Approximately 100 Attend Distinguished Speaker Series At Colorado State University

Approximately 100 Attend Distinguished Speaker Series At Colorado State University

An estimated 100 students, faculty and administrators attended the Distinguished Speaker Series that featured USHLI President Dr. Juan Andrade.  The series was sponsored by the Diversity Resource Center at Colorado State University in Pueblo.  It was an honor to be invited to participate in this Distinguished Speaker Series and a great opportunity. In his remarks Dr. Andrade focused on three points - dreamers in history, servant leadership, and motivation.  The event was part of USHLI's Student Leadership Series (SLS). The SLS is USHLI's flagship education program for students, parents, and educators.  Our goal in 2014 is to serve 200,000 students, parents, and educators in 30 states and help in Creating a Culture of Education.  The program is designed to motivate students to improve their academic performance, graduate and pursue some level of post-secondary education, motivate parents to provide the leadership needed in the home, and improve the cultural competencies of educators.  An estimated 61,975 students, parents and educators have been served to date this year in 10 states. The SLS program focuses on Stay-in-School Rallies for middle school and high school students, Career & College Recruitment Fairs, Regional Leadership Summits for college students, Leadership Training for parents,and Professional Development for educators.   Click HERE to see a one-minute video featuring SLS highlights from 2013. To learn more about hosting an SLS event contact Dr. Juan Andrade atdocandrade@ushli.org.

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Eagle Award for Leadership Presented to Dr. Juan Andrade

Eagle Award for Leadership Presented to Dr. Juan Andrade

The "Eagle" Award for Leadership was presented to Dr. Juan Andrade in Washington, DC on July 29, 2014.  The award was presented by the Hon. Mickey Ibarra, founder of the Latino Leaders Network (LLN), in recognition of Dr. Andrade's leadership in promoting education, research, and nonpartisan civic participation.  Click  here to see a two-minute video presented at the luncheon. The "Eagle" Award, now in its 10th year, has been presented annually to Latino leaders in government, politics, business, labor, media, entertainment, and community service who have reached the highest level of excellence in their respective field.  Honorees in 2014 have included PepsiCo executive Richard Montanez, television actor Adam Rodriguez, and USHLI President Dr. Juan Andrade.  Being honored this fall will be the Hon. Maria Contreras-Sweet, recently appointed Administrator of the Small Business Administration and a member of the Cabinet by the President. In accepting the award Dr. Andrade said "I want to thank God for the life I've had a chance to live and a very understanding and long-suffering wife; for it's not I being honored today, but the Almighty who called me to serve and my wife who let me answer the call... I was born a Dreamer and given a mission, a mission that has served as my purpose in life.  Every day I get up is another day to fight the good fight...  Don't ever give up fighting for our community.  Justice is on the side of time, and time is on our side... Don't be afraid of consequences.  Take it from this happy warrior - consequences only make the victories all that much sweeter... success is NOT measured by how high you climb.  It's measured by how far you can reach.  True success is NOT longitudinal.  It's horizontal.  The difference is very simple.  If you measure success only by how high you climb, it's for you.  But if you measure success by how far you reach, it's for others.  So young people always reach wide, and let the height take care of itself...  I am a Dreamer who has dreamed the impossible dream... And I just want to be remembered as a boy who came from the cotton fields of Texas and took his fight to every battlefield he could find, and that he died the way he lived - a man who ran the good race, fought the good fight, and kept the faith." Dr. Andrade and USHLI are very grateful to Mickey Ibarra and the Latino Leaders Network for this prestigious award.

