Latine Graduate & Professional Student Union at Indiana University: Indiana University

>>>FEBRUARY ALL MEMBERS MEETING WILL BE ON ZOOM. Stay tuned for an announcement. We will be online this month. Questions? E-mail us at lgpsu@iu.edu

>>>ABOUT THIS WEBSITE AND OUR EMAIL LIST: Explore this page and visit often, plus go to our social media sites to see so much more about us. SIGN UP for our E-mail list by sending us an E-mail with your name and E-mail address to LGPSU@iu.edu

>>>MEMBERSHIP Currently enrolled IU, graduate or professional students (3 credit hours or more coursework, G901, etc), sign up to pledge for a free membership to the LGPSU. Members who take the oath receive a club T-shirt, welcome letter, and exclusive LGPSU lapel pin: click here to sign up (takes about 90 seconds!)

>>>WILL YOU HELP US WITH A DONATION? Find us on ZELLE using our email address: LGPSU@IU.Edu OR ASK FOR OUR MAILING ADDRESS TO SEND A CHECK.. Anything helps; 5 bucks, 20 bucks, 100. All donors receive recognition. We also accept in-kind donations. Under the leadership of our development director, Gavin Mariano, we have secured nearly $6000 in funding and donations since May, 2022. Will you help continue to build on that?

**Coming Soon** - Screening of the critically-acclaimed movie about the true story of the 1968 East L.A walkouts by Mexican-American high school students, WALKOUT. Details coming soon. Get notified. Ask us to add you to our E-mail list by sending a message to: LGPSU@iu.edu

Latest News / Events / Pics

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Members overnight Retreat Recap >>>

Our President, Gavin Mariano, wrote a $3,325.00 grant to the IU Funding Board for our retreat and it was just approved, in full! Thank you, IU Funding Board. Our Retreat Planning Committee was Julian Davila, Elizabeth Del Real, and Pamela Rosas--all IUB graduate or professional degree program scholars and pledged LGPSU members.

Our retreat was held held at Fourwinds Lakeside Inn & Marina on Sat Nov 12 - Sun Nov 13, 2022. Currently enrolled graduate or professional program students at IUB who intend to join or are currently pledged members of the LGPSU were invited to attend. Our event was designed to be brief and comfortable ("Come as you are"). Registration was complimentary. Our featured speakers were Dr. Edward Vargas, IU Masters Alumnus and current faculty at Arizona State University - and Laura Hudson, MBA from the IU Budget Office. Also, hands-on discussions were held by current IUB Scholar, Lilliana Rocha; and workshops / discussions about identity and activism. Meals, accomodations were complimentary. Plus our annual meeting took place at the retreat. Photos and video shorts are now available on in our photo gallery.

Questions? E-mail lgpsu@iu.edu
Retreat sponsor >>>

Above (L-R): Dr. Edward Vargas, Laura Hudson, Lilliana Rocha

2022 - 2023 Planned and pop-up events

February 2023 All-Members Meeting will be on Zoom. Stay tuned for the announcement.
United States Hispanic Leadership Conference in Chicago. Our executive board will be attending the 2023 national conference thanks for a generous gift from Dean Daleke and the University Graduate School--matched 100% by the Latino Studies Program.

Sincere thanks for the $4,000.00 gift from these amazing departments and programs for making our Chicago trip a reality--and for believing in excellent and renowned opportunities for Latines to expand our leadership capabilities.

LGPSU was at the 2023 IU Involvement Fair! New members joined, hundreds visited our table, and our entire exec board was there. Thanks to the IU SILC for inviting us to participate.
February 2023 General Membership Meeting - ***ON ZOOM*** DATE & TIME to be announced.
JUST CONFIRMED: The Latiné Musician Mixer at the Jacobs School of Music is set for a March date. (Details coming!)
Screening of the critically-acclaimed movie, WALKOUT coming in February 2023. - Details soon.
Latine Graduate & Professional CONGRATULATORY CEREMONY - Coming in April, and including a alumni speaker, gifts for graduate, refreshments, and pomp & circumstance.
"Latine Undergrad Week" - A week long tribute and engagement of our sublime, IU Latine undergrads including a career expo, spotlights of scholars, and gifts (more details coming)
Pop-up Events! Watch here and / or our social media pages for pop up events! Submit an idea to lgpsu@iu.edu
Latine Scholar Spotlight: ONGOING. Would you like to be featured on our increasingly-popular spotlights; or have someone to recommend (current scholar or alumni), E-mail us and tell us: lgpsu@iu.edu
Most Recent Latiné Spotlight

To view each of them in full size, visit our social media sites (scroll down for links to each site)

Our Premable

The purpose of the Latiné Graduate & Professional Student Union at Indiana University, a Self-Governing Student Organization (SGSO) hereinafter referred to as LGPSU is to serve as a politically neutral entity which continuously and openly provides a safe environment for activities, socialization, academic and professional comrade, leadership, student engagement, and resources for all current graduate and professional scholars who identify as Latiné, Hispanic, Hispano, Hispana, Tejano, Caribeño, Caribeña, Latino, Latina, Latinu, Chicano, Chicana, Spanish, Latin, Latinx or other self-identifying terms and whom are enrolled a minimum of three credits at Indiana University -Bloomington (IUB), IU-Online, or IUx, and who hail from the United States and all other countries and territories of the world. Members of LGPSU shall seek to be seen, heard, represented, and treated with safety, inclusion, respect and equity; along with promoting and guarding these protections for the entire Latiné campus community.

Membership, Online Platforms, Contact Information and Reads:

Membership (graduate and professional students only enrolled at IU - minimum of 3 credit hours) - Click here to sign up.
Email: lgpsu@iu.edu
Website: latine.so.indiana.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lgpsu
beINvolved page: https://beinvolved.indiana.edu/organization/lgpsu
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lgpsu_iu/
GroupME: https://groupme.com/join_group/24810012/qnjOSaaU
Mailing Address & Phone: Send us an E-mail to request this information.
Registered Student Members have access to a closed GroupME page and private E-mail messages.
Executive Board
All voluntary, dedicated, unpaid, full-time graduate and professional students and learners at IU.
IU AdvisorDr. Yolanda Treviño, IU PhD Alumna, and current Assistant Vice-President for Student Success at Indiana University.
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You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.

-César Chávez