Historical Note
The Minority Education Office provides a safe and welcoming place for
students who are navigating the challenges of being a cultural, racial, or
ethnic minority at OSU. The Minority Education Office is composed of four
culturally specific offices staffed by coordinators who have demonstrated
expertise in working with their communities: Casa Educacional, the Indian
Education Office, Ujima Education Office, and the Asian-Pacific Islander
Office.
The Casa Educacional Office seeks to increase Latino/Latina and
Chicano/Chicana success at Oregon State University by providing students with a
viable support system and advocacy services. Casa Educacional sponsors ¡Si Se
Pudo!, a graduation celebration; METAS, a mentorship program for Corvallis
Latino high school students; and a new student orientation program.
Content Description
The Minority Education Office Records consist of one series: I. Casa
Educacional Photograph Albums. One of the albums documents the National MEChA
(Movimento Estudiantil Chicana/o de Aztlán) Conference held at OSU in 2004 and
includes images of a protest march in support of Oregon farmworkers' right to
unionize. An estimated 700 protestors marched from the OSU campus to a Taco
Bell restaurant in north Corvallis and called for a boycott of the fast food
franchise. Photographs of Benton County Commissioner Annabelle Jaramillo and
PCUN (Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste/Northwest Treeplanters and
Farmworkers United) President Ramón Ramírez, both of whom participated in the
march, are included in the album. The second album,
Casa Educacional Memories, documents the
2003 ¡Si Se Pudo! graduation ceremony for Latino/Latina graduates and their
families, campus events organized by Casa Educacional, and recruitment
activities at local high schools.