-: My name is Aleiah Jones.
I work here at the University of Toledo
in the Office of Multi-cultural Student Success
as the program coordinator for Latino Initiatives.
A lot of my role is really programming-based
and providing services to students.
Some of that means trainings
for different folks on campus.
It means throwing events,
it means being a mentor
and a role model for students,
and it means connecting students
to the right resources on campus.
We do a lot of fun stuff out of our office.
We just created an ofrenda in our office,
which is also part of Hispanic Heritage Month,
and participated in the office decorating contest
for homecoming.
Some of the other things we do is family meals
out of our office, which is a way for us
to help build community among the students
and the staff in our office.
Today's a good example.
Today is a lot of meetings.
I get to participate in NSBE,
which is a national society for black engineers.
They threw a breakfast this morning,
which was awesome.
They had a great keynote speaker
and talked about their goals and plans for the year.
That was a 7:30 start time.
Then I had a meeting at 10:00 AM
with a faculty member on campus
to talk about ways that she and our office
can be more connected.
Then I had a meeting with some more
faculty members about curriculum.
We're working on creating a Latinx
and Latin-American studies minor on campus,
so I get to be in those conversations.
Then another working meeting to help plan
our employer meet-and-greet event
that's coming up at the end of this month.
Then this evening I'll be heading close
to downtown Toledo for the non-profit.
But in between all of those things
is of course meeting and supporting students.
That's really the best part of my job,
is when I get to connect with students
on a personal level.