Purdue University Latinx Graduate Student Organization

Are you interested in holding a leadership position?

LGSO is now taking nominations for the 2026-2027 executive board!! 🎉

We are looking to fulfill ALL board positions, so feel free to nominate yourself or others for any of the ones listed in the form!

To sign up, just scan the QR code or follow this link:
https://forms.gle/HdGB93DpFar1bGba8

You have until May 28th, 2026, at 11:59 pm. to submit your nominations.

If you have any questions, please reach out to any of our board members.

Huge thank you to Hernan, our Secretary, Anthony, our President, Laura, the vice president, Karen, our Treasurer, and ALL the students who showed up and said PRESENTE at Cocina con Calma 💯✨ You are the heart of LGSO!

Stay tuned 🔥our final Cocina con Calma is coming up soon! 👀

Food: Churrascos Italianos & Chacareros

Meet the Board ✨

Today we’re introducing you to Anthony Mena, Ph.D. Candidate in Chemistry and President of LGSO 🧪🎸

From crocheting flowers and amigurumis to playing five different instruments, Anthony brings creativity, passion, and community-centered leadership to LGSO.

For Anthony, LGSO is all about one thing: community.
For him, graduate school can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be something you go through alone. Building connections, showing up for each other, and creating spaces where we can grow together — that’s what this organization is all about 🤍

His advice? Just show up.
Whether it’s coming to an event, stopping by Ponte Las Pilas, or simply starting a conversation — there’s always space for you here.

👀 Stay tuned for his Instagram Takeover soon

✨ Meet the Board ✨

Today we are introducing Karen Alvarez, Treasurer of LGSO and a Master’s student in Educational Psychology and Research Methodology.
Karen enjoys organizing her finances, building budget spreadsheets, and learning about investing. In her free time, she loves reading books about vampires and dragons, proudly embracing her fan-fiction era. 🐉📚

For Karen, LGSO represents meaningful change and community. Through the organization, she has connected with passionate and diverse students, building relationships that inspire growth, collaboration, and support.

She also reminds Purdue students that you don’t have to navigate grad school alone. Whether you need focused writing time or want to build community, LGSO creates spaces where students can support each other.

👀 Want to learn more about Karen?
Don’t miss her Instagram takeover tomorrow, where she’ll share more about her experience, her role in LGSO, and a bit of her daily life.

Thank you for joining us last friday at Cocina Con Calma!

We had a lot of fun making some traditional dominican food.

We hope to see more of you next time!

We are VERY excited to bring back Un Valentin Con La Fam! Please join us this upcoming Friday, the 14th, for some free candy and Valentine's Day card writing!

We hope to see you there❣️

Come and join some of the new LGSO board as we celebrate Halloween with some FREE candy! 🎃 🍬 🍫 🍭

The event will be on Wednesday the 30th from 12-3pm at the Latino Cultural Center

We hope to see you there!!

Closed! Help us congratulate the nominees!
https://forms.gle/dTzpwd2iiMqLcwTr6

*PLEASE READ*

It's almost time for our grad bash! We hope you are all as excited as we are!!

We have a new QR code, so make sure you scan it and sign up for the event. You can also add what you plan on bringing if you are going to bring something.

You can also use this link if you can't scan the code:
https://shorturl.at/tDMNW

We hope to see all of you there!

Congrats to LGSO’s LCC liaison!!

Doctoral student Lucia Urena