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El Centro, The Center for Latinidad, provides collaborative programming at Mt. SAC and outside partners. We serve to support, educate, and assist the community in gaining a sense of awareness and cultural wealth. We honor*, celebrate, and explore the diverse cultural roots within Latinidad. Our center also provides a relaxed study and networking space to promote community and academic support.

 

*We recognize the trauma of colonization to our Indigenous, Black, Asian, and other marginalized communities within Latinidad. We acknowledge that our Indigenous communities are not a concept of the past, that they are alive and persisting in the present day.

 

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Mission

To celebrate and explore our Latinidad.

Celebrar y explorar nuestra Latinidad. 

Vision

Uplifting our community, together we achieve our dreams.

Elevando nuestra comunidad, juntos realizamos nuestros sueños.

Spring 2025 events !

March
    • 11 My Latinidad

      The first workshop of this series explores your unique identity. Join us for roundtable discussions and exploration with light refreshments.

      Multicultural Center, 410 @ 4:00pm - 6:00pm

    • 25Finding Hermanas

      In this workshop, we will explore what it means to be a Latina Scholar. Join us for a panel discussion of Latina Leaders on campus followed by roundtable discussions. Light refreshments provided.

      Multicultural Center, 410 @ 4:00pm - 6:00pm

April
    • 8 "Remember Us" screening

      Join us for a screening of the short-film, Remember Us, and discussion with Director Pablo Leon.

      Remember Us follows a journalist documenting the experiences of three different people who lived through the tragic 12-year-long Salvadoran Civil War in the 1980s.

      Multiculutral Center, 410 @ 4:00pm - 6:00pm

    • 23Finding Familia

      Collaboration with Pride Center 

      Multicultural Center, 410 @ 4:00pm - 6:00pm

May
    • 8 Language in Latinidad

      In this workshop, we will explore the different languages found within Latinidad. We will challenge the social expectation of speaking Spanish by adding additional beautiful forms of communication.

      Multiculutral Center, 410 @ 4:00pm - 6:00pm

    • 14Noche de Arte 

      Let’s create an art piece inspired by Chilean arpilleras. An arpillera, which means burlap in Spanish, is a piece of patchwork art made predominantly by groups of women. The construction of arpilleras became popular in Chile during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. 

      Multicultural Center, 410 @ 4:00pm - 6:00pm

    • 30Nuestra Celebracion 

      El Centro celebrates the milestones of all students (credit and non-credit) who are celebrating an educational achievement (transfer, degree, and/or certificate). This ceremony will invite families so each student has an opportunity to share this with their community.

      410 - Summit, 3rd floor 

June

 

 

If you have any questions, contact 909-274-4310 or elcentro@mtsac.edu. To request disability related accommodations please contact El Centro at elcentro@mtsac.edu at least 5 business days in advance of the event.

Goals

  • To provide educational, cultural and social programming that affirms and celebrates Latinidad; to create an awareness of the social, political, historical and cultural realities of the Latine population.
  • To provide a physical space that reflects the perspectives of Latididad.
  • To increase the educational attainment of Latine students:
    • Close the achievement gap 
    • Increase retention
    • Increase course completion
    • Increase transfer, degree, certificate, and/or vocational training 
  • To foster a sense of community between students, staff, employees, and the greater Mt. SAC community. 
  • To hold the college accountable to uphold its core values of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Social Justice, Anti-Racism, & Accessibility (DEISAA).

Program Resources

  1. Relaxed and quiet student spaces
  2. Peer-to-peer support
  3. Leadership and community engagement opportunities
  4. Library
    1. Latinx/Chicanx Studies books
    2. Textbooks
    3. Children’s book
  5. Archival documents related to MECHA & El Centro’s roots
  6. Professional development opportunities 
  7. Cultural events & workshops

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Contact Us

M-F 8:00 am - 4:30 pm      
Building 9E- Second Floor
(909) 274-5392
elcentro@mtsac.edu
www.mtsac.edu/elcentro

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