LATINO MILLENNIALCOLLEGE STUDENTS:A COHORT WITHINTHE MILLENNIALGENERATIONMilagros LopezThe University of Texas at Austin

Learning Outcomes

Determine if any differences between Latinomillennials and their counterparts.

Consider what student affairs professionals cando to better support these students.

Generational theory

Howe and Strauss:

A generation is “a society-wide peer group,born over of roughly the same length as thepassage from youth to adulthood, whocollectively posses a common persona” (Howe& Strauss, 2000).

Generational Persona

Perceived membershipin a commongeneration

Common beliefs andbehaviors

Common location inhistory

(Howe & Strauss, 2000)

Millennials

Sheltered

Confident

Team-oriented

Conventional

Pressured

Achieving

Special

Born roughly between 1982 and2003

7 unique characteristics

Parental involvement

Millennial students expect their parents tohave an active role in their collegeexperience

Notion of helicopter parents

Latino millennial collegestudents

Special??

Sheltered??

Confident??

Conventional??

Helicopterparents??

Do these characteristics applyto Latino millennial collegestudents?

Ortiz and Pichardo-Diaz

Latino parental involvement

Perceived as less involved

Latino parents more involved at-homethan at-school

Familismo

Institutional changes

Diversity course requirement Technology incorporated Parent services

Future Research

Explore the known characteristics of theMillennial Generation through the lens of theLatino college student to investigate andunderstand if any differences between Latinomillennials and their counterparts.

Implications

How can student affairs professionals bettersupport Latino millennial college students?

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