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Virginia Latino Higher Education Network

www.valhen.org

VALHEN

VALHEN/NCORE 2010

http://www.valhen.org/



VALHENis the only state-wide, non-profit,

501(c)3 organization

serving as a networking structureto support, promote, and advocatefor Latino success and advancement

in higher educationfor the benefit and betterment of the

Commonwealth of Virginia.

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VALHEN members are all volunteers.

We are driven by the passionate belief

that our Latino children andcommunities

must have access to education

in order to become full and contributing members of our Commonwealth .

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Our strength isour inclusivity at all levels :

Latinos and non-Latinos

working side by side,

with public and private,

two- and four-year institutionsrepresented on our Board of Directors

and membership ranks.

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Twenty years ago . . . a transformation:

-Virginia had two main populations : whites and AfricanAmericans.

-Latinos concentrated in urban Northern Virginia (DC

Metro area); many were associated with the diplomaticand international communities

-Migrant workers populated the Eastern Shore andShenandoah Valley, working in agriculture, food

processing, and seafood industries-The military brought Latinos to the Tidewater area

-But, many places had never had a Latino resident!

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Today . . .Latino presence has tripled from 1990 to 2006;

with growth all over, especially in smaller

communitiesand, very importantly . . .

Virginia does not have a system of higher

education, so it is harder for professionals toget to know each other and coordinate efforts

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Growth in US Hispanic Population2000-01 to 2007-08

New England: +26.5%

AR +73.0%

UT +52.1%

NV +63.6%

ND +54.1%

Middle States: +18.6%

South: +48.9%

Midwest: +31.5% Southwest: +28.4%

West: +26.1%

DE +50.6%

MD +56.3%

ME +67.3%

SD +69.5%

WVA+57.6%

SC +77.7%

TN +74.0%

+54.7%

NH +60.7%

GA +70.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

VA +65%



1990 2000 2010 2020 2030

US 9% 12.5% 16% 19.4% 23%

Virginia 2.5% 4.7% 6.8% 8.3% 10%

Latino Population Growth & Projection:U.S. and Virginia

1990 to 2030

Sources: US Census Bureau andVirginia Employment Commission (VEC)

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Latino College Enrollment in VirginiaUp 112% from 1998 to 2008

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FALL 2009 Number of

Institutions

% Latino

Enrolled

Institutions with largest

Latino enrollment

4-yr Public 15 3.8% GMU--7.1% W&M-5.4%

VCCS 23 5.6% NVCC-13.7% GCC-5.1%

Private/Non-profit

34 3.1% MarymountU. 9.9%

Roanoke C.5.8%

Source: SCHEV




Where are they?

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• About 6.8% of Virginians are

Latino• Of these: 60% are US- Citizens

• 47% US-born• 13% naturalized

• Remaining 40% arenon-citizen immigrants

However. . .

for Virginians under 18,the picture is very

different!

• 85% are US-born• 3% are naturalized-citizens

• 12% are immigrants

The Virginia Landscape

Weldon Cooper Center 200812



Weldon-Cooper Center 2008

Their Roots

Central America: El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala and other

South America: Bolivia, Peru, Colombia and other

Caribbean: Cuban and other



Did you know that . . . ?

?

By the way . . .

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Virginia’s Spanish origins

date back to the early

16th Century,many years before

the English landed in

Jamestown in 1607.

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• In 1524, Spaniards sailed up theRio Guandape (James River) &established a settlement of about600 people (near Jamestown),called San Miguel de Guandape.

• In 1527, after ship-fever almost

exterminated the colony, a fewstayed to live with the Indianswhile the rest returned to theisland of Hispanola.

• In 1570, Spanish Jesuits set upthe Ajacan Mission on the YorkRiver in the Bahia de la Madre de Dios (the Chesapeake Bay).

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In fact . . .Virginia’s famous wild ponies of Chincoteague Island

are the descendants of Arabian horsesfrom a shipwrecked Spanish galleon.

It is believed that the horses swam to the island, where

they could only eat the salt marsh's coarse cordgrasses and seaweed and drink the sea water.

The next generation of

horses were stunted ingrowth, but remainedvery hardy in nature!

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The Three-Legged Stool Approach:

1. Create a network of professionals

2. Conduct research on our population

3. Reach out to our

community

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Goal 1. A Network of Professionals Be the connective tissue in Virginia’s

web of academic professionals and

community leaders. Disseminate useful information and best

practices amongst our members and theirinstitutions.

Facilitate communication and

collaboration among our members.

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Our Journey . . .

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In the Beginning . . .

1) Conversations about gettingtogether

2) First Encuentro at VCU in2007

3) Participants interested incontinuing conversations

Dr. Maricel Quintana-BakerEncuentro 2007

Scott House, VCU

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1) Created Listserv

2) Encuentro 2008 at VCU

3) Attendees very interested in amore formal organization

4) Began work for incorporation

5) Created Website

6) Incorporated in December 2008

ParticipantsEncuentro 2008

Student Center, VCU

The Next Year--2008

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1) Prepared application for non-profit status

2) VCCS Wizard—Spanishversion editors

4) Held first general meetingvia online method

5) Had 3 sponsors

2009 Encuentro hosted byHispanic Caucus of Virginia Tech

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2010 Encuentro hosted by Virginia State University

1) First scholarship awarded

2) 501c 3 status awarded December 2009

3) First time membership benefits secured

4) Increased sponsors to eleven

VA Secretary of Education

Gerard Robinson 27




Next

Steps

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Encuentro 2011Northern Virginia Community College

Annandale Campus

March 24 & 25

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The Next 12 Months:

1) Prepare for 2011 Encuentro

2) Seek additional sponsors

3) Increase membership4) Augment scholarship funds

5) Start Lecture Series-Fall 2010

6) Create Advisory Board

7) Implement Outreach Program

8) Reinstate Listserv30





1) Re-design logo and website

2) Hire part-time executive director3) Finalize location for 2012 Encuentro 4) Expand outreach efforts5) Increase sponsors and membership

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