News archive

2023

May 18 : Merienda ’23 set for Sunday, September 17, 2023
April 24 : Meet Axel, SLI scholar: “It’s like going from zero to 100, from my parents having no college to me getting into Harvard with a full ride.”
April 7 : SLI scholar Elly featured as Shenandoah University joins the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
April 6 : SLI represented at JMU Civic symposium
March 31 : SLI class of ’23 college acceptances
March 27 : Big-picture dreams and good vibes: Meet Helen, SLI scholar
March 16 : Meet Yeyhlin, SLI scholar
March 4 : SLI Congreso ’23
March 1 : SLI Service Award conferred on long-serving board members
March 1 : Sentara Healthcare grant to increase healthcare career opportunities for SLI scholars
January 30 : SLI board of directors welcomes new chair, members

2022

December 16 : F&M Bank SLI Scholar College Award to support financial sector career opportunities
December 1 : Help SLI scholars maximize their potential!
November 3 : SLI alumna Dulce Alonso speaks at JMU
October 28 : SLI meets Dolores Huerta at Somos JMU Latinx Conference
October 9 : ¡10th Anniversary Tapas! celebrates SLI’s first decade
September 16 : Partnership awards $1,000 “For Your Success” scholarship for second year
September 10 : JMU touchdowns equal support for SLI scholars
August 31 : College update: Amy W., SLI scholar
August 19 : College update: Adriana, SLI scholar
August 18 : College update: Gabriela, SLI scholar
August 17 : College update: Katie, SLI scholar
August 16 : College update: Angela, SLI scholar
August 15 : College update: Irais, SLI scholar
August 15 : SLI announces inaugural managing director
August 12 : College update: Guadalupe, SLI scholar
August 11 : College update: Amy K., SLI scholar
August 10 : College update: Israel, SLI scholar
August 9 : College update: Galilea, SLI scholar
August 8 : College update: Rosely, SLI scholar
August 5 : College update: Maria, SLI scholar
June 27 : SLI announces endowment lead gift
June 15 : SLI grads name college picks
May 19 : SLI announces board appointments
May 16 : A letter of gratitude from Raquel, SLI scholar
May 4 : SLI invites applicants for new managing director position
May 1 : A letter of gratitude from Ariel, SLI scholar
April 20 : SLI scholars share joy and gratitude during the Great Community Give
March 28 : WHSV Community Spotlight: Scholars Latino Initiative
March 15 : A letter of gratitude from Janefer, SLI scholar
January 19 : Welcome to 2022 – SLI’s 10th year!
January 3 : Thank you! SLI’s 2021 year-end campaign for college access raises $58k+

2021

December 7 : Meet Any and Grisell, SLI scholars
October 4 : Cargill makes donation to Scholars Latino Initiative
October 3 : Noche de Salsa ’21: Appreciations / Agradecimientos
September 14 : Thank you! from Everth, SLI scholar
August 30 : Thank you! from Meybelline, SLI scholar
August 16 : An interview with Maria, SLI scholar
August 14 : Thank you! from Amy W., SLI scholar
August 12 : Thank you! from Amy K., SLI scholar
August 5 : An interview with Alex, SLI scholar
July 26 : An interview with Johana, SLI scholar
July 15 : Graduating SLI scholars name university picks
July 7 : An interview with Amy W., SLI scholar
July 5 : Meet Guadalupe, SLI scholar
July 4 : Partnership with Sacred Heart Center Names Scholarship Recipient
June 1 : New SLI program directors help make college “more than a dream”
June 1 : SLI board of directors welcomes Fawn-Amber Montoya
May 19 : Careers Panel Discussion highlights possibilities for SLI scholars
May 15 : Winchester SLI celebrates 2021 graduates
April 21 : Great Community Give ’21
March 23 : Meet SLI in Richmond (2021)
March 10 : ¡Conózcanos! SLI – Harrisonburg
February 2 : Helmuth receives SLI Service Award
January 26 : Meet SLI in Winchester

2020

December 28 : “Thank You!” for SLI’s success in 2020
December 14 : Why I Support SLI
December 2 : For Giving Tuesday 2020, gratitude and inspiration from SLI scholars and board members
October 28 : Noche de Salsa 2020
October 15 : “I became the mentor I wish I had.”
October 5 : Scholars Latino Initiative to convert its fundraiser into a drive-through event
September 28 : SLI Announces Advisory Council
July 30 : “Faith in the motivation, strength, and resiliency of SLI scholars”: SLI adapts for COVID-19
July 9 : Meeting Mary: Educational inequalities and how SLI opens doors
July 6 : A Reflection of Gratitude: Ángela
June 24 : Thank you, Great Community Give friends!
June 3 : Meet SLI in Richmond (2020)
May 5 : Generous donors meet Giving Tuesday Now goal
April 16 : Cheer for SLI scholars
April 8 : You have been on our minds: A letter from the SLI Board of Directors
March 31 : SLI is a community of support for “truly exceptional” scholars
March 27 : Congratulations to SLI alum Maria!
March 18 : A SLI scholar and once ‘really clumsy kid’ makes sure that ‘everything improves for the next time’: Everth
January 14 : New board members in 2020

2019

December 20 : Scoring tickets and the ‘opportunity to fail’: SLI scholar Flory, aspiring changemaker
September 30 : A full schedule and a growth mindset: SLI scholar Noel
August 24 : ‘Quiet but tenacious’ SLI scholar lives a life of caring: Elly
July 22 : Summer update: 2019
April 27 : Noche de Salsa 2019
January 1 : News & More