Community Representatives

Africana Center Representative

To Be Determined

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Asian-American Center Representative

William Huang

The Asian American Center, founded in 1983, is a resource for the university and the Asian/Asian American communities and fosters a supportive environment for the academic and personal development of students through its year-round programs and services. The Center recognizes the mono- and multi-racial East Asian, Southeast Asian, and South Asian peoples, cultures and identities present in the Tufts community, and advocates for students to ensure a successful college experience.

 

Latino Center Representative

Zoe Munoz

As the Latino Community Representative my job is to act as a liaison between Senate and the Latino Community at Tufts. On a basic level, this means bringing the concerns of the Latino Community into Senate meetings, advocating on behalf of social justice and diversity initiatives, and keeping the community informed on Senate activity. I work closely with the Tufts Latino Center, the Association of Latin American Students (ALAS), and the residents of La Casa Latina to learn and discuss the opinions and concerns of Latino students at Tufts. The Latino Center, through its programs, is committed to helping build a strong Latino community at Tufts where students feel valued and supported. Its primary objectives are to provide a supportive environment for its students, to foster pride in the Latino culture and to serve as a resource to the entire Tufts community. These spaces and groups provide me with the opportunity to relay information, collaborate, and work with my peers on projects that would be in the interest of the Latino Community to bring to the Senate floor.

 

LGBT Center Representative

Grainne Griffiths

Tufts’ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community is constituted by a widely varied group of people. Some students are heavily involved in the LGBT Center, some are members of the student-run Queer Straight Alliance and some are activists seeking to raise awareness and change policy in Medford, Somerville and Boston and on the national level. Others do none of these things, but still constantly must negotiate their queer identities in relation to all of the other things they do on campus. The LGBT Center is a resource on campus for students who are interested in learning more about issues of sexual and gender identity. The Center maintains LGBT visibility on campus and provides campus-wide education on sexual and gender identity and the effects of homophobia and transphobia. Outside of the LGBT Center, QSA hosts weekly discussions and frequent activism opportunities for all on campus who are interested in the intersections of queer theory, daily life, national policy and all of our other individual identities. While it is hard to define queer culture at Tufts, it is apparent everywhere: from the powerful speeches at National Coming Out Day, to the varied performances at the annual drag show, from Guess the Straight Person to the rainbow flags flying from dormitory windows. Tufts queer community is open and welcoming to all.