FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 7, 2008
CONTACT: Hilda Hermosillo
(706) 461-3437
hermosillohilda@gmail.com
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Third Annual SLE Youth Conference Coming to UGA March 29
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Athens, Ga. - (March 7, 2008) - The Third Annual SLE Youth Conference will be held Saturday, March 29, 2008 at the University of Georgia in various on-campus facilities. The theme is ¡Sí, Se Puede! or "Yes, We Can."
Seventy rising ninth to twelfth graders from schools all across Georgia have been invited to attend this one-day conference on the UGA campus. Students from Athens-Clarke, Barrow, Clayton, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Houston, Jackson, Oconee, Polk, and Whitfield counties will be represented.
The event will expose youth to higher education opportunities, educate them on the steps necessary to pursue higher education and encourage leadership in their communities. Attendees will engage in workshops focusing on the college application process, leadership development and socio-cultural issues affecting the Latino community. They also will hear from respected Latino leaders, college students and faculty. Attendees will have the opportunity to speak to campus recruiters and community organization representatives during a College and Community Resource Fair.
Students for Latina/o Empowerment organized the conference, which is supported by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Office of the Vice President of Public Service and Outreach, Multicultural Services and Programs of UGA, and Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute.
For more information, please contact the Students for Latina/o Empowerment board at sle-mesa@listserv.uga.edu or (770) 316-1206.
The Georgia Center is a unit of the University of Georgia's Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach. The Center provides innovative lifelong learning opportunities through its continuing education programs. On UGA's campus, the Georgia Center includes a full-service hotel with 200 rooms and suites, restaurants, ballroom, banquet areas, conference rooms, auditoriums, a fitness center, and a computer lab — all under one roof. For more information go to www.georgiacenter.uga.edu.
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