¡Bienvenidos al Centro!

El Centro fosters an environment that promotes celebration, collaboration, dialogue, and research to support advocacy, cultural appreciation, and academic achievement within the Latinx/Hispanic community. It also serves as an educational and cultural hub for all students, faculty, and staff by encouraging engagement, cultural awareness, and community service in partnership with the Latinx/Hispanic community.

Our Vision

To foster an inclusive environment for education and advocacy that promotes a deeper understanding of Latinx/Hispanic identities and cultures.

Our Mission

To advocate for and empower Elon’s Latinx/Hispanic community to thrive academically, personally, socially, and professionally while fostering campus-wide engagement that promotes intercultural competence and equitable education on Latinx/Hispanic identities and cultures.

  • Gente: to provide an inclusive environment for Latinx/Hispanic students, faculty, and staff to feel respected and celebrated
  • Educación: to foster a deeper understanding of Latinx/Hispanic identities and cultures through inclusive co-curricular programming and resources
  • Comunidad: To collaborate with various Elon University offices, departments, and local and global organizations to promote and educate about Latinx/Hispanic identities and cultures

The Center for Race, Ethnicity, and Diversity Education (CREDE)

The CREDE and El Centro advance campus-wide conversations on student diversity education to develop intercultural competence. We provide advocacy, services, and programs to promote the intellectual achievement, personal success, and social belonging of all students, faculty, and staff, with particular attention to those from underrepresented and historically marginalized communities.