostering understanding of our membership's unique assets, and mobilizing resources to accomplish our goals.

Hong Kong Student Association (HKSA)

http://hongkong-students.uchicago.edu/

Japanese Club (J-Club)

http://j-club.uchicago.edu/
J-Club is an organization that focuses on all aspects of the Japanese culture. This may include, but is not bounded by pop culture, music, films, anime, politics, economics, and history. Members will thus be able to fulfill their curiosities in Japanese culture through their participation in J-Club.

Japanese Animation Society

http://jas.uchicago.edu/index.html
JAS tries to show a mix of genres - romance, action, comedy, sci-fi. Anime isn't just about senseless violence or nudity; there's some good storytelling in there! We also listen to our members, and if something is requested enough we try to accommodate them. This fall we are showing Fruits Basket, Saisho Keiki Kanojo and Nadesico.

Besides our screenings, JAS also holds an annual group trip to Anime Central, an anime convention that takes place in the Chicago area. While there we participate in the cosplay masquerade. Since anime is becoming more popular now, occasionally there will be a movie playing in a big-screen theatre. If JAS knows about it, we try to organize a trip to there as well. This year we are also planning on having two weekend marathons a quarter, so that we can watch something outside the regular titles. We're always open to suggestions as to what other events to hold, so please contact us with your ideas!

KILMOK

http://kilmok.uchicago.edu/
In compiling the 1998-1999 volume of KILMOK, various concerns entered my mind. As a journal of Korean-American perspectives, it narrows its range of communicability for we have yet to define what it means to be Korean-American. Being Korean, being American, are only factors of what we are--factors of the larger equation that has yet to be solved. What draws the KILMOK staff together every week, and what draws the authors and artists to submit their creations to us, is not only in the fact that we are Korean-American. Because we are Korean-Americans, we feel that there may be a commonality in interests, experiences, and feelings. However, as we discover along the way, there is great diversity amongst us. The diversity allows us to free ourselves from the stereotypical roles that bind us. The notion of "Korean-Americanism" itself is binding, yet it is within these binds that we must begin to liberate ideas and identities.

What I hope our journal does is not further the concept of "cultural masturbation" (as people often state), but rather of cultural education. KILMOK is a journal of Korean-American perspectives--the stress is in the aspect of perspectives rather than Korean-American. As a Korean-American reader, you might have read and understood some of the issues addressed in the works found in this year's volume. Non-Korean-American readers, I hope, may have read this and understood that we are not merely Korean-Americans. Meaning, Korean-American experiences extend beyond our racial and ethnic differences that make us "Korean-American" rather than "American." What we are is difficult to state, difficult to know. It is in our differences, that, we are who we are.

Korean Christian Fellowship/Hyde Park Korean Church

http://hpkc.uchicago.edu/index-ie.html
Our church is a community of many dedicated Korean and Korean-American Christian students in Chicago, centered on the Hyde Park area where the University of Chicago is located. We hope you find a spiritual home at the Hyde Park Korean Church! If you want to know more about our church or if you want to have a counsel with the pastor, please make a contact with church office.

Korean Graduate Student Association

http://kgsa.uchicago.edu/

Korean Student Organization (KSO)

http://kso.uchicago.edu/about.html
Founded in 1976, the Korean Students Organization (KSO) is a registered student organization at the University of Chicago. Since then, we have grown tremendously and boast having more than 100 active undergraduate and graduate members each year. Setting a precedent in 1980, we hosted the first culture show on campus and have since established an annual KSO tradition for the past 23 years.

Our mission is to represent the Korean community and strengthen its voice on (and beyond) campus and to bring together those who have a common interest in Korean culture through social activities and events. Additionally, we seek to extend an open dialogue between a diverse range of ethnic groups in order to establish a positive relationship for the whole of the University community. Finally, we hope to spread awareness of the Korean culture to the entire student body by sponsoring various University-wide events.

Finally, we seek to give to the community by raising funds for various charitable organizations like Korean American Women In Need (KANWIN) and Agglobe Services (North Korean food aid).

Latino/a Law Students Association (LLSA)

http://llsa.uchicago.edu/
LLSA provides a support network of Latino law students at the University of Chicago Law School. Our primary goal is to increase the representation of Latinos in the legal community by increasing recruitment, retention, and placement of Latino law students. It is also our desire to contribute to the discussion (and debate) of important social and political issues, especially those having a direct impact on the Latino community. Finally, it is our wish to continuously inject our varied and rich cultural heritage into the University community at large. The activities we promote to achieve our goals include:

Latino Student Association (LSA) at SSA

http://www.ssa.uchicago.edu/students/student-associations.shtml#lsa
The Latino Student Association provides social, cultural, and educational activities for Latino students at the School of Social Service Administration (SSA). The organization has sponsored an annual seminar at which issues of concern to Latinos are presented. The association collaborates with other student groups to provide support to students of color at SSA.

