1. to promote, sponsor, and promulgate the
results of comparative, interdisciplinary research on Puerto
Rican and other Latino
peoples in the United States, emphasizing Connecticut and the
northeastern region;
2. to develop and coordinate a multi- and
inter- disciplinary academic program, including an undergraduate
concentration
(minor), as well as graduate courses, in the field of Puerto
Rican and
Latino Studies;
3. to promote a more culturally diverse and aware university environment
through a colloquia and publications program addressing
the diverse contributions of Puerto Ricans and other Latinos to
U.S. history,
society, and culture;
4. to provide institutional links among Puerto Ricans, other Latinos,
and non-Latinos at this University and throughout the
state of Connecticut on academic issues related to the Puerto Rican
and
Latino experience;
5. to produce, diffuse, and promote knowledge and information
on public policy issues with special impacts on Puerto
Ricans and Latinos; and
6. to foster ties between the University and the external Puerto
Rican/Latino community by serving as a resource center
for issues affecting that community.
The realization of the above-listed goals involves the Institute
in the recruitment of faculty to the University with special background,
training, and records of
professional interest in Puerto Rican/Latino Studies through a series of joint
appointments with departments in the College of Liberal Arts and Science, the
School of Family Studies, the School of Education and other units on the Storrs
campus. The Institute also promotes the hiring of full-time faculty in other
units with background, training, and interests in Puerto Rican/Latino Studies
and incorporates them into its program to the maximum extent possible. The Institute's
development priorities include interdisciplinary research/teaching, organizing
colloquia and inviting scholars of national visibility to campus, strengthening
course offerings in support of the minor and developing new partnerships and
collaborative projects with other Latino organizations.
