Organization of Latino/a Employees (OLE) at Illinois State University

04/02/2025

Felicidades Professor Toro-Morn!

Please help us congratulate Dr. Maura Toro-Morn, recipient of the 2025 ILACHE Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Toro-Morn is Director of Latin American and Latino Studies and Professor of Sociology at Illinois State University.

12/12/2024

A festive time was had by all at our Holiday Happy Hour!

03/05/2024

Congratulations to one of our very own, Dr. Maura Toro-Morn in being recognized as one of "21 Women Who Shaped Bloomington-Normal."

Maura Toro-Morn has made herself known in the academic world of Bloomington-Normal, catapulting the Latin American and Latino/a Studies program forward and connecting with students on an personal level.

02/16/2023

Congratulations to OLE Treasurer Dr. Alejandro Enriquez for receiving the Rives Excellence in Undergraduate Education Award at today's Founders Day celebration. We're proud of you!

09/15/2021

Happy Latino/a/x Heritage month compañeros! Let's kick of our month of celebration by attending artist Fidencio Fifield-Perez' talk "Legalities of Being" https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2021/09/artist-fidencio-fifield-perez-to-open-latinx-heritage-month-september-15/ Tonight at 7pm at the Normal Theater.

Fidencio Fifield-Perez will present the talk “Legalities of Being.” His current work examines borders, edges, and the people who must traverse them.

07/14/2020

Felicidades to our 2020 ISU Latinx graduates! The members of OLE are so proud of you! We are honored to be part of the 2020 Nuestros Logros virtual ceremony. Congratulations class of 2020!

02/24/2020

Mark your calendars!

Dr. Mariana Souto-Manning will speak at Illinois State University regarding racism and the pursuit of justice during two talks on February 27 and 28. Part of the Children’s Studies Minor Speaker Series, the events are free and open to the public.

02/24/2020

Congratulations to OLE members, Dr. Maura Toro-Morn for being named this year's David A. Strand Diversity Achievement Award recipient! Her work in advancing Latino/a issues on campus is legendary.

Dr. Maura Toro-Morn has been named the recipient of the 2020 David A. Strand Diversity Achievement Award.

01/06/2020

Thank you again to all who came out to help us celebrate 30 years of OLE. We had a great turn out! Here are the pictures from one of the university photographers. Feel free to share.

Celebrating 30 years of OLE

12/05/2019

Thank you to our campus community for coming out to celebrate the 30th anniversary of OLE with us yesterday. It was so gratifying to see so many of our collaborators and friends in attendance to commemorate this special event. A special thank you to our panelists: Gigi Fansler, Sal Valadez, Maura Toro-Morn, and Lou Perez. People who were there at the start of the organization and helped to build the foundation on which we stand now. Adelante mi gente! (~Current OLE Chair, Rocio Rivadenerya)