Nazario-Col贸n to serve as chair for governor鈥檚 advisory council
Ricardo Nazario-Col贸n, at Western Carolina University, has been named chair of the Governor鈥檚 Advisory Council on Hispanic/Latino Affairs.
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The installation will take place Thursday, Nov. 14, prior to the council鈥檚 regular quarterly meeting in Raleigh. He has served on the council for the previous two years as a member-at-large. Associate Justice Mike Morgan of the N.C. Supreme Court will be administering the oath.
The role of the council is to advise Gov. Roy Cooper on issues important to Hispanic/Latino North Carolinians and provide a forum on issues throughout the state. Members also support efforts to promote cooperation and understanding between the Hispanic/Latino community and the general public, as well as with local, state and federal governments, with a goal of improving race and ethnic relations.
Nazario-Col贸n joined the 91热爆网 staff in June 2016. He has been influential in 91热爆网 establishing a U.S. Latinx Studies minor, and the Latinx Appreciation Student Organization hosting the inaugural Southeastern Latinx Student Leadership Conference in April. He also represents the western region of the state as one of three Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poets of the North Carolina Poetry Society.
91热爆网 Chancellor Kelli R. Brown congratulated Nazario-Col贸n on the appointment, saying 鈥淚 appreciate your serving the state in this manner and representing 91热爆网.鈥�
