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As a Catholic Hispanic-Serving Institution, we are here

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to make every student feel at home.

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Attending an HSI allows me

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to learn while honoring my heritage.

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For me, being part of a Hispanic-Serving Institution is

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to have a family that supports me, guides me

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for achieving success and embrace my culture.

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Being a part of an HSI

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as an out-of-state student means finding

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my community away from home.

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Creating a welcoming environment for everyone.

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Having opportunities that generations before me didn't have.

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So being a professor in a Catholic

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Hispanic-Serving Institution means to me to listen,

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to walk with,

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and to respond to the lead realities

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and the social context of our students

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and their communities.

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So on top of sharing the power of gaining social mobility,

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I believe that HSIs give students tactics

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to remove the invisible barriers

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within the education system.

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Working at an HSI, we're taught to view our students,

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faculty, and staff through a cultural wealth perspective.

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We view everyone as an individual.

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For me to be at an HSI means seeing a vibrant culture

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that's not of my own. Being part of a community that uplifts

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and celebrates diversity.

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What I like about being at a HSI School is

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that there's always somebody here who speaks Spanish

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and it just makes the school feel more welcoming.

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I'm surrounded by people who celebrate different

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cultures and different backgrounds.

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Working at an HSI is important to me

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because we celebrate the faith

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and the culture of our Latino students, their families,

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and the communities that they come from.

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To work at a Catholic HSI is to live out a vocation

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that's rooted in dignity, equity,

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and a radical call to love.

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It's about creating a culture where our students know

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that they belong, not just because we say that they belong,

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because our policies, practices, and pedagogies

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and our community reflect that sense of belonging.

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What I like about being part of an HSI is

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to have such wonderful opportunities for students like me.

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Being part of an HSI gives me a sense

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of pride and motivation.

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It feels very empowering seeing

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that we are all achieving something

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that our parents once dreamed of.

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Being part of an HSI as a woman

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studying science means breaking barriers.

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Being an HSI is about opening the doors of opportunities

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for our students and uplifting their communities.

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At a Catholic HSI, I feel seen and valued for who I am.

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I feel at home.