Ro takes the helm at Cultural Center

Rosario “Ro” Alvarado-Parker began her new position

as Cultural Center coordinator last month, after working with the

center as a program assistant and interim coordinator during the

spring 2003 semester.

Alvarado-Parker’s vision for the Cultural Center includes

increasing the center’s accessibility to the entire student

population. The center is slated to move into the Student Union

Building before the fall semester starts.

“Even though we’re right across the street, that

street can be a huge barrier for some students,”

Alvarado-Parker said, “and some students don’t even

know we’re here. This will give us more

visibility.”

Alvarado-Parker works closely with the university’s 13

ethnic student organizations to promote cultural awareness. She

considers it the centers responsibility to increase acceptance and

awareness of diversity issues on campus. She is a proponent of the

proposed diversity initiative that would add core curriculum

intended to increase students’ cultural awareness.

Alvarado-Parker is a 1992 Boise State graduate in elementary and

bilingual education. A native of the Ontario area, she worked with

students on issues of diversity and leadership at Treasure Valley

Community College for nine years.

Arbiter staff

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