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Atrium is an education non-profit focused on research related to career development and language instruction. These interests come from our own background as educators and bilingual/multilingual speakers and writers.
Mission
To generate tools, materials, and practices that improve language instruction and career development. We want also to understand processes underlying career development and language instruction through research.
Vision
We envision a space where English learners and multilingual students receive instruction tailored to their linguistic and cultural assets.
We also envision a space that connects knowledge and exploration of the real world through career development inquiry as a life-span process.
NEWS
Our organization was approved as tax-exempt by the IRS in November 2025!
Our values
Our values are the PAGE that we write every day of our lives.
All our directors, officers, staff and mentors are committed to write the PAGE by channeling the following values:
Purpose
We don’t have a job; we have purpose. We do what we do because we deeply believe in the meaning and impact of our activities on the future confidence and well-being of our students.
Authenticity
We believe that everyone needs to follow their unique interests, ideas and beliefs. All human beings should strive for authenticity in the sense of alignment with what we truly are.
Growth
Our purpose is to grow in all possible ways by sharing, observing, learning and experiencing to become the best version of ourselves.
Empower
We look to support and encourage people in their pursuit of knowledge, experience, skills and passions to enable them to find an enriching path.
ProgramS
More information coming soon!
Research
Research is our way of exploring and comprehending the different aspects of a problem. In our case, we focus on problems related to language instruction and career development.
Who we are
We are curious lifelong learners that are convinced that everyone needs opportunities to explore interests and also get a better understanding of career paths in the current circumstances and job market. For us, career means a world of possibilities outside and inside college and university degrees.
Mariana is passionate about education as a multidimensional experience that allows us to make sense of the world. She holds a PhD in Spanish and Portuguese and is a current master’s student in Educational Psychology at the University of New Mexico.
Mark Cisneros received his PhD in Hispanic Linguistics from the University of New Mexico in 2022. He has worked as a research assistant and Spanish instructor in the Spanish and Portuguese Department at UNM and in the Department of Writing and Language Studies at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He has experience working at the post-secondary level teaching beginning, intermediate and advanced-level Spanish language courses, including courses in Hispanic linguistics and Spanish in the U.S.
Joely is enthusiastic about education and committed to improve the students’ experience in order to be successful with their academics. As a former Spanish Teacher in New Mexico, she is still involved with the educational system as a Substitute for Richmond County in Georgia.