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MU looks to fill new Latino admin. position
Caitlin Varley
Issue date: 4/27/07 Section: Campus
A new administrative position has been created for the fall semester 2007 at Miami University in hopes of strengthening the relationships with the Spanish-speaking communities in southwestern Ohio.
According to the creator of the Latino Community Coordinator; Michael Stevenson, assistant to the president and associate provost; the position has not yet been filled.
"The committee and I are just now reviewing candidate files," Stevenson said. "We hope to have somebody hired by the middle of May or perhaps the first of June, with a start date (beginning) fall semester."
The person will spend time in the communities in southwestern Ohio, identifying community leaders and organizations that the university can then develop relationships with. The person will also help to find opportunities in Spanish-speaking communities for current Miami students to do service learning projects and will help bring students from these communities to campus for various activities.
The job requires the coordinator to have a visible presence on all three of Miami's campuses, according to Stevenson. The position will be situated in the Center for American and World Cultures (CAWC) located in MacMillan Hall and the Office of Community Engagement and Service located in the Hanna House on the Oxford campus, but geographically many of the Spanish-speaking communities are closer to the regional campuses. Despite this, the person is expected to spend most of his or her time actually in the Spanish-speaking communities, not sitting on campus, according to Stevenson.
"(The CAWC will) be able to provide this person with office space, office equipment, resources, supplies, and whatever expertise and experience we can provide to help this person do his or her job," said Mary Jane Berman, director of the CAWC.
Stevenson hopes the position will produce a greater presence of these community members at relevant university events, summer programs, and other offerings.
According to the creator of the Latino Community Coordinator; Michael Stevenson, assistant to the president and associate provost; the position has not yet been filled.
"The committee and I are just now reviewing candidate files," Stevenson said. "We hope to have somebody hired by the middle of May or perhaps the first of June, with a start date (beginning) fall semester."
The person will spend time in the communities in southwestern Ohio, identifying community leaders and organizations that the university can then develop relationships with. The person will also help to find opportunities in Spanish-speaking communities for current Miami students to do service learning projects and will help bring students from these communities to campus for various activities.
The job requires the coordinator to have a visible presence on all three of Miami's campuses, according to Stevenson. The position will be situated in the Center for American and World Cultures (CAWC) located in MacMillan Hall and the Office of Community Engagement and Service located in the Hanna House on the Oxford campus, but geographically many of the Spanish-speaking communities are closer to the regional campuses. Despite this, the person is expected to spend most of his or her time actually in the Spanish-speaking communities, not sitting on campus, according to Stevenson.
"(The CAWC will) be able to provide this person with office space, office equipment, resources, supplies, and whatever expertise and experience we can provide to help this person do his or her job," said Mary Jane Berman, director of the CAWC.
Stevenson hopes the position will produce a greater presence of these community members at relevant university events, summer programs, and other offerings.
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