USHLI: Making
a Difference
September 15 Weekly Update
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Upcoming Dates
USHLI Regional Student Leadership
Conferences
Midwest
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Chicago, IL
September 25-26, 2009
Northwest
Doubletree Hotel
Spokane, WA
October 2-3, 2009
Northeast
Holiday Inn - Newark Int'l Airport
Newark, NJ
October 9-10, 2009
Great Plains
Hilton President
Kansas City, MO
October 16-17, 2009
Southeast
Disney's Coronado
Springs Resort
Orlando, FL
November 6-7, 2009
Other USHLI Conferences
Latino Students en Marcha - Career and College Fair
St. Augustine College
Chicago, IL
October 22, 2009
Hacia Metas Mas Altas- Reaching for Higher Ground Conference
Purdue University Calumet
Hammond, IN
November 6, 2009
USHLI National Conference
Sheraton Chicago
Hotel & Towers
Chicago, IL
February 17-20, 2010
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| President Obama Takes on the Nay-Sayers |
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With "the fierce urgency of now" rapidly giving way to "the fierce urgency of no," given the adverse impact of raucous town hall meetings and irresponsible politicians, President Obama launched a new initiative last week to regain control of the national debate over health care reform in his second address to Congress. Americans were clearly inspired and emboldened by the President's address, which set the record straight on what reform will include and not include.
The President can still get a decent health care reform bill passed if he sticks to the campaign mode that we saw in Minneapolis last weekend and rallies the tens of millions of people who supported him because he promised to reform health care, if he continues to remind people who already have health care coverage that they are the ones at risk of losing all or some of their coverage, and if he continues to call out those who engage in distorting the facts to instill fear and anger among the gullible who allow themselves to be manipulated. |
NHLA Issues Press Release
on Health Care Reform |
 NHLA (the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda), an ad hoc coalition of 30 national organizations united to advocate on behalf of the Latino community on issues pertaining to employment, housing, education, civil rights, immigration and health, last week issued a press release on our collective position on health care reform.
Among the specific provisions addressed in the press release, the NHLA called for: creation of a Health Insurance Exchange for all states, Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories with a standard benefits package and a public option; integrate all persons lawfully residing in the U.S. into the Health Insurance Exchange and qualified health care plans and eliminate the 5-year waiting period for Medicare; strengthen the employer-sponsored insurance system to generate more affordable health insurance coverage with consumer protections for individuals, families and employers of all sizes; and ensure that the Hispanic community is provided real access to health care and that effective outreach to persons of Limited English Proficiency occurs to increase their participation in federally funded health care services.
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| Upcoming Midwest Student Leadership Conference Highlights |
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The Midwest Student Career/College Recruitment fair and Leadership Conference will be held September 25-26 in Chicago. Ernesto Mejia will kick-off the Conference on Friday as the featured speaker at our Career/College Recruitment Fair for high school students. There is no registration fee for the recruitment fair and a sack lunch will be provided.
In addition to a strong line-up of featured speakers on Saturday at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, located at 2233 S. Martin Luther King Drive in Chicago, advanced leadership development workshops will be offered. Several colleges will also sponsor exhibits and scholarships will be awarded through a grant from the Verizon Foundation. The deadline for the early registration rate of $35 is September 18. A continental breakfast and lunch is included. Click here to register online and here to download a copy of the agenda and workshop descriptions.
The Midwest Student Leadership Conference is being sponsored by Southwest Airlines, Verizon Foundation, Coca-Cola Enterprises, the University of Phoenix, and AARP. Potential sponsors needing additional information are urged to contact Tammy Deavours at 312-371-8683 or tdeavours@ushli.org.
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| Coming Soon: Northwest Student Leadership Conference |
 The Northwest Student Leadership Conference will be held October 2-3, 2009, in Spokane, WA. Nationally prominent speakers will be featured both days. A Career/College Recruitment Fair will highlight the first day with our featured speaker, John Haroldson.
The second day will focus more on advanced leadership skills development. Addressing the conference will be Carlos Ojeda, Jr., LTC Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch (Ret.), and John Fraire. The conference will be held at the Doubletree Hotel, located at 322 North Spokane Falls Court. Click here to register online and click here view the agenda.
Recruiters and students are urged to contact Isabel Reyes or Ricardo Lopez for more information on all five regional conferences. Both can be reached at 312-427-8683 or ireyes@ushli.org and rlopez@ushli.org, respectively.
Volunteers Needed for Regional Conferences
We are looking for volunteers for all USHLI Regional Student Leadership Conferences. The conferences will be held in Chicago IL, Spokane WA, Newark NJ, Kansas City MO, and Orlando FL. If you would like to volunteer, please contact the USHLI office at 312-427-8683 for complete
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| Thought for the Week |
"Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter"
-- Satchel Page
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