黑料正能量 is a Proud Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI)
For the last decade, the percentage of Hispanic/Latino students has increased at 黑料正能量. Currently, approximately 40% of our student body identifies as Hispanic/Latino or of Hispanic/Latino heritage.
What does it mean to be an HSI?
Higher Education Institutions, such as 黑料正能量, may be designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) when at least 25% of its undergraduate full-time equivalent students are of Hispanic/Latino heritage.
The word 鈥淗ispanic鈥 is the term utilized by the Federal Government; since the HSI designation comes from the Federal Government, the term Hispanic-Serving Institution is utilized to refer to any student with ties to Latin America or other Spanish-speaking countries.
Embracing our HSI Designation
As a college, we are committed to providing students the support Hispanic/Latino students need to be successful in their academic, career, and personal journeys.
For those of us who work at 黑料正能量, this includes fostering a sense of belonging, value, support, and advocacy to our Hispanic/Latino Student population while also feeling valued and supported by 黑料正能量.
For our students, this means having the ability to find faculty and staff members who understand and acknowledge the rich experiences, strengths, and values that each person brings with them. We encourage students to step onto the college as their authentic selves, celebrating their identities and the cultural wealth students bring to with them into the classroom in the form of familial support, dichos (sayings), and cultural and ancestral knowledge.
Annual Events/ Eventos Anuales
The HSI Event Planning Committee puts on two events during the academic year. This includes the Dia De Los Muertos Event in the Fall, which is open to community members, and the Latino Student Retreat, which is offered in the Spring and is geared towards high school students from across the Lake and Mendocino area.
SPANISH:
El Comit茅 de Planificaci贸n organiza dos eventos durante el a帽o acad茅mico: el D铆a de los Muertos en oto帽o que esta abierto a la comunidad, y el Retiro de Estudiantes Latinos en primavera que esta dirigido a estudiantes de la preparatoria en el condado de Lake y Mendocino.
- Dia De Los Muertos (Fall semester)
- Latino Student Retreat (Spring semester)
Music | Dancers | Food | Arts & Crafts | Altars & More
The Hispanic/Latino event planning committee cordially invites you to save the date for the 13th annual D铆a de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) event set for Wednesday, October 29th from 4pm to 8pm.
Day of the Dead celebrations date back thousands of years ago when Indigenous people from central Mexico would honor their deceased by placing food and water offerings on their resting place. In modern-day Day of the Dead celebrations, family members continue to practice these traditions by building altars (altares) where they place pictures of their beloved family members along with food and other items their family members enjoyed during their lifetime.
We hope you join us in an evening of celebrating with music, dancing, pi帽atas, entertainment & activities. Local vendors will be on-site selling delicious food and craft items.
Altars will be on display in the Lowery Student Center from Friday, Oct. 24th, until Friday, Oct. 31st, 2025.
If you are interested in putting up an altar in remembrance of a loved one, please email Roberto Renteria at rrenteria@mendocino.edu.
Please note we all altars should be up and ready by Wednesday, Oct. 29th and will need to be removed by Friday, Oct. 31st by noon (12pm).
M煤sica | Bailarines | Comida | Artesan铆a | Altares y m谩s
El comit茅 de planificaci贸n de eventos le invita cordialmente a reservar la fecha para la 13.陋 edici贸n anual del D铆a de Muertos, que se celebrar谩 el mi茅rcoles 29 de octubre de 16:00 a 20:00 h.
Esperamos que nos acompa帽e en una noche de celebraci贸n con m煤sica, baile, pi帽atas, entretenimiento y actividades. Habr谩 vendedores locales que ofrecer谩n deliciosa comida y artesan铆as.
Los altares estar谩n en exhibici贸n en el Centro Estudiantil Lowery desde el viernes 24 de octubre hasta el viernes 31 de octubre de 2025.
Si le interesa instalar un altar en memoria de un ser querido, por favor, escriba a Roberto Renteria a rrenteria@mendocino.edu.
Tenga en cuenta que todos los altares deben estar listos para el mi茅rcoles 29 de octubre y deber谩n retirarse antes del mediod铆a del viernes 31 de octubre (12 p. m.).
Event Contact Information/ Informaci贸n de contacto del evento
Dr. Roberto Renteria, HSI Program Manager
Juvenal Vasquez, Outreach Specialist
2025 Latinx Student Retreat
Friday, April 25th, 2025
8:30 am - 1:30 pm
ENGLISH:
Thank you for your interest in the 37th Annual Latino Student Retreat, sponsored by 黑料正能量. Last year, we had the pleasure of hosting over 350 of our local high school students.
The theme for this year鈥檚 event is TBD.
Keynote Speaker: Deyci Carrillo L贸pez.
Deyci Carrillo L贸pez is a proud product of Guanajuato, Mexico and Deep East Oakland, California. She is an author, entrepreneur, and immigrant rights advocate.
Deyci is also a small business owner and, with her brand, hopes to inspire little and big humans to discover and own their magic through poetry and art. You can see more of her work on Instagram as @puravida510.
Deyci's website: PURAVIDA510.SHOP
Registration Process/Timeline & Workshops
The Registration Process will open in early March.
