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UT’s Latino Youth Summit to highlight education’s importance |
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Jon Strunk |
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May 6, 2008
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Motivational speaker Carlos Ojeda Jr. will give the keynote address at the annual University of Toledo Latino Youth Summit Wednesday, May 7, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Union on Main Campus.
Designed to reinforce the importance of education for Latino students in grades seven through 12, the summit offers workshops highlighting careers and principles in education, business, engineering, science and medicine.
“This is an opportunity to get students on a college campus and introduce them to the idea of education beyond high school,” said Cecilia Rivera, UT events coordinator and a member of the committee organizing the summit.
More than 700 students from northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan are expected to attend.
“Many students may never have had a relative who went to college or may think they can’t go due to financial reasons. We want to make sure students know that with drive and initiative, people who grew up under similar circumstances were able to transition to higher education and that they can, too,” Rivera said.
In his speeches, Ojeda urges students to actively live each day of their lives and make a lasting and positive impact as they interact with the world.
According to Rivera, many of those who volunteer to assist in putting on the summit attended it when they were younger and now go to a community college or university. UT faculty and staff also assist in various aspects of planning the summit and individual education workshops.
To register or for more information, contact Sabina Serratos in the Office of Latino Initiatives at 419.530.2992.
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