ES Alumni and Student Awarded at ¡Viva Los Mustangs!
¡Viva Los Mustangs! Awards Celebrates ES Alumni Jeremiah and ES Major Mariana
ES Alumni Jeremiah Hernandez and Es major mariana perez, oct. 12, 2024
Ethnic Studies Alumni Jeremiah Hernandez and Ethnic Studies Major Mariana Perez were both recognized during the Viva Los Mustangs! award ceremony on October 12th, 2024.
Presented by the Cal Poly Chicanx/Latinx Faculty/Staff Association (CLFSA), the awards recognize a student, staff person, faculty member, and alum for their significant contributions to the Chicanx/Latinx communities at Cal Poly.
The Cal Poly Alumni — Latinx Community came together on Oct. 12 to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a special reception at the Cal Poly Alumni House, and celebrated the awardees during the halftime of Cal Poly Men's Soccer match vs UC Riverside.
From the CLFSA awards:
Student Award
Mariana Perez is an Ethnic Studies major who is dedicated to justice and equity and shows up for the Latinx community consistently and fearlessly. Mariana has been a learning assistant for EOP’s summer institute, and she also worked as the Poly Cultural Weekend Coordinator. She is a rugby athlete, and her nominator shared that “She is a leader in all of her classes, an excellent student, and a person who serves the Latinx and Chicanx communizes with deep care.”
Staff Award
Jeremiah Hernandez is a Cal Poly graduate, and as a student he worked as an assistant in Ethnic Studies and in EOP. He currently serves as the coordinator for La Casa. Jeremiah had 3 faculty members nominate him for this award. One shared, “His service to the Latinx community is remarkable and I cannot imagine a better person to receive this award.”