CONWAY, Ark. (February 12, 2015) – Hendrix College and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) have joined together to establish three new scholarships for Latino and Latina students to attend Hendrix.
The joint announcement was made today by Hendrix President Bill Tsutsui and Arkansas LULAC State Director Terry Trevino-Richard, who signed a Memorandum of Understanding at a special ceremony in the Bertie Wilson Murphy Building on the Hendrix campus.
“This scholarship is a meaningful opportunity for Latino and Latina students and a meaningful opportunity for the Hendrix community to demonstrate our commitment to diversity on our campus,” said President Tsutsui. “We’re very grateful to LULAC for their partnership in this important program.”
“LULAC is delighted to celebrate this Memorandum of Understanding with Hendrix College as a prime example of an initiative that focuses on targeting the growing number of Latino students that reside in our Central Arkansas area and their increased demand for educational opportunities,” said
Trevino-Richard. “This MOU is an example of a larger vision by the administrators at Hendrix College to develop a student body which combines both excellence in academic performance with the added motive of increasing the ethnic diversity on campus.”
“The ceremony today is a product of two educationally focused institutions reaching out to identify innovative ways to create an educational platform that fosters a supportive atmosphere for Latino students,” he added. “LULAC is also proud to note two important Hendrix linkages with LULAC during this MOU signing. First
is to recognize that our State Deputy Director for Publicity, Ms. Cecilia Ayala, is a Hendrix alumna. Second, Hendrix College was a recent sponsor of LULAC’s Scholarship Gala and together with this MOU provides strong testimony to their efforts to attract Latino students and faculty to this campus. As
State Director, I want to express my deepest gratitude to President Tsutsui and his unwavering commitment to the Latino community and his enthusiastic response in structuring and finalizing this MOU. “We salute the both the President and Hendrix College for not only for this outreach to Latino students but for
the growing attention and advocacy for Latino scholars throughout our state.”
In addition to maintaining good academic standing at Hendrix, scholarship recipients will also complete 35 hours of service in the Latino community.
Scholarship applications must be submitted to LULAC by March 31 and recipients will be selected by April 15.
ABOUT
LULAC
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), founded in 1929, is the oldest and most widely respected Hispanic civil rights organization in the United States of America. LULAC was created at a time in our country’s history when Hispanics were denied basic civil and human rights, despite contributions
to American society. The founders of LULAC created an organization that empowers its members to create and develop opportunities where they are needed most. The mission of LULAC is to advance the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, housing, health and civil rights of the
Hispanic population of the United States. For more information, visit
www.lulac.org.
ABOUT
HENDRIX
Founded in 1876, Hendrix College is a national leader in engaged liberal arts and sciences education. This year, Hendrix was named the country’s #1 “Up and Coming” liberal arts college and #8 in the nation for “Best Undergraduate Teaching” by U.S.
News and World Report. Hendrix is featured in the 2015 Fiske Guide to Colleges, Forbesmagazine's list of America's Top Colleges, the 2014 Princeton Review’s The Best 378 Colleges, and the latest edition of Colleges That Change
Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. For more information, visit
www.hendrix.edu.