Latino Outreach

Latino Student Services and Outreach (LASSO) provides with resources to make the transition from high school to college as smoothly as possible. From scholarship and internship opportunities to volunteering and mentoring, Latino Student Services and Outreach helps students succeed throughout college. The welcoming environment and eventful social gatherings provided by this area build lifelong friendships, offer a linkage to great networking opportunities, and plays an important role in extending your academic and leadership skills.

Latino College Leadership Summit

The summit is focused on providing resources to enable Latino college students to develop a leadership path towards success.  It is free and open to Hispanic/Latino students at Georgia State University, as well as those students who are inrolled in college and univeristies throughout the state.  To register for this event go to Latino College Leadership Summit.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Georgia State University

Veterans Memorial Hall

8:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m.

Latinos on the Fast Lane - Mentor Program

The Mentor Program, Latinos on the Fast Lane is geared toward Latino freshmen students. Freshmen students are assigned with an upperclass student mentor or a faculty mentor who will guide them for a full academic year. The program promotes:

• Academic Success,
• Leadership, and
• Community engagement

To sign up for the program, fill out the application form (.doc) and submit it to mmunoz@gsu.edu.

Latino Leadership Initiative

The program provides Leadership development opportunities, promotes student-student connections, connect Latino students to their community, connect Latino students to Georgia State and promote their involvement in academic and university life.

2009-2010 Lation Leadership Initiative application form (.doc)