LULAC is a nonprofit service organization that actively establishes cooperative relations with our community in the field of public service. Our purpose is to help our community and
As the nation's oldest and largest civil
rights organization we can reflect on the
many victories and accomplishments since
the founding of The League of United
Latin American Citizens in 1929. LULAC
was created in response to the rampant
discrimination and denial of basic civil
rights, prevalent in the Latino community of
our forefathers.
1.
To foster the learning and fluent use of the English language
that we may thereby equip ourselves and our families for
the fullest enjoyment of our rights and privileges and the
efficient discharge of our duties and responsibilities to our
country, but at the same time, exerting equal effort to foster
the fluent mastery of the Spanish language which is part of
our heritage and a means of extending the cultural horizons
of our nation;
2.
To constitute the League into a service organization to
actively promote and foster suitable measures for the
attainment of the highest of our American society, and to
establish cooperative relations with civic and governmental
institutions and agencies in the field of public service;
3.
To oppose any violent demonstrations or other acts that
defy constituted law and authority, desecrate the symbols
of our nation, and threaten the physical and spiritual
welfare of individuals or institutions;
4.
To promote and encourage the education of youth and
adults through scholarships, the constant vigilance of
administrative and instructional practices in schools
which deprive persons of educational opportunities, the
sponsorship of classes in citizenship and other areas, and
through the dissemination of information about available
training opportunities;
5.
To undergird the efforts postulated in our Aims and
Purposes with the overall objective of creating among our
fellow citizens, through example and a mutual exchange
of concepts, an understanding and recognition of and an
appreciation for the dignity, worth and potential of the
individual
A. All students at Collin College, who are loyal to our purpose, are eligible for membership in the League,
B. Qualifications for membership are:
a. 2.0 GPA
b. Enrolled in at least three (3) hours or more.
C. Classifications of membership include Paid and Unpaid members,
a. Paid members are allowed to attend conferences and may serve as delegates. They may also vote in official elections.
b. Unpaid members do not attend conferences and may not vote in any official elections.