Looseroots Korean Drum Group

http://looseroots.uchicago.edu/welcome.html
So what exactly DO we do, and what is our art? We learn, play and perform the traditional Korean percussion music called poongmul, a form of musical expression, Korean cultural identity, and political assertion dating back hundreds of years. Groups such as ours not only strive to preserve and understand this tradition and identity but also to make it recognized and relevant today, and idealistically to put a bit of our creativity and ourselves into it as well.

As for WHO we are, that's something a bit harder to define. It seems there's a discussion of terms before every performance we do as to what exactly we should call ourselves: "Traditional Korean Drum Group?" "Korean-American Drum Troupe?" " The interchanging of the terms "Korean" and "American" is a good parallel of our role within the University of Chicago, the United States, and the poongmul community. Our individual definitions of what constitutes "identity" are vague ones, not able to be confined to one particular role. Indeed, the most accurate realization of identity is one that exists within a mix of many roles and perspectives.

In the course of this group's development since its founding in 1993 by Eunice Yoon, Loose Roots has become one of the most culturally diverse organizations of its kind, consisting of members of many varied backgrounds. We strive to preserve the Korean cultural history and traditions of this music, yet to modernize, communicate and share it with other cultures as well. Our goal is not to understand this tradition as an exclusive one, but as a vital art that can be shared by many diverse peoples within the context of a very diverse campus and community. Another unique aspect of our group in that we function not only as a cultural organization but as a musical one as well. Understanding the meaning of this music is essential, but so is being able to play it proficiently and to sound good! We put a lot of effort and devotion into learning and practicing the rhythms and our drum techniques, and developing the group cohesiveness required to play poongmul well.

Loose Roots serves many functions and roles, but within the more serious-sounding ideals of cultural and musical integrity is the fact that this is really fun! And the companionship and relentless pursuit of these fun, cool, and memorable experiences is what makes this art worth learning and doing.

Mariachi Fénix

http://mariachifenix.uchicago.edu/
"El Renacer de la Tradición Musical Mexicana"
The only thing more Mexican than tortillas is mariachi and it seems a shame to have one without the other. In January of 2004, a group of students with the dream of forming the group worked tirelessly to gather the supplies needed to make such a goal a reality. Discovering the expensive price-tag on Mariachi musical scores, the group contacted nearly three-hundred professional Mariachi groups across the nation for support. With a modest response, the group gradually came closer together and made the future look more promising. As the size of the practice room increased, so too did the number of members. Avoiding as many expenses possible under a tight budget of individual members and school funds, the traditional Mariachi uniforms were attained directly from Mexico. With months of practice, dedication, hard-work, and a talented group of musicians, Mariachi Fénix is officially the first of its kind in the university's history.

Mariachi Fénix is perfect for any occasion-personal parties, graduations to alumni receptions! Let us add an authentic Mexican sound and entertainment to your next event in the Chicago area at a reasonable price!

Middle Eastern Dance Workshop

http://ucmedw.uchicago.edu/
Join us for our weekly Wednesday classes and experience the fun yet challenging form of Middle Eastern Dance. We present a taste sampler of traditionally inspired and experimental works in our classes. Past performances have included traditional Roma dance steps in a Turkish Rom piece, veilwork to Egyptian music, modern Middle Eastern popular music, and group improvisational rhythm pieces that showcase the variety and richness of the dance culture of the Middle East. In class, we practice the techniques that make up the pieces. At the same time, your body will experience movements that you never dreamed could be possible.

Troupe Palymyra is the performing arm of Middle Eastern Dance Workshops, named for an ancient idyllic Syrian city. Everyone is welcome to join and participate in our performances. We perform choreographies taught in class and in extra sessions according to people's schedules. Prior to shows extra rehearsal time may be added as everyone's schedule permits.

Middle Eastern Law Students Association (MELSA)

http://www.law.uchicago.edu/current/studentorgs/mels.html
The Middle Eastern Law Students Association (MELSA) was created to promote a better understanding of the cultures, politics, and legal institutions of the Middle East, and to encourage students connected with the region to meet and exchange views. Our membership roster hopes to include students who are American, Armenian, Iranian, Israeli, Kurdish, Arab, and Turkish. Students from all countries are warmly welcomed. MELSA's activities range from political discussion groups and lectures, to dinners and parties, to films and other cultural activities. We show films from around the region, and dine on a variety of Middle Eastern foods. No matter what the event or the issue, MELSA provides a valuable forum in which members can freely interact with one another The upcoming year promises to be exciting. MELSA looks forward to annual events, and seeks suggestions for new programs. We rely on the ideas and participation of all of our members, new and old, to plan and carry out activities.

