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Lalena Luna named ACE Delaware 'Rising Star' |
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Lalena Luna, a program coordinator for the University of Delaware's Student Centers, has been honored with a Rising Star Award by the Delaware network of the American Council on Education (ACE) Office of Women in Higher Education (OWHE). Luna, who graduated from UD in 2000, has worked at the University for four years. During her time as an undergraduate, she was a member of the DSharps a cappella group, a Blue Hen Ambassador, a Spirit Ambassador and a student building supervisor. In addition, she was a member of HOLA, the University's Latino heritage group, and of the University chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). As a program coordinator for the Student Centers, Luna remains just as busy--serving as the adviser to HOLA and working with many other registered student organizations (RSOs), including fraternities and sororities, to plan events. Luna also supervises students when forming new RSOs. She is also a member of the Latino Heritage Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month planning committees and played a major role in the creation of LEARN, the Latino Enrichment and Resource Network. Luna said she hopes to continue to build upon her role with the Student Centers and work with as many RSOs as she can. “I want to continue working with the Latino Enrichment and Resource Network for freshman and transfer students and keep working with student organizations at the University,” she said. Luna said she believes it is the time she spent as a student leader that makes her time at the University as an employee so worthwhile. “I don't think I would have this position at any other school,” she said. “My experiences specifically at Delaware helped me know where I wanted to be and what I wanted to do. Long after I graduated, I kept the lines of communication open with the people I worked with as an undergraduate.” Media contact: Martin Mbugua, (302) 831-8749, [mbugua@udel.edu] |
