Join OLE for an exciting morning of networking and community-building with leaders from across Columbus! This is the second in a series of speakers highlighting areas of excellence in the Latinx/e community.
Featuring:
When: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Time: 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Where: Longaberger Alumni House, Mount Leadership Room
Please register for this event.
When: Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Zoom
Please register for this event.
Please join OLÉ for a presentation and discussion by Dr. Luis Urrieta from the University of Texas at Austin.
Latinx communities are complex and vary by geographic region, generational histories, linguistic backgrounds, and political orientations. Yet, single story narratives that racialize Latinxs are often associated with these communities. Single stories often create one-dimensional and superficial views of Latinxs, frequently without histories and usually portrayed as recent and unwanted arrivals. This talk will engage in unpacking and untangling the roles of colonialism and imperialism in the formation of racialized Latinx identities in the U.S. Colonial unknowing often encourages ignorance of the past, but in this talk we will contemplate how racialization in relation to other forms of oppression influences in contemporary Latinx lives and futures.
Anyone interested in this topic is welcome to join.
Sponsored by OLÉ. Co-organized with EHE’s Department of Educational Studies’ 2020-2021 Diversity Lecture Series.
When: Friday, May 7, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. EST
Where: Virtual. Please register to attend this virtual event.
The OLÉ Community Outreach Committee wanted to make sure Latinx/Hispanic families had warm meals this holiday season. Interim Community Outreach Committee leader and OLÉ Treasurer Ivette Diaz worked in collaboration with Our Lady of Guadalupe Center and Barroluco Argentine Comfort Food to provide free holiday meals to 30 Latinx/Hispanic families in the Columbus area.
Meals catered by Barroluco for 30 Columbus Latinx/Hispanic families.
Each meal fed a family of 5 to 8 people, and consisted of a chicken dish and sides. The hot meals were catered and delivered by Barroluco Argentine Comfort Food. The meals were delivered on Epiphany Day and were accompanied by a holiday card from OLÉ.
Barroluco staff delivery food to a Latinx/Hispanic family.
All of the families who received complimentary dinners are considered low-income households. The families have been affected by recent lay-offs, impacted by COVID, pregnant mothers, and/or come to the Our Lady of Guadalupe Center food pantry. OLÉ is proud to make an impact on our local community, especially during difficult economic times.
Want to help engage with our Latinx/Hispanic neighbors? Consider volunteering for the OLÉ Community Outreach committee. Email OR-latinxstaff@osu.edu for more information.
Esteemed community of peers,
Thank you all for participating in the process of selecting our organization’s new name. We wanted this new name to be representative of the collective identity of our community, so we appreciate your time and intentionality in voting and submitting feedback. It is now our great pleasure to announce the new name for OHLFS:
Organization of Latinx/Hispanic Employees (OLE)
This is the culmination of months of thoughtful discussion, and we are very excited to serve you as OLE.
Gracias!
OHLFS seeks to facilitate meetings of faculty and staff members in a common session to discuss matters of professional interest; to enhance the general welfare and well-being of its members; to hear matters of concern to members; and to undertake other matters of interest at OSU.
Congratulations to our new officers, January 2020-December 2021
OHLFS Past Initiatives
2003 Hispanic Student Survey Executive Summary
2006 Final Executive Summaryfor Staff and Faculty Survey
2007 Repertorio Espanol Press Release