Seamless Advising Summit
Dr. Carmen N. Veloria
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Central Connecticut State University
May 24, 2023
Agenda
Gratitude
A word about terminology
Narrative Rendering: “Where’s our Group?”
On “Good Data”
On humanizing, democratizing, and using data for storytelling
Lesson Learned & Relearning
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HISPANIC LATIN
LATINO/A LATIN@
LATINX LATINE
Terms that refers to people of Latin American origin or descent�(North America, Central America, The Caribbean, South America)
Expanding on Notions of Authentic Cariño and “Critical Care”�
Critical cariño
“Folk model” of educación
Pedagogies “de la casa” or “el barrio”
Gendered and mixed messages
Learning to understand and challenge so-called neutral educational spaces
Critical cariño as a type of caring that is undertaken with historical and political consciousness of students’ communities and a desire to interrupt inequity.
Caring must focus on “explicit attention to culture of power with an aim toward helping students master dominant discourses while still valuing and sustaining their home cultures.
Critical Cariño Framework�
Cuentos and Conocimientos reveal subjectivities and vulnerabilities
Consejos build on educative stories to promote indiviual and collective action
Critical Cariño raises the critical consciouness of students
Thank you!
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Central Connecticut State University
1615 Stanley St. • Davidson Hall, Room 113
New Britain, CT 06050
860-832-2225 |cveloria@ccsu.edu