Day Of Event Information, Location, and Parking
On the day of the event, please drop off your students near the flag poles on the 黑料正能量 Ukiah campus. This area is located next to the main Student Services building, MacMillan Hall, and the Theater building.
All students will be asked to wear the event name badge throughout the Latino Student Retreat. Students without a name badge will not be allowed to participate in the activities and will be referred to their chaperone. This is for the safety and security of all students and attendees. Additionally, students will be provided a Latino Student Retreat event t-shirt. Students should wear the event t-shirt during the event.
Please speak to your students ahead of time about proper conduct. Traditionally, chaperones and volunteers play a major role in assisting with crowd control and helping create a fun and welcoming atmosphere. For this reason, we ask that you attend the event presentation and workshops with your students. We will also have experienced college students assisting with workshops and chaperoning students.
Any questions should be referred to Juvenal Vasquez by calling 468-3115 or emailing jvasquez@mendocino.edu. Thank you for all your support! We greatly appreciate your partnership and collaboration in making this a successful event for all of our attendees.
Breakdown of the Day:
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Check-In
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM: Welcome & Keynote
10:20 AM - 11:10 AM: Workshop 1
11:20 AM - 12:15 PM: Workshop 2
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunch & Resource Fair
SPANISH:
Gracias por su inter茅s en el 37o Retiro Anual de Estudiantes Latinos, patrocinado por el Colegio de Mendocino. El a帽o pasado, tuvimos el placer de recibir a m谩s de 350 estudiantes de las escuelas secundarias locales.
El tema del evento de este a帽o: sera anunciado en el futuro.
Nuestra oradora: Deyci Carrillo L贸pez.
Deyci Carrillo L贸pez es orgullosamente productora de Guanajuato, M茅xico y del lado este de Oakland, California. Es autora, emprendedora y defensora de los derechos de los inmigrantes.
Deyci tambi茅n es propietaria de una peque帽a empresa y, con su marca, espera inspirar a los peque帽os y grandes humanos a descubrir y apropiarse de su magia a trav茅s de la poes铆a y el arte. Puedes ver m谩s de su trabajo en Instagram como @puravida510.
Sitio web de Deyci: PURAVIDA510.SHOP
Proceso de Registro/Cronograma y Talleres
El process para registrars comenzar谩 en los primeros dias de Marzo.
Informaci贸n del D铆a del Evento, Ubicaci贸n y Estacionamiento
El d铆a del evento, deje a sus estudiantes cerca de los m谩stiles de bandera en el campus del Colegio de Mendocino en Ukiah. Esta 谩rea est谩 ubicada junto al edificio principal de Servicios Estudiantiles, MacMillan Hall y el edifico del Teatro.
A todos los estudiantes se les pedir谩 que usen su etiqueta con su nombre durante el Retiro de Estudiantes Latinos. Los estudiantes sin etiqueta no podr谩n participar en las actividades y ser谩n remitidos a su acompa帽ate. Esto es para la seguridad de todos lo estudiantes y asistentes. Adem谩s, los estudiantes recibir谩n una camiseta del evento. Los estudiantes deben usar la camiseta durante el evento.
Por favor hable con sus estudiantes con anticipaci贸n sobre la conducta adecuada. Tradicionalmente, los acompa帽antes y los voluntarios desempe帽a un papel importante a la hora de ayudar a controlar la multitud y ayudar a crear una atm贸sfera divertida y acogedora. Por este motivo, te pedimos que asistas a la presentaci贸n del evento y a los talleres con sus alumnos. Tambi茅n contaremos con estudiantes universitarios experimentados que ayudar谩n con los talleres y acompa帽ar谩n a los estudiantes.
Cualquier pregunta debe remitirse a Juvenal Vasquez llando al 468-3115 o enviando un correo electr贸nico a jvasquez@mendocino.edu. 隆Gracias por todo su apoyo! Apreciamos enormemente su asociaci贸n y colaboraci贸n para hacer de este un evento exitoso para todos nuestros asistentes.
Desglose del d铆a:
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Registro
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM: Bienvenida y discurso de apertura
10:20 AM - 11:10 AM: Taller 1
11:20 AM - 12:15 PM: Taller 2
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM: Almuerzo y Feria de Recursos
A special shout-out to our 2025 sponsors: Redwood Credit Union, Blue Zones Project, and Black Oaks Coffee Roasters. We look forward to the continuous collaboration to expand 黑料正能量's Latinx students' pursuit of higher education.
Un agradecimiento especial a nuestros patrocinadores del 2025: Redwood Credit Union, Blue Zones Project y Black Oaks Coffee Roasters. Esperamos con inter茅s la colaboraci贸n continua para ampliar la b煤squeda de educaci贸n superior de los estudiantes latinos de 黑料正能量.
Questions? Contact us!
驴Preguntas? 隆Cont谩ctenos!
Juvenal Vazquez 鈥 jvasquez@mendocino.edu
Dr. Roberto Renteria 鈥 rrenteria@mendocino.edu
Feel free to reach out to our Hispanic-Serving Institution (HIS) staff team. Our HSI staff work within our Student Success and Retention Center. The main office is in Ukiah, MacMillan Hall, room 1260.
Email: retentionhelp@mendocino.edu
Phone #: 707.468.3232
Staff
Oscar Moreno Peredia
Resource listing coming soon!