Resolution
 

LULAC Higher Education Resolution
 

WHEREAS, it is of utmost importance that LULAC take steps toward assisting Latinos students with their higher education needs; and 

WHEREAS, it is especially important that Latino families get access to information by creating college career centers, which give parents and students financial aid and scholarship information, college eligibility requirements, degree orientation, and provide parents and students with information on their legal rights and responsibilities in the schools; and  

WHEREAS, disseminating information to parents and students can be facilitated by creating a “college bound” website; and  

WHEREAS, part of the creation of these college career centers, LULAC should provide special programs that can help with retention Latinos in college, such as providing students with academic support and creating a role model program; and  

WHEREAS, creating a role model program can be attained by developing a directory of LULAC volunteers; and 

WHEREAS, part of this role model program should also consist of creating a mentoring program for aspiring student that want to become educators and administrators at the higher education level; and  

WHEREAS, there should also be a national tracking mechanism for the number of Latino students that graduate from a four year institution; and 

WHEREAS, higher education institutions should be hold more accountable for at risk students that are in danger of not graduating; and 

WHEREAS, LULAC should demand that higher education institutions facilitate the transferring process from high school to college for Latino students by creating transferring programs specifically designed for Latinos that can act as a bridge; 

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that LULAC take action on these higher education initiatives proposed

Adopted this 10th day of July 2004.

Hector M. Flores
LULAC National President