Monday—Thursday
9:00 a.m—9:00 p.m.
Friday
9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.
Summer and breaks:
Monday—Friday
9:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.
Closed during University holidays.
Latino Cultural Center
Purdue University
600 N. Russell St.
West Lafayette, IN 47906
(765) 494-2530
Maricela Alvarado is the first Latino Cultural Center director. Alvarado started her position at Purdue University in March 2004. She received a master of education degree at the University of Florida and two bachelor of arts degrees in English and Spanish at Washington State University.
Marisol Uribe, business operations specialist, began her position with the LCC in summer 2007. She is working on attaining her degree in elementary education. Uribe coordinates activities that relate to the LCC building functions.
Fernando Lucio, graduate assistant, is currently a MBA student at the Krannert School of Management. He joined the LCC in spring of 2009 after spending the fall of 2008 as one of the volunteers for the Mentor Program with Jefferson High School. He is from Colombia and has been living in the U.S. since August 2008. Lucio is an industrial engineer and has additional graduate studies in manufacturing management along with seven years of work experience with multinational companies within the food industry. He is now in charge of the Mentor Program and is looking forward to help build leadership skills within the LCC community.
Embajadores are also considered LCC staff. They contribute their talents, service, and dedication to the mission of the LCC.
