Since its founding in 1995, our organization has evolved from a small group of friends into an organization that strives to unite the JMU campus. The activites that our members participate in include Migrant Education, Salsarengue, Celebracion Latina, Organizational Roundtable and more. Club Latino is unique in its dedication to fullfill many goals. We are currently working in several areas to provide more community-wide awareness of Latino populations both at JMU and in the Harrisonburg area.

In an effort to help educate others, Club Latino sponsors several annual activities, such as Shadow-for-a-Day, Salsarengue and Celebracion Latina. Shadow-for-a-Day brings area high school students to the university to shadow club members. This program was created to give area students an opportunity to gain insight into college life and to encourage post-secondary education. Salsarengue is a dance party, latino style. Members teach merengue, salsa and bachata informally for the first hour and students from other universities and the community are encouraged to attend. Celebracion Latina is a banquet held in late spring to raise money for outside organizations that provide assistance directly to the Latin American population. In the past we have donated to the victims of Hurricane Mitch, the red cross to assist with Venezuelan flood victims and Migrant Education in Harrisonburg.