College of Letters and Science Faculty Document No. 573 November 2, 2000 Latin American Studies Certificate Program Advisory Committee Annual Report, 1999 - 2000 Committee Members Julio Rodriguez-Luis (chair, fall 1999), Leslie Schulz, Elvira Vilches, William Washabaugh (chair, spring 2000), Kris Ruggiero (ex officio) Student Enrollment Total students enrolled in program as of August 7, 2000 (including projected August grads): 19 Majors include: L&S: Communication, French, Geography, History, International Studies (Int'l Economics), Political Science, Spanish Business: Finance/Marketing New students enrolled between Sept 1999 and Aug 2000: 9 Graduated: Dec 1999 (3) / May 2000 (4) / Aug 2000 (2) Promotion Annual mailing each fall to Spanish and IS majors (October) Presentations/info given in five Latin American/Spanish language classes New flyer produced on initiative of certificate student/CLA outreach asst Crystalin Montgomery (see attached); flyer also lists all UWM certificate programs. Improvement Needed Better and more regularized communication between the LAS Certificate and L&S Advising in order to know when students have graduated with the certificate. Planned Name Change to: Certificate in Latin American and Caribbean Studies Expansion Further development of a Graduate Certificate in Latin American and Caribbean Studies prepared by Julie Kline, Outreach and Academic Program Coordinator August 7, 2000