The goal of the
Hispanic Cultural Center is to develop, promote, and increase
awareness of Hispanic cultures through the implementation of
cultural enrichment programs, the building of working
relationships between the student clubs and organizations and
the Hispanic community and the creation of an environment in
which the Spanish language can be celebrated and practiced.
CONTINUING
SCHOLARSHIPS
This scholarship is awarded to
any undergraduate (sophomore to senior) student at APSU who has
a 2.5 cumulative GPA and has actively participated in Hispanic
Cultural Center Program Events
General
Heidi Leming Hispanic Cultural
Center Scholarship
Amount:
$500
Renewable:
No, must re-apply each year
Process:
Apply through our online scholarship application at
https://www.apsu.edu/secure/scholarships/apply.asp
Contact:
Student Financial Aid (931) 221-7909
This scholarship was created in
honor of Heidi Leming, former director of Student Life and
Leadership. Heidi
was instrumental in applying for a diversity access grant
through the Tennessee Board of Regents and secured $13,000 to
start a peer mentor program for Hispanic Students on campus as
well as several other programs to bring greater awareness to
Hispanic issues.
The Hispanic Cultural Center provides the
following:
●Cultural
events dealing with the Hispanic world such as lectures about
literature and history, movie night, game night, Hispanic
cuisine, travel, art and music.
●Language
assistance with Spanish grammar.
●Translation
assistance.
●Computers
with Spanish keyboards and grammar correction programs (for
students writing term papers in Spanish)
●Spanish
magazines, dictionaries, videos, newspapers, history books,
classics of Hispanic literature, copies of the texts used in
Spanish classes at APSU.
●Recognition
programs for Hispanic students as well as graduating Spanish
majors and minors. |
