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higher education administration with an
Z. Quiñones will arrive at UF to take over the job. emphasis on student affairs administration in
William Atkins, associate dean of students and higher education from Texas A&M University.
senior director of Multicultural and Diversity Quiñones was contacted but is unable to
Affairs at UF, said one of Quiñones’ goals is to give an interview until she begins work at UF.
engage with students, future generations of However, Atkins said during her presentation
Gators and alumni. “Her combination of critical for the position, Quiñones said her focus
thinking, professionalism and commitment to would be listening to the needs of
students are the reasons why she was chosen as students.“Students are ready to support her
the new program director,” Atkins said. and help her be successful at UF,” Atkins
said. Brianna Then, a 20-year-old
Quiñones previously worked at Texas State telecommunications junior and a Hispanic-
University, serving as the coordinator for Veteran Latinx Ambassador, said she hopes Quiñones
Programs in the Office of Student Diversity and will have fresh, creative ideas for programs
Inclusion. She also served as a case manager for and initiatives to serve the students.“I hope
Harris County Protective Services for Children that this new director finds innovative ways
and Adults in Houston.She holds a bachelor’s in to bring more Hispanic-Latinx students to ‘La
human development and family sciences from Salita’ and ‘La Casita’ because that is who
we’re supposed to be serving,” Then said.
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Affairs will join the UF familia. On July 1, Bianca Oregon State University and a master’s in
A new program director of the Hispanic-Latinx
Director of Hispanic-Latinx Affairs | University of Florida
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Bianca Z. Quiñones