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ELAS SEMILLA de UCLA

Previously known as MEChA Xinachtli

Attention undergraduate UCLA Students, we are excited to announce that we are NOW HIRING!

Applications for our paid positions for the 2024-2025 academic year. If you’re looking for an opportunity to get involved and make a meaningful impact, we invite you to consider joining our team. At SEMILLA, we are dedicated to addressing the inequitable education system our students from marginalized and under-resourced communities by providing students from these communities with free services: college & career resources, peer advising & skill-building services, empowering our students to develop holistically, and so much more! This is a great opportunity to work with youth, address the inequitable education system, collaborate with like-minded peers, make a difference in the lives of our students, and find a community on campus.


Apply on UCLA Handshake! (Apps close 10/9/24 at 11:59 pm) & Interviews will be held from 10/21/24 - 10/24/24

Apply now!
🔗 Peer Advisor Application
🔗 Site Coordinator Application

DOING IT FOR THE YOUTH SINCE 1998

ELAS SEMILLA: Supporting Empowerment through Mentorship and Inspiring Latine Liberation and Aspirations

ELAS Xinachtli is a student-run, student-initiated, and student-funded College & Career access project from UCLA. Our mission is to promote higher education and empower Latine communities by addressing and dismantling the barriers within the Chicane/Latine educational pipeline. We focus on raising socio-political awareness and fostering student leadership among Latine youth from local communities.  Our dedicated staff consists of current UCLA students who are passionate about making a meaningful impact. For the 2024-2025 academic year, we are proudly partnered with, Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High School, Katella High School (AUHSD), and Lynwood High School (LUSD). Xinachtli staff visit our partner schools once a week, after school, providing high school students with peer advising, skill-building sessions, workshops, and engaging activities designed to support their educational and personal growth.

STUDENT TESTIMONIALS

"I went to UCLA for a tour & Xinachtli hosted a student panel for my class. I really enjoyed the discussions we had at the panel. I had never been to a university before and I didn’t know a lot about university so the UCLA students taught me a lot about life as a college student, living in dorms, scholarships, and financial aid. This really motivated me to apply to colleges."

CONTACT US

220 Westwood Plaza #106
Los Angeles, CA 90095
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Adriana Hernandez
ahernandez@cpo.ucla.edu
MON - FRI: 9 AM - 5 PM
SAT & SUN: CLOSED
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