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Saturday, November 07, 2009
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Press ReleasesHispanic College Fund Scholars Advise Congress on Building 21st-Century Latino Career PipelinePlease click on the link below to read about our upcoming congressional briefing. NASA MUST Student Highlighted in Scholar Spotlight
Rigoberto Lopez Jr. is the first to be featured on the NASA MUST Scholar Spotlight page of HCF’s website. He mentions some incredible achievements (like having finished his last two years of high school and first two years of college simultaneously) in his personal statement, so check him out! The NASA MUST Scholar Spotlight will showcase a new student every week. Get to know even more about the scholars by visiting the News page. Kodak and Yahoo! en Español Campaign Raises $20,000 for HCF
Today Kodak and Yahoo! En Español unveil a digital photo mosaic using all of the submitted photographs as a tribute to Hispanic families across the United States. We received over 1,430 photos from people expressing pride in their Hispanic Heritage and raised $20,000.00 in scholarship money for the Hispanic College Fund! Check it out at http://www.yahoo-herenciahispana.com/. You can keep uploading photos until October 30th. Hispanic College Fund Launches Hispanic Youth Institute Today
Community-led, year-round programming to empower students for success in college, career and community service
Washington, D.C. (September 28, 2009) – Today the Hispanic College Fund (HCF) launched the Hispanic Youth Institute, a web-based initiative designed to empower high school students to pursue a college education, enter a professional career, and give back to their communities. The Hispanic Youth Institute will initially serve the 2,600 alumni of HCF’s Hispanic Youth Symposium, a four-day college empowerment program that has been hosted in numerous cities across the U.S. since 2004. Alumni will invite other students to participate in student-led Hispanic Youth Institute programming, with the goal of creating grassroots cultural change amongst Latinos in American high schools.
Kodak and Yahoo! En Español Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Special program honors Hispanic traditions through digital photos and features a joint donation to the Hispanic College FundROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 15 -- Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK - News) and Yahoo! En Espanol (www.yahooenespanol.com) have partnered to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and give back to the community through "Muestra Tu Herencia" (Show Your Heritage), a unique interactive online photo-sharing program where users can submit digital photos on www.yahooenespanol.com/kodak to showcase their unique culture and traditions. For every photograph uploaded, Kodak and Yahoo! En Español will donate $2 respectively (up to $20,000 combined) to the Hispanic College Fund, a national non-profit organization that provides educational, scholarship and mentoring programs to U.S. Hispanic students. HCF in Diverse Issues in Higher Education
This year, more Hispanic students than ever before took the ACT, yet their performance remained static. HCF weighs in on this issue here, in the publication Diverse Issues in Higher Education.
Partnership for Los Angeles Schools and the Hispanic College Fund Launch Inaugural Los Angeles Hispanic Youth Symposium
200 At-Promise Latino High School Students to Receive Education on College, Career, and Community Los Angeles, CA (August 18, 2009) – More than 200 Hispanic students from Los Angeles’s Roosevelt, Santee, and Belmont high schools will gather on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles today to launch the first-ever Los Angeles Hispanic Youth Symposium, a four-day, three-night college access program hosted by the Hispanic College Fund and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s Partnership for Los Angeles Schools. Student attendees, who were selected from a competitive admissions pool of more than 900 initial applicants, will focus on learning strategies for success in college, career, and community service, as well as building their self-confidence and the motivation needed to succeed in higher education and a professional career. Watch our Dallas HYS Video!
Want to see what a Hispanic Youth Symposium is like? Check out our new video from this year's Dallas Hispanic Youth Symposium! George Mason University and the Hispanic College Fund Launch Fifth Annual Virginia Hispanic Youth Symposium
Over 200 At-Promise Hispanic High School Students to Receive Education on New Mexico MESA and the Hispanic College Fund Launch Second Annual New Mexico Hispanic Youth Symposium
150 At-Promise Latino and Native American High School Students to Receive Education on College, Career, and Community
ALBUQUERQUE, NM (July 15, 2009) – Nearly 150 Hispanic and Native American students from across New Mexico’s will gather at the University of New Mexico to launch the second annual New Mexico Hispanic Youth Symposium, a four-day, three-night college access program hosted by the Hispanic College Fund and New Mexico MESA. Student attendees, who were selected from a competitive admissions pool of nearly 250 applicants, will focus on learning strategies for success in college, career, and community service, as well as building their self-confidence and the motivation needed to succeed in a professional career. Hispanic College Fund and New Mexico MESA Launch New Mexico Hispanic Youth Symposium July 15
Opening ceremonies scheduled to kick off four-day event at 3 p.m.
Albuquerque, NM (July 13, 2009) – Nearly 150 Hispanic and Native American students from across New Mexico will gather on the campus of the University of New Mexico on July 15 to celebrate the launch of the second annual New Mexico Hispanic Youth Symposium, a four-day, three-night college access program hosted by the Hispanic College Fund (HCF) and New Mexico MESA. Southern Methodist University and Hispanic College Fund Launch Inaugural Dallas Hispanic Youth Symposium
At-Promise Latino High School Students Empowered to Pursue College, Career Dallas, TX (June 30, 2009) – Today, almost 200 of the North Texas area’s most promising Hispanic high school students will gather at Southern Methodist University (SMU) to launch Texas’ first-ever Dallas Hispanic Youth Symposium (HYS), a four-day, three-night college access program hosted by the Hispanic College Fund in cooperation with SMU. Hispanic College Fund Announces 2009 Manuel Candamo Memorial Scholarship Winners
Eight Puerto Rican Students to Receive the Manuel Candamo Memorial Scholarship La Playa, Puerto Rico (June 10, 2009) - The Hispanic College Fund today announced the winners of the Manuel Candamo Memorial Scholarship, awarded annually to Puerto Rican students who demonstrate a commitment to community service and academic excellence. Hispanic College Fund Featured on CNN.comOn May 26, 2009, the Hispanic College Fund - and one of our students, Cecilia Lopez - was featured in a CNN.com article on Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court. Click here to read the article! Kaiser Permanente in California Pioneers Expansion of Hispanic Youth Symposium to Los Angeles
200+ Students Prepare for Success in College and Career Los Angeles, CA (May 21, 2009) - The Hispanic College Fund program announced today that Kaiser Permanente in California has dedicated $50,000 to support its programs this year, including $25,000 to bring the Hispanic Youth Symposium to Los Angeles during the summer of 2009. The Symposium will be presented by the Hispanic College Fund and is designed to guide Los Angeles youth towards achieving a college education, pursuing a professional career, and giving back to their communities as volunteers. |
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