NOTICIAS | DECEMBER 2020
Special Message from the Executive Board

CoCEAL Community:

What a year it has been! As we enter a season of record-breaking cases of COVID-19, we know that things are changing rapidly, consequently adding to the stress and fatigue we already face. Please remember to practice self-care and make sure you are staying safe during this unpredictable time. As promised, we are providing a compilation of self-care ideas gathered by members at our most recent membership meeting to expand upon your self-care activities.

The elections are mostly over and there is much to reflect on from this historic election. Latinx gente showed up at the polls and voted in record-breaking numbers. The American Election Eve Poll reports that 70% of Latinx votes went to President Elect Joe Biden leading by a 43-point margin over Republican incumbent Donald Trump. As we await the appointment of a new President, we remain optimistic for a better future for all Latinx people across the nation and especially Colorado. In response, CoCEAL has joined the
Latino Community Foundation of Colorado to urge state lawmakers to start creating
system-level changes that will uplift and further support communities of color within our state. Click here for a post-election statement from the Latino Community Foundation of Colorado and a list of the Colorado institutions coming together as one voice.

CoCEAL remains committed to expanding the educational opportunities for our Latinx population and the wellbeing of all members. We also understand issues related to COVID-19, presidential transitions woes, racism toward Black, brown and indigenous folx, and homophobia will not disappear once we enter a new year. With these concepts in mind, we will continue to center our 2020-2021 goal towards emphasizing the creation of spaces for community and healing all while fostering connections with one another.

As the fall 2020 semester ends, we hope you take time to engage in activities that bring joy to self and loved ones, and to recharge and invest in well-being as a way of practicing resistance to continue to liberate ourselves.

Sincerely,
Executive Board
2020-2021
Submit your Nomination for the Impact Practice Awards!
The Impact Practice (CIP) Awards are to recognize, promote, and celebrate impactful intentional practices that center and advance the academic and social success for Latinx students in Colorado higher education. There are four impact areas for the CIP Awards: Student, Faculty, Staff, and Community.

  • Staff Impact Practice Award
  • Awarded in recognition of an individual staff person, staff organization, or staff-lead initiative that advances the academic and social success for Latinx students in Colorado higher education.
  • Faculty Impact Practice Award
  • Awarded in recognition of an individual faculty person, faculty organization, or faculty-lead initiative that advances the academic and social success for Latinx students in Colorado higher education.
  • Student Impact Practice Award
  • Awarded in recognition of an individual student, student organization, or student-lead initiative that advances the academic and social success for Latinx students in Colorado higher education.
  • Community Impact Practice Award
  • Awarded in recognition of an individual community member, community organization, or community-lead initiative that advances the academic and social success for Latinx students in Colorado higher education.

Individual, group, and/or self-nominations are all welcomed. You may submit multiple nominations. Nominees should be either CoCEAL members or affiliated with a CoCEAL members’ respective institution/organization.
Try Coding Pop Up Workshop:
Learn to Code A Lite Brite App
Join Turning School of Software & Design on Thursday, January 14, 2020 from 1-3 pm for a workshop to learn the basics of front end engineering and leave with your very own virtual lite write app!
Dreamers Nightmare: Immigrant Children in the U.S.
Did you miss our last Charla with Arturo Jimenez? Check out the recording from Dreamers Nightmare: Immigrant Children in the U.S by Arturo Jimenez who shared stories of real Dreamers, a visit to refugee camps and discussion
about the current state.

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Call for Presentations for its 35th Annual Conference is on October 30 to November 1, 2021 at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center
in Aurora, Colorado.

Last Chace-Young Invincibles DACA Story Collection
Young Invincibles is a policy and advocacy organization that represents and fights for young adults in Colorado and across the country. One of the Young Invinvibles policy agenda is to address DACA recipients ability to get a professional license in Colorado. Currently, DACA recipients face the insurmountable barrier when receiving licensure. Young Invincibles is advocating for this critical legislative change and looking for or students and alumni who are DACA recipients interested in sharing their stories.
Your hard work is now paying off! Congratulations Class of 2020! 
Scholarship Reminder!
The LAEF Scholarship is now open until January 10, 2021.
What's Happening?
¿Que Onda? What's happening? was created to keep us connected by sharing news of life happenings, stories, events, accomplishments, milestones, birthdays, etc. Please use this platform to share what is happening in our communities. So andale, spill the tea! Can't wait to hear from you all. Submit your story in the link below.
In the News:
The Real COVID-19 Enrollment Crisis: Fewer Low-Income Students Went Straight to College

By Eric Hoover | December 10, 2020

New national data suggest that the pandemic has hit graduates of underserved high schools especially hard.
Column: The Next Education Secretary Must Know about Much More than Education

By Andre Perry | December 7, 2020

Our schools are in crisis. We need Biden to tell us who our new secretary of education will be ASAP.
CoCEAL is committed to providing our members to the latest job openings in the state of Colorado. Please know we are working hard to have the latest postings updated weekly so that members can have access to job openings in real time. Concurrently, this job board would not be possible without the participation of our member institutions and other organizations that are committed to the diversification of their workforce and the hiring of latinx people. Please feel free to share the google form link below with your Human Resources departments and other organizations that would like to post job announcements on our job board.