University of Pennsylvania
1   LA CASA LATINA: THE CENTER FOR HISPANIC EXCELLENCE
2   MAKUU: THE BLACK CULTURAL CENTER
3   THE PAN-ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY HOUSE (PAACH)
4   PENN FIRST PLUS
5   THE SPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS LIFE CENTER (SPARC)
6   THE PENN WOMEN’S CENTER (PWC)
7   WEINGARTEN CENTER
8   THE CIVIC HOUSE
9   PENN’S LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER (LGBT) CENTER
10   ALBERT M. GREENFIELD INTERCULTURAL CENTER (GIC)
11   INTERNATIONAL STUDENT AND SCHOLAR SERVICES (ISSS)

La Casa Latina: The Center for Hispanic Excellence

La Casa Latina is a crossroads of academic, personal, and professional growth for Penn students interested in Latinx and Latin American cultures. La Casa works closely with the Penn community to create a supportive environment where students are welcomed and engaged in programs, events, and dialogues that promote greater awareness of Latinx/Hispanic culture, identity, and issues affecting them locally, nationally, and internationally. These include conferences, trainings, and workshops, with topics ranging from restorative justice to healthy relationships. Students are welcome to gather, study and socialize in La Casa Latina’s community space. Major sponsored projects, co-produced with student groups, include the March of Flags and La Vida Magazine–a student run magazine.

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Exterior of the ARCH Building on Locust Walk, where La Casa Latina is located. There are chairs and tables on a patio area in front.
Three women are standing together with grey "Penn Latinx" shirts in front of a mural in the ARCH building. One is holding their fist up as a gesture of solidarity and pride.
Group of 20 Penn students and community members walking down Locust Walk holding flags representing various Latin American countries.
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💕 Building Community at La Casa Latina Looks Like…

Getting your questions answered

The Center regularly hosts 15-to-20-minute conversations—known as “lightning talks”—led by their student workers that tackle frequently asked questions. Topics covered range from navigating social and academic life at Penn to exploring career paths and connecting with graduate students and faculty across campus.

Celebrating Hispanic Excellence

La Casa Latina hosts yearly Latinx/e Heritage Month celebrations. For example, during The Procession of Flags students, staff, and community members carry flags from Latin America and the Caribbean countries representing their heritage and the diversity of the Latinx community at Penn through heart of campus. In addition, at the 2023 Dolores Huerta Lecture, Melissa Gallardo, founder and CEO of Bonita Fierce Candles, shared her experiences being Latin@ and American and described the life-long struggle to navigate language, culture, and heritage as a brown, non-Spanish-speaking Latina).

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