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Latino Leadership Council
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The Latino Leadership Council (LLC), formerly the Hispanic Affairs Agency, is one of six agencies of the Multicultural Information Center at the University of Texas at Austin. The LLC exists as an umbrella organization to unite and empower Latino students and 37 associated student organizations at UT through communication, leadership and education for the advancement of the Latin community. Membership Internal Ten positions are available on the LLC internal team, chosen by successive directors and chairs. The Co-director positions are paid hourly by the University of Texas at Austin, while the directors stay within the Multicultural Information Center. The eight Co-directors hold positions dealing with operations, university relations, finance, campus outreach, leadership development, community development, communications, and archives. The three chairs deal with the Latino Leadership Summit, the Latino Parents Weekend, and Sabado Gigante. Internships Interns will work closely with Internal Team Members to facilitate event planning and help with the many resources provided by LLC. Many interns go on to become members of the internal team. Latino Leadership Institute (LLI) The institute is a leadership program hosted by the LLC, aimed at developing freshmen and sophomore students' ideas about a contemporary social theme. LLI consists of weekly sessions, workshops, the LLR, and the LLS, and focuses on leadership development, networking and social justice training. Past themes have included gender equality. Only Latino organizations are allowed to attend. Latino Leadership Summit (LLS) The LLC bills the Latino Leadership Summit as "one of the largest leadership conferences for Latino students in the Southwest" and for drawing students from "across the country". The two-day conference includes hotel accommodations, workshops, keynote speaker addresses, and film presentations.<ref name="LLCevents"/> Past keynote speakers have included managing editor and host of Latino USA Maria Hinojosa, Xicana-Indígena lesbian multi-disciplinary artist Adenlina Anthony, Latino children's book author Carmen Tafolla, and 2008 Vice Presidential Candidate for the Green Party Rosa Clemente.<ref name="LLCevents"/> Past films have included a screen of "The Wall" documentary produced by Ricardo Martinez.<ref name="LLCevents"/> Latino Leadership Retreat (LLR) The two-day summer trip invites the top three ranking officers from the UT Latino student organizations to discuss the vision and initiatives of the community as a whole. The LLC provides community and leadership development as well as social justice training. Latino Parents Weekend (LPW) Latino Parents Weekend allows Latino parents to attend class, workshops, and take a tour of the UT campus with the LLC internal team, and their respective children. Bravo Awards This formal dinner recognizes the leadership of achieving UT Latino organizations of the current year by giving them awards for their performance. The awards are provided by category. Policies The LLC requires all participants in their events to have an open mind. Specifically, the LLC encourages attendees to be open to spirited dialogue and new, challenging ideas.<ref name="LLCevents"/> See Also
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