Statement, "Response to stated needs of the Spanish Speaking community of Milwaukee" / Declaración, "Respuesta a las demandas de la comunidad hispanohablante de Milwaukee"

CONFIDENTIAL UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE RESPONSES TO STATED NEEDS OF THE Spanish Speaking COMMUNITY OF MIL­WAUKEE 1. The University is prepared to employ a person to serve as liaison with the Spanish Speaking community of Milwaukee, with the mission of developing programs and services of mutual interest and concern, provided that a clear agreement can be made about the role of such a liaison person. 2. The University stands ready to admit any resident of the Latin American community who meets the admission require-ments set by the University. If a prospective student is not suitably prepared, remedial and catch-up work will be pro-vided for him. 3. We are prepared to establish a team of persons repre-senting the area of admissions, financial aids, the Experimental Program in Higher Education, and Continuing Education, and to send that team to the south side community to a place desig-nated by CELA to assist interested persons with respect to the admissions process. 4. A GED program will be made available to accoimmodate RESPONSES page 2 CONFIDENTIAL 30 residents of the Latin community who wish to pursue the High School Equivalency certificate. To be conducted on the UWM campus, this program will offer instruction as well as counseling by a one-half time adviser. 5. The University will provide a course in English as a Second Language during the spring semester. 6. The University will make a special effort to employ persons of varying skills from the Latin community to work at UWM. 7. We are prepared to sponsor workshops and symposia, to be developed together with representatives of CELA, on the role and contributions of Latin Americans to world culture, as well as more specifically to North American and Milwaukee cultural life. 8. The Institute of Human Relations of UWM and University Extension stands ready to offer technical assistance to organizations representing the Latin American community of Milwaukee. such advisoxy services could relate to both RESPONSES page 3 CONFIDENTIAL management aspects of the organization and its programs and services to the community. 9. The School of Education is preparing a day-care training program to prepare personnel for establishing child day-care centers. August 28, 197