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…Flores, Rommy Vargas, Bezzubikoff, Nikki Keene Woods, and Mara Youdelman (2025) Language Access in Kansas Healthcare: A Policy Brief for KDHE and Kansas Legislators. Kansas Hispanic and Latino American Affairs Commission Showstack, R., Kolenz, K., Negrete, A., & Martínez, G. (2021) Books Health Disparities and the Applied Linguist ↗ Santos, M.,…

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Wichita State’s expanded partnership with USD 259 creates new opportunities for young men of color | Wichita State News

…In support of their shared goals, Wichita State University and Wichita Public Schools have expanded a partnership to create a stronger system of support for African American and Hispanic students who want to pursue post-secondary education. This is the first bullet. Use what you need and delete the rest. This is the second bullet This is the third bullet…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews/news/2020/03-march/baase_partnership_7.php

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Dr. Sara Mata

Dr. Sara Mata is the Executive Director of Hispanic Serving Initiatives and Assistant Teaching Professor in Intervention Services and Leadership in Education (ISLE) at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. Dr. Mata received a Bachelor’s in Sociology with an emphasis in Juvenile Corrections and Treatment, a Master’s in Community Counseling, a Master’s …

https://www.wichita.edu/profiles/academics/education/CLES/Mata-Sara.php

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Wichita State’s expanded partnership with USD 259 creates new opportunities for young men of color | Wichita State News

…of their shared goals, Wichita State University and Wichita Public Schools (WPS) have expanded a partnership to create a stronger system of support for African American and Hispanic students who want to pursue post-secondary education. This is the first bullet. Use what you need and delete the rest. This is the second bullet This is the third bullet…

https://www.wichita.edu/about/wsunews-releases/2020/03-march/baase_7.php

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Attend next Corbin Connect Building Bridges Workshop Series

WSU faculty and staff are invited to attend the Corbin Connect Building Bridges Workshop Series: Spanish Language, Culture and Creating Welcoming Spaces in an Emerging Hispanic Serving Institution from 2 to 3:30 p.m. every Friday from March 28 to April 18 at Wichita State Connect. Engage in interactive experiences to gain a foundational understanding of…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/03/04/attend-next-corbin-connect-building-bridges-workshop-series/

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Drew

Drew Colcher, Ph.D. Program Manager at Alce su Voz LinkedIn Drew Colcher (PhD) is program manager for Alce su Voz at Wichita State University. He received his PhD in Hispanic Linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin in 2025, and his MA in English Literature from Wichita State University in 2019. Dr. Colcher’s work focuses on the sociolinguistics of…

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Attend next Corbin Connect Speaker Series event on strengthening access to education

Hear from a panel of experts on the topic, “Educators Strengthening Hispanic Students’ Pathways to Higher Education.” at the next Corbin Connect Speaker Series event from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Nov. 13 at Wichita State Connect. The event is presented by Credit Union of America. The panel will be area education administrators and staff who work in support of student…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/10/22/attend-next-corbin-connect-speaker-series-event-on-strengthening-access-to-education/

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Building Bridges Q&A

… on behalf of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Why You Shouldn't Miss the Building Bridges: Spanish Language, Culture & Creating Welcoming Spaces in an Emerging Hispanic Serving Institution The Corbin Connect Four-Part Workshop is just around the corner, and we’re thrilled to offer this event to WSU faculty and staff. As we gear up for…

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/education/News/building-bridges-QandA.php

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Inclusion in VOLARÉ Institute offers Wichita State opportunity to enhance its research capabilities

Wichita State is participating in the VOLARÉ Institute as part of a project to build research capabilities and expand STEM initiatives for Hispanic-Serving Institutions. VOLARÉ Institute participants, chosen from an application process, will engage in a series of activities designed to enhance skills and boost the ability to compete for funding while…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/08/29/inclusion-in-volare-institute-offers-wichita-state-opportunity-to-enhance-its-research-capabilities/

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Inclusion in VOLARÉ Institute offers Wichita State opportunity to enhance its research capabilities

Wichita State is participating in the VOLARÉ Institute as part of a project to build research capabilities and expand STEM initiatives for Hispanic-Serving Institutions. VOLARÉ Institute participants, chosen from an application process, will engage in a series of activities designed to enhance skills and boost the ability to compete for funding while…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/08/30/inclusion-in-volare-institute-offers-wichita-state-opportunity-to-enhance-its-research-capabilities-2/

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Join the Building Bridges series of workshops on Spanish language and culture

