Hermanas Unidas
Hermanas Unidas provides undergraduate, graduate, and professional leadership opportunities and resources to predominantly Latina/Chicana students by participating in and organizing academic, community service, and social events/workshops.This organization was created in order to give Chicanx/Latinxs on campus an opportunity to find a home away from home, while providing academic and community resources and a family networking system through a basis of three pillars: academics, community service and collegiate networking. Thus, ensued the beginning of Hermanas Unidas. Poder de la Mujer This is what every Hermanx strives to embody, as an individual womxn and an organization. This motto symbolizes the strength and will of each and every Hermanx in their quest for higher education, the empowerment of their families and communities, as well as equality in education, the workplace and the rest of society.
Co-Chairs
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Yasmin Urzua Gutierrez
Co-Chair
My name is Yasmin Urzua-Gutierrez and I am a junior majoring in political science and minoring in international business and sustainability. I am originally from Bellevue, Nebraska but my family is from Jalisco, Mexico. In my free time I like to go hiking, travel to new places, and play with my two dogs.
yurzuagutierrez@scu.edu
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Yared Calderon (They/Them)
Co-Chair
Hii I am a second-year Mechanical Engineering major from Oregon! I am a first-gen Latina and love anything related to music. I love talking, watching pitch perfect (in order), and sleeping.
ycalderon@scu.edu
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Sam Campos (She/Her/Hers)
Interim Co-Chair
Born and raised in San Jose, CA! I am a current third year student studying political science and psychology. In addition to being the interim Hermanas Unidas co-chair, I am also a research assistant for Professor Chen in the political science department and work at Elevate Community Center, a non-profit founded by an SCU Law alum :)
scampos@scu.edu
Executive Board
Academic Chair
Leslie Duran Hinojosa
Alumni Liason
Juana Melgoza
Community Service Chair
Julia Islas-Lozano
Herstorian
Angela Solorzano
Public Relations
Bianca Duarte
Campus Liason (MCC Rep)
Denise Salinas
Secretary
Jacqueline Martinez
Fundraising Chair
Juana Melgoza
Social Chair
Camilla Cabrera
Treasurer
Dayana Chavez
First-Year Representative
Milagros Cruz-Jimenez
Student Advisor
Sam Campos
Hermanas Unidas Events
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Hermandad Week
A week filled with fun activities each day during week 2 of fall quarter allowing new members to see what Hermanas Unidas is about, and to get to know their fellow Hermanxs.
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Hermanita Week
A week of fun activities where the "bigs" give little hints throughout the week as to who they are each day with a present, and at the end of the week we do a reveal as to who the hermanita(little) is to the hermana(big)
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Hermanas Banquet
At the end of the year, Hermanas Hosts a fun banquet with music, food, and dancing to celebrate the end of the year and come together as a group to enjoy time together. At the banquet, we host a passing of the torch ceremony to pass the old steering into the new steering.