ALA Board of Directors: Tatiana Olmedo C'91, GEd'99, Clemson Smith Muñiz C'79, Cecilia Ramírez C'05, SPP'10, Nicolas Rodriquez C'04 and Jasmine Pérez NU'08, GNU'10 
Not Pictured: Dr. Patricia Martín, M'85 and Dr. Juan Luis Ferrer, C'78, V'82

Bienvenidos!

The Association of Latino Alumni is the global network of Penn Latino alumni. We believe that diversity and inclusion demand participation. By actively engaging our members in issues that will improve opportunities for alumni and advance the recruitment and retention of Latino students, faculty and staff, ALA strives to make the University of Pennsylvania a leading institution for Latinos in the United States and abroad, thus enriching the University community as a whole.

We are thousands strong and striving to be an active and constructive voice on campus, specifically among undergraduates. We sponsor two endowed scholarships that award more than $8,000 annually in grants to each student. We started an Emergency Fund to help undergraduates who face a financial crisis that may prevent them from finishing their degree on a timely basis. We regularly counsel and advise students through ALA Office Hours, open meetings held monthly at La Casa Latina. We have a South Florida alumni chapter and are planning more, starting with Los Angeles. We are working with faculty in an attempt to increase diversity in the different schools and departments at Penn. And working with administrators and Trustees to improve diversity overall at the University.

We promise to keep you updated on what's happening at Penn and what your fellow alumni are doing throughout the world through periodic newsletters and regular updates on this homepage. We will regularly share stories that are relevant to our diverse Latino community and welcome contributions from you! There are thousands of Latino Penn alumni scattered around the world and we hope to reach as many as we can. Please join us in our efforts to connect our alumni community by spreading the word, updating your contact information on QuakerNet and, of course, telling us about you here for our Alumni Spotlight features.

Gracias mil,
The Association of Latino Alumni Board of Directors

NEW EMERGENCY FUND LAUNCHED
The Association of Latino Alumni is proud to announce the launch of our ALA Emergency Fund. Once the Emergency Fund is funded, the Association of Latino Alumni will offer emergency grants to students facing an immediate financial crisis, with a preference for Latino undergraduates. Applicants must face an immediate crisis that is impeding their studies and progress towards timely receipt of a degree. Students must be enrolled in the University and be in good academic standing to qualify. ALA, with input from Penn Student Financial Services, will determine the grants.

The fund will begin distributing grants once an initial $10,000 has been raised. Help us in this effort by donating online or writing a check to the “Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania,” note: “ALA Emergency Fund.” Send checks to

Gifts Administration
Franklin Building Room 433, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104. 

› Donate online to the ALA Emergency Fund