Community
The Black and Latinx Advocacy Council (BLAC) is committed to fostering a sense of belonging for historically under-represented Latinx and Black students within the college through community building and recruitment. The BLAC advises the CNS Student Dean on issues affecting group involvement and academic success.
Networking
In addition to community building, the Black and Latinx Advocacy Council works to provide robust networking and mentoring opportunities for Latinx and Black students within the College of Natural Sciences. These opportunities are cultivated between peers within the college, as well as between current students and alumni from these communities.
Recruitment
Lastly, BLAC was established to provide support towards the College of Natural Sciences' recruitment efforts to address the continued under-representation of Latinx and Black students in the sciences.
Resources:
The university and the college have a number of resources available to students. Examples include:
- Diversity and Inclusion efforts within the College of Natural Sciences.
- Black Voices, a support group organized by the Counseling and Mental Health Center, which is open to Black undergraduate and graduate students to use as needed throughout the semester- drop in from time to time or attend every week. They meet Tuesdays all semester, 3-4:30, in GWB 3.200A. Come out and connect around our Black identities for discussion, affirmation and wellness.
- Latinx Voices, is open to all Latinx identified undergraduate and graduate students. They meet Tuesdays all semester from 2-3:30pm in GWB 1.130. Feel free to attend every meeting or go whenever you would like a special interest support session.
