Partners & Sponsors

César Chávez’s legacy at MSU

MSU Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion supports the programming and committee planning this celebration.

Major Co-Sponsors

This program would not be possible without the help of colleagues and friends who support diversity, equity, and inclusion. The list continues to grow, and we want to acknowledge and thank everyone.

Sponsorship submissions for this year's event are being accepted.

The CCDH Planning Committee values its partnerships with university units. This program is a great opportunity to sustain our university engagement and for MSU departments and colleges to demonstrate their support by serving as a sponsor. We have three sponsorship tier options:

  • Tier 1 – El Sembrador (Sower): $500 includes name on website.
  • Tier 2 – El Cultivador (Cultivator): $1,000 includes name on website, social media and celebration.
  • Tier 3 – El Cosechador (Harvester): $3,000 includes name on website, social media and 4 reserved seats at the celebration.

Funds collected will go to help support the celebration, related farmworker appreciation week events, and scholarships for MSU students. Let us continue our partnership by working together to build a community where all members can thrive. Please complete the following sponsorship form by March 1, 2024.

2024 Sponsors

El Cosechador

El Cultivador

El Sembrador

Past sponsors include:

Sponsorship submissions for this year's event are being accepted.


some of the planning committee gather in person to begin planning for the 2024 event

2024 Planning Committee:

  • Elias Lopez, Co-Chair: Senior Associate Director, MSU Migrant Student Services
  • Amanda Flores, Co-Chair: Senior Director of Diversity Equity and Inclusion, WKAR 
  • Sofia Acevedo: UFW Foundation
  • Azusena Balderas: MSU fourth year student, Social Work
  • Jess Brandt: Assistant Director, Career Services, College of Communication Arts & Sciences
  • Ashley Bustamante: Career Advisor, Career Exploration Center
  • Alexis Caballero-Miguel
  • Rosa Cruz Hernandez: MSU fourth year student, Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Melissa Del Rio: Chief of Staff, MSU Graduate School  
  • Lupe Dominguez: Office Assistant, College of Music
  • Alexandra Garcia
  • Elbony Hawkins: Administrative Business Manager/Administrative Professionals Association Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee Chair, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources  
  • Anita Hernandez
  • Florensio Hernandez: Assistant Director, Office of Admissions DEI
  • Andrea McMillan: Chicano and Latino Studies Librarian, MSU Libraries
  • Sofia Mireless, event graphics: MSU third year student, Journalism
  • Mahin Sandoval-Chavez: Event Coordinator, Eli Broad College of Business
  • Debra Thorton: Undergraduate Education
  • Daniel Oropeza: UFW Foundation
  • Erica Weeks: Director of Advising, College of Engineering

Professional and Staff Support:

  • Audrey Bentley, Sr. Coordinator, Community Outreach, Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion
  • Evette Chavez, Fiscal and Human Resources Officer, Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion
  • Lisa Fuentes, Secretary III, Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion
  • Brady Valazquez, Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion
  • Henry Mochida, DEI Communications, Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion
  • Erica Venton, Communications, Office of the Provost 
  • Kate White, Communications, Office of the Provost
For more information, contact the Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion inclusion@msu.edu, 517-353-4563