April2007

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The Briefcase: CPLC'S 38th

Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc., will celebrate its 38th anniversary.

The Briefcase: Leader awards

Valle de Sol, Inc., is now accepting nominations for its Profiles of Success Leadership Awards.

The Briefcase: Latino excellence

Gamma Alpha Omega, ASU's first Hispanic-founded sorority, will host the 6th annual Latina Excellence

The Briefcase: PEPP partners

Project PPEP in Tucson, extends its social-service to Mexico.

The Briefcase: Politicos class

The Center for Progressive Leadership accepting applications

The Briefcase: ASU art grant

B of A gives ASU million dollar grant

The Briefcase: Wal-Mart initiative

A Wal-Mart in El Mirage Jobs and Opportunity Zones initiative

The Briefcase: Center fined

The parent company of the CAD settles for findings of hiring discrimination.

The Briefcase: Diversity Growth

The City of Phoenix is slowly hiring more women and minorities.

Vibe: Rock Goddess

Puerto Rican Sophia Ramos channels an icon in 'Love, Janis'

Vibe: A step up

Martín Gaxiola shows audiences this is not your parents' flamenco

Vibe: ASU dean seeks to benefit community through integration of arts

Dean Kwang-Wu Kim looks to centralize culture in the community.

Vibe: Puerto Rican sheriff fills gaps in 'Missing'

Sheriff Luis Gonzalo takes on a rash of child kidnappings in the fourth of a detective series by Steven Torres.

Movin' Up: Two move to PR

Bolchalk Frey hired graphic designers Jessica Estrella and Susan Roe

Movin' Up: Three team with Mariachi

Board of directors has three new members.

Movin' Up: Horquilla awards

Los Diablos Alumni presented its first Horquilla Awards.

Movin' Up: VDS new chair

David Vera elected as new chairman

Movin' Up: Homebuilders' honorees

Bill Valenzuela among others honored

Movin' Up: Ribodal new Phoenix PIO

Stephanie Ribodal new a PIO with city of Phoenix.

Movin' Up: Roman key speaker

Armando Roman, featured speaker.

Movin' Up: Diaz on Board

George Diaz Jr. on the board of ASU Alumni Association.

Movin' Up: Governor appoints Marquez

Lea Marquez Peterson appointed to the Governor's Council.

Movin' Up: Villegas at Westgate

Genevieve Villegas hired at Westgate

Movin' Up: Corazon de Justica

11 honored at Corazón de Justicia awards

Movin' Up: Four join ASU

Four professors on faculty of ASU's Southwest Borderlands Initiative.

Movin' Up: Avnet winners

Students at seven community colleges take $1,000 scholarships at the Avnet Tech Games.

Careers: Latinas mentor young women

Luminarias is looking for a few good Latinas

Health: Y-ME Walk assists breast cancer victims

More than 1,000 walkers are expected to participate in the Y-ME Phoenix Walk to Empower.

Health: ASU, UA get $2 million biomedical grant

Researchers at the University of Arizona and Arizona State University have been awarded more than $2 million.

Health: Latinas at greater cardiac risk

Hispanic women develop cardiac risk factors much earlier than Anglo women.

Health: Latino children's weight pattern mimics anglo peers

Hispanic children join their Anglo peers in gaining weight during the summer.

Health: UA Pharmacy School ranked #1

The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy recently ranked the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy first nationally

Heritage: Window to the past

UA's 'Through Our Parents' Eyes' continues to gather recollections

LP Journal: Valley Leadership honors man & woman of year

2006 Man and Woman of the Year honored by Valley Leadership

LP Journal: Criminal Stereotypes

Immigrants – legal or undocumented – don't raise crime rates

LP Journal: UA Journalism chapter born

A new chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists is born at UA.

Education: Plugged in

Latinos grab first prize at high tech games

Education: University programs key to minority students' success

University programs key to minority students' success

Native Connections: Lessons to Learn

Author urges leaders to envision new American society through multicultural lens