USHLI: Making
a Difference
October 27 Weekly Update
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Upcoming Dates
USHLI Regional Student Leadership
Conferences
Southeast
Disney's Coronado
Springs Resort
Orlando, FL
November 6-7, 2009
Other USHLI Conferences
Hacia Metas Mas Altas- Reaching for Higher Ground Conference
Purdue University Calumet
Hammond, IN
November 6, 2009
Career Day/College Recruitment Fair
Lorain County
Community College
Cleveland, OH
November 12, 2009
USHLI National Conference
Sheraton Chicago
Hotel & Towers
Chicago, IL
February 17-20, 2010
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| USHLI Launches Corporate Leadership Development Initiative at BP |
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Expanding its nationally renowned array of leadership development programs, i.e., civic education for high school students, policy development for college students, local government for the grassroots community, and candidate training and campaign management school, USHLI has added a Corporate Leadership Development Initiative (CLDI).
USHLI has assembled a team of 10 of the top Latino professional speakers and trainers to spearhead its newly released CLDI. USHLI is now offering the program to corporations interested in promoting and facilitating the upward mobility of its Latino employees.
The first of two training sessions being conducted for BP employees was conducted last week in Houston for employees in Texas City and Houston. The second training program is scheduled for November 11 in Naperville, IL.
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| USHLI Co-Hosts Community Reception for Justice Sonia Sotomayor |
 USHLI joined with other Latino national organizations in hosting a Latino community reception honoring Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Leaders from throughout the United States attended the reception.
Special guests invited by USHLI included high-ranking representatives of Southwest Airlines, directors of state commissions and executive offices on Hispanic affairs representing eight states, a Congressman and a former Vice President from Costa Rica, Lake County (IN) Sheriff Roy Dominguez, and other friends. The reception was held at NEA (National Education Association).
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"Latinos in America": True Hypocrisy
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 Who is CNN trying to kid? Does the most anti-Latino television network really believe that a measly four-hour special on Latinos is supposed to make any difference in how America views Latinos? Does the most anti-immigrant network that prides itself and defends Lou Dobbs' venomous five hours of weekly Latino bashing really believe that four hours of Soledad O'Brien's best intentions make any difference in how Latinos view the network? Does the network that can be most trusted to provide America 250 hours of Lou Dobbs' programmed, negative, violence-inciting hate speech during prime time annually really believe that a four-hour special changes anything?
This is lollipop television at its worse. After the wrapper is removed and the sweet flavor wears off, the only thing left is the shaft! If CNN wants to do anything for Latinos and this nation it should drop Lou Dobbs and replace him with someone like Juan Williams, Soledad O'Brien, John Quinones, or Ray Suarez. | |
| Coming Next: Southeast Student Leadership Conference in Orlando, FL |
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The last of USHLI's five 2009 regional student leadership conferences will be held November 6-7, 2009, at Disney's Coronado Resort in Orlando, FL. Among the nationally prominent speakers addressing the Southeast Student Leadership Conference will be Pegine Echevarria and Andres Lara, a.k.a., "The Cuban Guy". Students from Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, and Florida are expected to attend.
The conference will open with an ice-breaker from 7:00-9:00 p.m. on Friday. On Saturday, starting at 9:00 a.m., students will hear nationally prominent speakers, attend workshops on advanced leadership skills development training, receive information on graduate school and exposure to career opportunities, and learn how to get involved in the 2010 Census. College scholarships will be awarded through a grant from Verizon. The conference will conclude at 5 p.m.
Click here to register online, download the agenda for the two-day conference, and/or view images of Disney's Coronado Resort.
Recruiters, advisors, and students are urged to contact Isabel Reyes or Ricardo Lopez for more information on our Southeast regional student leadership conference. Both can be reached at (312) 427-8683 or ireyes@ushli.org and rlopez@ushli.org, respectively.
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| Thought for the Week |
"Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one."
-- Malcolm Forbes (1919 - 1990), in Forbes Magazine
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