USHLI: Making
a Difference
January 12 Weekly
Update |
USHLI National Conference
Sheraton Chicago
Hotel & Towers
Chicago, IL
February 17-20, 2010
Early Registration Deadline
January 29, 2010 |
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| Omaha Graduates 100 Leadership Program Participants |
 Students from the Omaha Public Schools and the University of Nebraska-Omaha completed USHLI's 10-week Grassroots Leadership Development Program (GLDP). Through the program students learn about how city, county and school governments work. Participants spend three weeks meeting with elected and appointed representatives of each governmental entity. The 10th session, on financial literacy, will be completed at our national conference. Officials educate participants on how government works and participants educate officials on how to better serve the community. Participating in the program were students from Bellevue, Benson, Bryan, Burke, Central, Gross, North, Northwest and South high schools and UNO. Leading the 46 elected and appointed officials participating in the program were Mayor Jim Suttle, County Chief Administrative Officer Kathleen Kelley, and OPS Superintendent Dr. John Mackiel.
Groups interested in having a GLDP in their community should contact Ricardo Lopez at (312) 427-8683 or rlopez@ushli.org. The program can be organized and conducted at no cost to participants. |
| USHLI Partners with Telemundo's Hazte Contar Campaign |
 USHLI is partnering with Telemundo's Hazte Contar campaign in promoting a complete and accurate count in the 2010 Census. Working with local and state officials and community leaders to ensure a successful Census is USHLI's #1 priority for 2010.
USHLI will work with state commissions that comprise the U.S. Council on Hispanic Affairs and student organizations that have joined SALSA (Strategic Alliance for Latino Student Action) in a door-to-door canvassing campaign to make sure families respond to the Census.
Student organizations and community based organizations interested in participating in this campaign should contact Ricardo Lopez at (312) 427-8683 or rlopez@ushli.org. |
| USHLI Plans Alumni Reunion |
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 Former USHLI staff, interns, scholarship recipients, and conference participants are being invited to a special reception and meeting during its 28th annual national conference, which will be held February 17-20, 2010, at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers.
The gathering will mark the first annual reunion and serve to locate hundreds of former alumni whose personal and/or professional growth has been impacted by their involvement with USHLI. The reunion will also serve to organize the first group of contributing writers whose stories will be compiled into an annual publication profiling USHLI alumni and the impact their service is having on society today.
Please click here to access the registration link. |
| USHLI National Conference Early Registration Deadline Nears |
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The 28th National USHLI Conference, which will be heavy on social activism, will be held February 17-20, 2010, at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers. Take advantage of our early registration super discount by January 29. The full rate will be charged after January 29. Over 6,000 present and future leaders representing 500 cities, 100 student organizations, and 1,000 community based organizations in 40 states are expected to attend. With a major focus on health care, the 2010 Census, and comprehensive immigration reform, our theme is "¡Adelante!: The Time is Now!"
Click here to access a tentative agenda and to register online. |
| Deadline for Room Reservations Nears |
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Don't be left out in the cold or in over-flow. The USHLI room block at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers for our National Conference will be held only until February 5. Book your reservation(s) immediately by calling (312) 329-7000 or online by clicking on one of the following links.
If you are denied a reservation by phone or through online reservations, please contact USHLI immediately at (800) 959-5151 for further assistance.
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| Thought for the Week |
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"Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in life has a purpose."
-Elisabeth Kübler-Ross | |
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