Building Bridges: Spanish Language, Culture, & Creating Welcoming Spaces in an Emerging Hispanic Serving Institution is a free workshop offered to faculty and staff in four Thursday sessions (March 28, April 4, April 11 and April 18 from 3:30 to 5 p.m.) or four Friday sessions (March 29, April 5, April 12 and April 19 from 1:30-3 p.m.) at Wichita State…

https://news.wichita.edu/2024/02/28/join-the-college-of-applied-studies-for-building-bridges-series-of-workshops/

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Community invited to join HSI podcast discussion group

Faculty, staff, students and community members are invited to join WSU’s Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) podcast discussion group. The discussion group is centered around Dr. Gina Ann Garcia’s podcast, “¿Qué pasa, HSIs?”. RSVP for HSI’s podcast discussion groups. All discussions are from 3-4 p.m. via Zoom: June 15, covering S1E04: “Becoming an…

https://news.wichita.edu/2023/06/02/community-invited-to-join-hsi-podcast-discussion-group/

Somos de Wichita

Mexican beauty pagent

…youth participated in many of the same traditions as the larger community including attending high school and holding beauty contests. Many worked to try to fit in, finding Hispanic cultural traditions embarrassing holdovers from their parents and grandparents.

https://somos.wichita.edu/en/mexican-beauty-pagent/

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Taking Alce su voz workshops to Southwest Kansas provides information about barriers to health care

Did you know that the population in Ford, Seward, and Finney counties in rural southwest Kansas is over 50% Hispanic/Latinx? Dodge City, in Ford County, Kansas, was often represented in cowboy and western films and associated with the phrase “Get the hell out of Dodge.” But Dodge is not the same as it used to be in the wild west. According to the U.S.…

https://alcesuvoz.wichita.edu/2023/05/01/taking-alce-su-voz-workshops-to-southwest-kansas-provides-information-about-barriers-to-health-care/

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Attend the upcoming Adelante Juntos general meeting Oct. 2

…Get to know your colleagues, develop community and indulge in comfort foods like conchas and abuelita. Participants will discuss Adelante Juntos bylaws, Founders’ Day and the Hispanic Alumni Network at the general meeting.

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/09/29/attend-the-upcoming-adelante-juntos-general-meeting-oct-2/

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WSU to host national linguistics conference

… of the Southwest Oct. 9-11 in Woolsey Hall. The national linguistics conference focuses on all areas of linguistics and will include special panels on language and communities in Hispanic Serving Institutions, engaging students in engaged research and linguistic scholarship for social change. The keynote speaker is Dr. Rena Torres Cacoullos from Penn State …

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/10/02/wsu-to-host-national-linguistics-conference/

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Earn a certificate of completion by attending Building Bridges workshop

…certificate of completion by attending the upcoming Corbin Connect: Four-part workshop – Building Bridges: Spanish language, culture and creating welcoming spaces in an Emerging Hispanic Serving Institution. The four-part workshop will take place from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Fridays, March 28 through April 18 (March 28, April 4, April 11 and April 18) at Wichita…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/03/13/earn-a-professional-development-credit-by-attending-building-bridges-workshop/

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How does university social media shape your college experience?

…social media impacts students’ sense of belonging? A graduate student in the Elliott School of Communication is looking for focus group participants who identify as Black, Hispanic or LGBTQ+ to share their experiences and thoughts about university social media content. The purpose of this research is to explore how social media can reduce feelings of…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/03/03/how-does-university-social-media-shape-your-college-experience/

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Focus group opportunity: How does university social media shape your college experience?

…social media impacts students’ sense of belonging? A graduate student in the Elliott School of Communication is looking for focus group participants who identify as Black, Hispanic or LGBTQ+ to share their experiences and thoughts about university social media content. The purpose of this research is to explore how social media can reduce feelings of…

https://news.wichita.edu/2025/02/14/focus-group-opportunity-how-does-university-social-media-shape-your-college-experience/

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Enrique Navarro

José Enrique Navarro received his PhD in Hispanic Literature from the University of Texas at Austin. He also earned a MA in Spanish from Texas State University and a Law Degree from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. His teaching and research interests include contemporary Spanish American fiction, publishing history, cultural globalization, graphic novels and …

https://www.wichita.edu/profiles/academics/fairmount_college_of_liberal_arts_and_sciences/Modern_and_Classical_Languages_and_Literatures/10-Spanish-Faculty/Navarro-Enrique.php