R A Í C E S Y S U E Ñ O S :
A T I N X G R A D U A T E R E C O G N I T I O N C E R E M O N Y T H U R S D A Y , M A Y 9 T H , 2 0 2 4 1 : 0 0 P M | S T U D E N T L I F E C E N T E R
R A Í C E S Y S U E Ñ O S :
L A T I N X G R A D U A T E
R E C O G N I T I O N C E R E M O N Y
W E L C O M E
B r i t t a n y N . P . M c C o o
A s s i s t a n t D i r e c t o r
S t u d e n t C e n t e r f o r S o c i a l J u s t i c e & I d e n t i t y ( S C S J I )
G r e t c h e n S e l c k e , P h . D .
A s s i s t a n t D i r e c t o r
C e n t e r f o r L a t i n A m e r i c a n , C a r i b b e a n a n d L a t i n x S t u d i e s ( C L A C X )
K E Y N O T E A D D R E S S
J e s s A b b a t t i s t a , C l a s s o f 2 0 2 1 & 2 0 2 2
D i r e c t o r o f A f f i n i t y N e t w o r k s
D e v e l o p m e n t a n d A l u m n i R e l a t i o n s
S T U D E N T A D D R E S S
D a n i e l M a r t i n e z , C l a s s o f 2 0 2 4
B a c h e l o r o f S c i e n c e i n H u m a n & O r g a n i z a t i o n a l
D e v e l o p m e n t a n d C o m p u t e r S c i e n c e
P R E S E N T A T I O N O F G R A D U A T E S
G r e t c h e n S e l c k e , P h . D .
S T U D E N T A W A R D S
G r e t c h e n S e l c k e , P h . D .
C L O S I N G R E M A R K S
B r i t t a n y N . P . M c C o o
The Latinx Graduate Recognition Ceremony, "Raíces y Sueños," is a recognition ceremony held by the Latinx community at Vanderbilt University to celebrate the achievements and successes of all graduating students of la clase del 2024. The ceremony serves as a unique space for students to pay homenaje to family, friends, faculty, staff, and administrators who have supported their journeys.
A note about terminology: As Professor William Luis explains, while the term Hispanic refers to those born, raised, and educated in a Spanish-speaking country who communicate mainly in their national language, Latinos are those born or raised and educated in the United States who may feel more comfortable expressing themselves in English. Working from this definition, Latinx is a more inclusive term, often used in lieu of Latino or Latina, that encompasses multiple identities, including race, culture, and gender.
A n a L y d i a R o d r i g u e z
F o r t M i l l , S o u t h C a r o l i n a
M a s t e r o f E d u c a t i o n i n H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n A d m i n i s t r a t i o n
L o r e n S o t o l o n g o
H u n t i n g t o n B e a c h , C a l i f o r n i a
M a s t e r o f D i v i n i t y i n D i v i n i t y
A m a n d a S p i n d l e r
H a m b u r g , N e w J e r s e y
M a s t e r o f E d u c a t i o n i n H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n A d m i n i s t r a t i o n
M a r i a U r i a s
L e n o i r C i t y , T e n n e s s e e
M a s t e r o f E d u c a t i o n & M a s t e r o f T h e o l o g i c a l S t u d i e s
2 0 2 4 L a t i n G r a d u r k e t i n g m a t e r i a l s
w e r e d e s i g n e d b y D a n i e l a P e r e z . P e r e z i s a G u a t e m a l a n -
A m e r i c a n g r a p h i c d e s i g n e r b a s e d i n L o n d o n , U n i t e d K i n g d o m a n d
r a i s e d i n M i a m i , F l o r i d a . C u r r e n t l y , s h e i s l i v i n g i n L o n d o n
p u r s u i n g a m a s t e r ' s d e g r e e i n d e s i g n . F o r m o r e o f h e r w o r k ,
p l e a s e v i s i t h t t p : w w w . d a n i e l a p e r e z m i r o n . c o m
¡ M U C H A S G R A C I A S P O R C E L E B R A R C O N N O S O T R O S !
T H A N K Y O U F O R C E L E B R A T I N G W I T H U S !
R A Í C E S Y S U E Ñ O S :
L A T I N X G R A D U A T E
R E C O G N I T I O N C E R E M O N Y
S p e c i a l t h a n k s t o t h e s t u d e n t s , s t a f f , f a c u l t y , a n d
c o m m u n i t y m e m b e r s w h o m a d e t h i s p r o g r a m p o s s i b l e .
I n p a r t i c u l a r , t h a n k y o u t o :
J e s s A b b i t t i s t a , D i r e c t o r o f A f f i n i t y N e t w o r k s
G L B l a c k , V i c e P r o v o s t f o r S t u d e n t A f f a i r s a n d D e a n o f S t u d e n t s
N i c k B r a z e l t o n , C o o r d i n a t o r o f O p e r a t i o n s & E v e n t s , S t u d e n t C e n t e r s
W i l D e L o s S a n t o s , P r o g r a m M a n a g e r , S t u d e n t O r g a n i z a t i o n s , L e a d e r s h i p , a n d S e r v i c e
A a r u s h i D u t t , G r a d u a t e A s s i s t a n t , S C S J I
A b i E n o c k s o n , S e n i o r C o o r d i n a t o r o f O p e r a t i o n s & E v e n t s , S t u d e n t C e n t e r s
D a n i e l M a r t i n e z , S t u d e n t S p e a k e r , A s s o c i a t i o n o f L a t i n A m e r i c a n S t u d e n t s
B r i t t a n y N P M c C o o , A s s i s t a n t D i r e c t o r , S C S J I
D r R o s e v e l t N o b l e , A s s i s t a n t D e a n o f S t u d e n t s , E q u i t y , D i v e r s i t y , I n c l u s i o n & B e l o n g i n g
D r . G r e t c h e n S e l k e , A s s i s t a n t D i r e c t o r , C L A C X
J e r m a i n e S o t o , D i r e c t o r o f F a c u l t y D e v e l o p m e n t , O f f i c e o f t h e P r o v o s t F a c u l t y A f f a i r s
J o n a t h a n S p e n c e r , A s s i s t a n t D i r e c t o r , S t u d e n t C e n t e r s : P r o d u c t i o n S e r v i c e s
A n t o n e l l a V a l d i v i a , A s s i s t a n t D i r e c t o r , V a n d e r b i l t C a r e e r C e n t e r
K i m b e r l y W a s h i n g t o n , D A R C o o r d i n a t o r
2 0 2 4 L a t i n G r a d u a t e R e c o g n i t i o n C e r e m o n y m a r k e t i n g m a t e r i a l s w e r e d e s i g n e d b y
D a n i e l a P e r e z P e r e z i s a G u a t e m a l a n - A m e r i c a n g r a p h i c d e s i g n e r b a s e d i n L o n d o n ,
U n i t e d K i n g d o m a n d r a i s e d i n M i a m i , F l o r i d a C u r r e n t l y , s h e i s l i v i n g i n L o n d o n
p u r s u i n g a m a s t e r ' s d e g r e e i n d e s i g n . F o r m o r e o f h e r w o r k , p l e a s e v i s i t
h t t p : w w w . d a n i e l a p e r e z m i r o n . c o m
