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Vol. 5 No. 1-2 (2019): CLEARvoz Journal

Give Back to Impact: (Re)considering the Motivation for Latinx College Student Organization Involvement and Leadership

Submitted
March 19, 2019
Published
2019-10-31

Abstract

A follow-up study to the author’s original 2017 study on the impact of Latinx student involvement was performed to understand reasons for Latinx community, civic, and artistic involvement.  In the original investigation, Latinx college student organization members were interviewed to reflect on the impact of their college involvement 20 years after college graduation.  Latinx college student organizations were described as providing skills for personal, career and educational advancement, as well as motivation for community advocacy. This follow up study provides findings using participants from the original to explain reasons for community involvement and how Latinx college student organizations instilled motivation for such activity.  Recommendations are provided for further investigations on these groups and their long-term effects.