USHLI and the Hispanic/Latino Commission of Michigan will partner to bring together high school students from the Lansing area on Thursday, October 20, for a Career & College Recruitment Fair at Lansing Community College.

USHLI is joining forces with the Hispanic/Latino Commission of Michigan and Lansing Community College to offer the opportunity for high school students to learn more about financial aid and financial education, make good choices about staying in school, improve their academic performance, graduate, and pursue some kind of post-secondary education or training.

Gabe Salazar, an internationally recognized, professional motivational youth speaker, will address high school students attending the Career & College Recruitment Fair at 9:00am on Thursday, October 20. The Fair is scheduled from 9am-12:00 noon, and will include a breakout session on financial aid and financial education, and time with recruiters representing post-secondary institutions. A light complimentary lunch will be provided. After visiting with area colleges and universities, high school students will have the opportunity to meet state legislators at the State Capitol as a way to promote civic engagement and enable students to better understand how government works. There is no cost for attending the Fair or the lunch.

Gabe Salazar will deliver his message about how, after overcoming obstacles of homelessness, hopelessness and gang influence, he became the first in his family to go to college. A motivational youth speaker for more than 10 years, Gabe travels all over the world speaking at schools, teen conferences, and camps. He speaks at more than 150 youth events a year. And in 2011, he celebrated his 1 millionth student reached. He's recognized as America's #1 Latino Youth Speaker by Popular Hispanic Magazine.

To register for this event, please contact Ms. Vicky Garcia, Hispanic /Latino Commission of Michigan at 517-373-8339.

Click on the links below for a complete calendar of events, registrations and list of 2011 sponsors. We appreciate the generous support of our Title Sponsor, Chair, and Co-Chairs of our 2011 Student Leadership Series.