Minorities in Public Policy Studies (MiPPS)

http://www.harrisschool.uchicago.edu/mipps/
MIPPS serves as an academic, social and cultural resource for policy students in the Harris School whose goals are to: raise awareness concerning issues pertaining to minority students of the Harris School and the greater community; increase the number of minorities at the Harris School; and promote civic participation within the Harris School, the University of Chicago and the greater community.

Minority Graduate Student Association (MGSA)

The Minority Graduate Student Association (MGSA) is committed to providing intellectual, social and cultural opportunities for graduate students of color at the University of Chicago as well as on the numerous campuses throughout the Chicago area. Through networking at social events to intellectual exchange at the annual Eyes on the Mosaic Conference to service through our campus-wide mentoring program with the undergraduate students, MGSA provides a host of opportunities for Chicago's minority graduate population to enhance and supplement their educational experience. Contact Marcelle Medford.

Minority Women's Association (MWA)

The Minority Women's Association is a multicultural organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for women of color at The University of Chicago. We host events throughout the year dealing with the social, academic, spiritual, and cultural nuances of being both a woman and a person of color at the University of Chicago. Some of these events include our annual Gathering of Sisterhood, Poetry in Motion, Sista's Night Out, and the African American Sorority Panel. We also host Burning Issue discussions, study sessions, and other activities. MWA aims to be both an outlet and support system for undergraduate and graduate level women. We welcome your input, creativity, and support.

Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA)

http://mecha.uchicago.edu/
The Chicano and Chicana student movement has been plagued by opportunists that have sought to re-channel the energies of our people and divert us from our struggle for self-determination. The educational plight of Chicana and Chicano students continues to be ignored by insensitive administrators. Overall, Chicano and Chicana junior high, high school and college push-out rates have risen since 1969, forcing many Chicanos and Chicanas to a life of poverty. These factors along with a growing right wing trend in the nation are combing to work greater hardships on Chicanos and Chicanas. New repressive and racist immigration laws are continuously directed at our Gente. The Federal government is campaigning to pacify and assimilate our Gente by labeling us "Hispanic." The term "Hispanic" seeks to anglicize and deny our indigenous heritage by ignoring our unique socioeconomic and historical aspect of our Gente. These factors have made it necessary for Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan to affirm our philosophy of liberation (i.e. educational, socioeconomic, and political empowerment) for our Chicano and Chicana nation.

Joining with other community-based Chicano and Chicana nationalist organizations, M.E.Ch.A. is committed to ending the cultural tyranny suffered at the hands of institutional and systematic discrimination that holds our Gente captive. We seek an end to oppression and exploitation of the Chicano and Chicana Community.

Muslim Students Association (MSA)

http://msa.uchicago.edu/
The purpose of the Muslim Students' Association at the University of Chicago is to provide a fulfilling religious environment on campus for students of the Muslim faith, as well as create a place for our unique diverse Muslim community among the greater university community and Chicago Hyde Park neighborhood. Our MSA aims to enhance understanding of Islam and Muslims on campus through community service and social and academic events that engage all members of the university and other religious faiths. It is also our humble goal to help Muslims increase their faith, knowledge, and build Islamic character, Inshallah (God-willing).

Native American Student Association (NASA)

http://nasa.uchicago.edu/

Organization of Black Students (OBS)

http://obs1.uchicago.edu/about.html
The Organization of Black Students was founded in 1968 by a group of PhD candidates and Professional School Students. The organization was a unified effort by many members of the black community at the University of Chicago that evolved into one of the most active groups on campus. The (OBS) functions as both a support group and a cultural outlet for the Black student body at the University of Chicago. As we enter our 36th year of existence, we hope to continue our traditions that enlighten the University community as well as the greater Chicago community. As always, we will, through our members and events, permeate the University atmosphere. In this respect we hope to contribute to the pursuit of multi-cultural expression and understanding.

Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS)

http://olas.uchicago.edu
The creation of OLAS fulfilled the demand and need to promote awareness of the Latino cultures, both amongst the Latino students and throughout the whole university community. There is still uncertainty as to exactly when OLAS was founded. The first Latino organization began with the name HSA (Hispanic Student Association) around 1989. The name was changed to H.A.C.E.R. (Hispanic Association for Cultural Expression and Recognition) in 1990 to reflect the need for our cultural expression and recognition on the University campus. In 2000, the name was changed to its present name of OLAS.

