Welcome from the CLFSA President.
Please accept our invitation to become a part of the Chicano/Latino Faculty & Staff Association (CLFSA) of Arizona State University. Founded in the fall of 1970, CLFSA's mission is to enhance the welfare of all residents of Arizona and to promote the education and advancement of the Chicano/Latino community.
CLFSA is always seeking and inviting new and current faculty and staff to become members. If you are interested in becoming a member please click on the link below to complete the Membership Form. New ASU faculty and staff get their first year waived. All other members pay an annual due of $30.00.
Our annual membership dues and donations provide our association with half of our yearly operation budget. Please visit our events/news section or review our CLFSA Operations Budget AY 2011 – 2012 to see how your contributions support our faculty, staff, students and community.
CLFSA is a multi-campus association that meets regularly with the President and university leaders to offer our ideas about institutional diversity. Ongoing efforts include advocacy for faculty and staff, awarding of scholarships, and recognition of the achievements of Chicano/Latino students, staff, and faculty.
CLFSA promotes networking and collegiality among all ASU Chicano/Latino faculty and staff, irrespective of whether employment was a recent event or decades ago. In addition, CLFSA members engage in extensive outreach to incoming and future Sun Devils, provide service to the broader community, and work passionately to ensure that the University is a welcoming place to all.
CLFSA meets once a month -- the first Wednesday from Noon to 1:00 PM at each the four ASU campuses, unless otherwise noted. These meetings typically feature speakers on current topics of interest to the membership, updates on special projects and operations of the Association, and announcements by your peers. Recent projects have included scholarships, support of Chicano/Latino families and a forum on immigration. Indeed, we are proud to announce an exciting speaker series for the 2011-2012 year that will focus on the "state of Latinos at ASU." As part of this series, each semester we will feature two prominent speakers from our campus community who will address issues pertaining to our various constituencies, including undergraduate students, graduate students, staff, and faculty. There will be more information on the specifics of this speaker series as time approaches. You are invited to attend all of them, which will be held during our monthly meetings.
Become a part of this active organization. Attend meetings, nominate an awardee, and/or suggest a project. Your voice and participation are important in building a stronger Chicano/Latino community within and outside of ASU. Membership dues are $30 annually: however, we are delighted to offer a 1-year COMPLIMENTARY CLFSA membership to faculty and staff who are new hires to ASU for the current academic year. So, take the first step and join!
Arizona State University is a growing and dynamic institution. We invite you to join CLFSA in addressing current and future concerns involving the Chicano/Latino community at ASU and in Arizona. Together we will work to shape and address our future, discover solutions, and promote a friendly and active community.
Sinceramente,
Cecilia Menjivar, CLFSA President
CLFSA is always seeking and inviting new and current faculty and staff to become members.
Calendar of Events.EmailCecilia Menjivar if you want to place an event in our website or to our mailing list.
About the CLFSA..
The ASU Chicano Association of Faculty & Staff (as it was formerly known), was founded in the Fall of 1970.
According to its Constitution, in Article II: the purpose of the Association was to:
- To promote an exchange of ideas about the policies and issues that affect the progress of Chicanos and Latinos at ASU.
- To establish a better understanding and appreciation, on the part of the university and the community as a whole, of the problems faced by the Chicanos and Latinos at this university;
- To study effective ways and means of expressing our concerns to the proper university officials and to suggest practical remedies for problems.
- To cooperate with student organizations and others who share our concerns and philosophy.
- To educate the larger community about the status of the Chicanos and latinos on campus and to insure that his concerns are heard at the highest levels of the university.
Founding members of the ASU Chicano Association of Faculty & Staff are: Dr. Raul Leyba, School of Social Work; Dr. Justo Alarcon, Dept of Spanish; Dr. Quino Martinez, Dept. of Spanish; Dr. Manuel P. Servin, Dept. of History; Dr. Roberto Acevedo, Dept. of Spanish; and ASU Staff Members: Conrad Martinez, Community Services Dept.; Dr. Christine Marin, University Libraries.
--prepared by Dr. Christine Marin, Curator/Archivist, Chicano Research Collection, Department of Archives and Special Collections, ASU University Libraries. www.asu.edu/lib/archives/chicano.htm To view the Association's 1970-1971 founding constitution please click the following: CLFSAConstitution1970-71.doc