Center for English Language Acquisition and Culture

CELAC Attends Celebracion de Excelencia in Washington D.C.

Updated Friday 27, October 2017 by Chris Gonzalez

celac studentsCELAC attended Celebracion de Excelencia in Washington D.C. last week. The picture features Alicia D’Amato, CELAC director; Brian Goldsmith, adjunct lecturer in sociology and urban studies; Nicole Houser, Ph.D., associate dean, College of Arts and Sciences; and students Alix Olivia ’20, Hector Andujar ’18, Natzuki Pozo ’17, Ashley Perez ’20 and Leidy Camelo ’20.

CELAC was one of the five finalists out of 114 candidates in the baccalaureate category for successfully advancing Hispanics in higher education. Founded in 2004, Excelencia in Education is the only national initiative that recognizes higher education programs that have been successful in improving Hispanic student achievement.