PanAsian Solidarity Coalition

http://panasia.uchicago.edu/
PanAsia is a student organization committed to exploring Asian / Asian American / Pacific Islander identity and culture, as well as relevant political and social issues. In addition, PanAsia coordinates several events and initiatives throughout the year as part of its continuous outreach effort.

Puerto Rican Students Association (PRSA)

http://prsa.uchicago.edu/index.html

Samahan: The Filipino Students Association

http://samahan.uchicago.edu/about.html
As the Filipino Students Association at the University of Chicago, our goal is to create a sense of community and act as a resource to all those interested in exploring Filipino culture. Samahan, in tagalog means "unity" or "togetherness." Since 1995, our organization has given a sense of unity -- and community -- to Filipino and Filipino-American students at the University of Chicago, as well as to those interested in Filipino culture and history. Our activities range from social events to political forums and educational workshops. Our goal is to stimulate growth in our community through activities that are filled with cultural meaning and, of course, fun.

Singaporean and Malaysian Students' Union (SAMSU)

http://samsu.uchicago.edu/main.html

South Asian Law Students Association

From samosa parties to political discussions, the South Asian Law Student Association (SALSA) was formed with the aim to promote an understanding and appreciation of South Asian political, legal, and social issues. In the past, we have invited South Asian political figures, screened films pertaining to South Asian history, engaged in many social events, and had South Asian dinners. This year, we plan to sponsor the National South Asian Law Student Association Conference. With the current trend of globalization, many law firms are setting up offices in South Asia. SALSA provides students with many opportunities to meet with firms and explore possibilities of working abroad. Open to all students, SALSA encourages anyone with an interest in South Asia to join.

South Asian Students' Association (SASA)

http://sasa.uchicago.edu/
SASA stands for South Asian Students Association. The 7 countries in South Asia are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The purpose of the organization is to gather University of Chicago students who have an interest in South Asian culture and organize events for the entire university community to promote awareness of South Asian culture. Events emphasized shall be academically, culturally, socially, and/or community oriented in nature.

South Asia Watch

http://saw.uchicago.edu/info.html
South Asia Watch has been created to encourage a dialogue among those interested in issues relevant to the South Asian community, both on the undergraduate and graduate level, on political and social issues affecting South Asia and the Diaspora. The aim of this group is to provide both an intimate setting where discussion between smaller groups of people can occur as well as to create a broader awareness of these issues for the University of Chicago community at large through panels, film presentations, teach-ins etc.

Paying attention to the multiple renderings of South Asia, SAW aims to incorporate literature disseminated through public media (i.e. newspapers, magazines) with writing that is generated in academia. SAW in particular is concerned with "marginalized voices," and will pay special attention to issues concerning labor, gender, class, the environment and religion.

Lastly, SAW hopes to "localize" these issues, by discussing them within the context of the Chicago land community. SAW encourages forms of service through non-profit organizations aiding South Asians that are approached in a public policy minded, self-aware manner, backed by adequate prior research.

Taiwanese Student Association (TSA)

http://taiwan-student.uchicago.edu/
Taiwanese Student Association (TSA) at the University of Chicago is a voluntary society devoted to discussions of cultural, social, and political issues in Taiwan. TSA also provides Taiwanese students services of orientation, consultation, and information to get around on campus and in Chicago. As a member of the UC Registered Student Organizations (RSO), TSA welcomes anyone who shares common interests with us. A registered UC student status is required to be an official member of TSA. However, everyone is welcome to join our common activities.

Voices Unidas

Voices Unidas is a brand new RSO. It was founded this year in response to the lack of an outlet for the Latino voice in the politics of the University and across the country. Voices Unidas strives to create an environment to discuss the issues and the policies that effect being a Latino in the United States. We focus on political issues, both local and nationally. The up-coming year, we plan on hosting a Latino political panel, a forum on immigration, education, and labor, in addition to having a symposium on Latinos in higher education. For more information please contact Lizette O. Durand.

Women and Youth Supporting Each Other (WYSE)

http://wyse.uchicago.edu/
We are part of the National WYSE Organization that is a curriculum-based group mentorship program that provides young women with the resources, information and support necessary to make informed decisions about relationships, sexuality, and their futures and to create community change.

WYSE couples sex education with activities that build skills in all areas of self-awareness, decision-making, and finally, community activism. Therefore the program seeks to: