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La cultura cura. Come join us in a welcoming and immersive environment to practice your language skills together with other students and language professors! Our services include tutoring, mentoring, and study spaces. Additionally, we also host cultural, professional, social, and academic events.
The Bobby Verdugo and Yoli Ríos Bilingual Peer Mentor and Tutoring Center, also known as “El Centro,” was inaugurated in July of 2016 in room 120 of McCreary Hall. In the following year, El Centro expanded into the entirety of McCreary Hall and was renamed as the Bobby Verdugo and Yoli Ríos Bilingual Peer Mentor and Tutoring Center in September of 2018.
The Bobby Verdugo and Yoli Ríos Bilingual Peer Mentor and Tutoring Center was named after Chicano/a civil rights activists Bobby Verdugo and Yoli Ríos. In 1968, both were key organizers of the East L.A. Walkouts at five schools, which were portrayed in the HBO Documdrama, “Walk out.” At El Centro, we believe that strength is found in diversity. In the spirit of Bobby Verdugo and Yoli Rios, this space ensures equity and access. They “walked out” so other underrepresented students could walk in.
Fall/Spring Hours
Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
*Check Instagram/Facebook page for updates on weekend hours.
Email: El.Centro@eku.edu
Summer Hours
Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Follow Us
Instagram: eku_elcentro
Facebook: LCUHVerdugoCenter
Video created by Jeronimo Reyes and Kaitlin Coyle.
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Come join us in a welcoming and immersive environment to practice your language skills together with other students and language professors! El Centro offers bilingual tutoring and mentoring for students interested in multilingual and multicultural community building and scholarship. El Centro also provides a space to apply the skills learned in language and culture classes in real-world settings through volunteering or service-learning community engagement. We believe that strength is found in diversity. In the spirit of Bobby Verdugo and Yoli Rios, this space ensures equity and access. They "walked out" so other underrepresented students could walk in. Learn more about El Centro at https://sites.google.com/eku.edu/elcentro
¡Ven y únete a nosotr@s en un ambiente acogedor e inmersivo! En el Centro puedes practicar tus habilidades linüígisticas junto a otros estudiantes y profesores de idimoas. El Centro ofrece tutoria bilingüe y asesoría para estudiantes interesados en comunidades multilingües, multiculturals, además de oportunidades para hacer investigación. El Centro también crea un espacio para aplicar las habilidades aprendidas en las clases de lengua y cultura en escenarios reales a través de voluntariado o participacíon en servicio comunitario. Nosotr@s creemos que la fuerza está en la diversidad. En honor a Bobby Verdugo y Yolis Rios, este espacio asegura igualdad y acceso a tod@s; ell@s "walked out" para que otr@s estudiantes no representad@s pudieran entrar. Para aprender mas sobre El Centro visite https://sites.google.com/eku.edu/elcentro
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