McDonald's and USHLI Launch Series of Student Leadership Summits in Cicero, IL

McDonald's and USHLI Launch Series of Student Leadership Summits in Cicero, IL

McDonald's and USHLI launched the 2014 series of Student Leadership Summits in Cicero, IL.  The event, held at Morton East High School, was attended by over 2,500 students, teachers and counselors. The event featured two nationally prominent motivational speakers, Carlos Ojeda and Ernesto Mejia from CoolSpeak, and a Career and College Recruitment Fair.  The Career and College Recruitment Fair featured a Study Lounge sponsored by McDonald's, where students received useful information on scholarships and preparing for college.  Forty-two (42) recruiters representing post-secondary institutions at every level participated.      Ms. Carmen De Carrier, a local McDonald's owner/operator, addressed the students as well. USHLI is very grateful to Dr. Michael Kuzniewski, the Superintendent at J. Sterling Morton High School District, and the entire team at Morton East High School for their leadership and invaluable assistance, and to McDonald's for its generous sponsorship of this series of Student Leadership Summits.  Complimentary apple slices and water were served.     The SLS is USHLI's flagship youth program.  The program is designed to motivate students to improve their academic performance, graduate and pursue some level of post-secondary education.  An estimated 61,878 have been served to date this year in 10 states.  For more information about the Student Leadership Summits, interested persons should contact Dr. Juan Andrade at docandrade@ushli.org.

100 Professionals Attend Student Leadership Series Event in Texas

100 Professionals Attend Student Leadership Series Event in Texas

An estimated 100 principals and district executives attended a Professional Development session as part of USHLI's Student Leadership Series (SLS).  The event, for middle school and high school principals at San Antonio ISD (SAISD), was held at the Burnet Learning Center.  USHLI is very grateful for the leadership and cooperation provided by administrators at SAISD and this great opportunity.    The featured speaker was LTC Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch (Ret.), the matriarch of the top Latino motivational speakers in the nation and a favorite among students of all ages, educators and parents. The SLS is USHLI's flagship education program for students, parents, and educators.  Our goal in 2014 is to serve 200,000 students, parents, and educators in 30 states and help in Creating a Culture of Education.  The program is designed to motivate students to improve their academic performance, graduate and pursue some level of post-secondary education, motivate parents to provide the leadership needed in the home, and improve the cultural competencies of educators.  An estimated 59,378 students, parents and educators have been served to date this year in 10 states. The SLS program focuses on Stay-in-School Rallies for middle school and high school students, Career & College Recruitment Fairs, Regional Leadership Summits for college students, Parent Involvement Workshopsfor parents, and Professional Development for educators. Click HERE to see a one-minute video featuring SLS highlights from 2013. To learn more about hosting an SLS event contact Dr. Juan Andrade at docandrade@ushli.org.

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Over 5,000 Students and Educators Attend Student Leadership Series Events in Texas

Over 5,000 Students and EducatorsAttend Student Leadership Series Events in Texas

An estimated 5,011 students and educators attended USHLI Student Leadership Series (SLS) events held in San Antonio, TX.  USHLI is very grateful for the leadership and cooperation provided by administrators at San Antonio  and the participating middle schools and high schools that hosted events. The featured speaker was Roy Juarez, Jr., one of the top motivational speakers in the nation and a favorite among students of all ages from middle school to college. The SLS is USHLI's flagship youth program.  Our goal in 2014 is to serve200,000 students, parents, and educators in 30 states and help in Creating a Culture of Education.  The program is designed to motivate students to improve their academic performance, graduate and pursue some level of post-secondary education. An estimated 59,278 have been served to date this year in 10 states. The SLS program focuses on Stay-in-School Rallies for middle school and high school students, Career & College Recruitment Fairs, Regional Leadership Summits for college students, Parent Involvement Workshopsfor parents, and Professional Development for educators. Click HERE to see a one-minute video featuring SLS highlights from 2013. To learn more about hosting an SLS event contact Dr. Juan Andrade at docandrade@ushli.org.

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Nearly 1,300 Students and Educators Attend Student Leadership Series Events in Colorado

Nearly 1,300 Students and Educators Attend Student Leadership Series Events in Colorado

An estimated 1,294 students and educators attended USHLI's Student Leadership Series (SLS) events held in Pueblo, CO.  USHLI is very grateful for the leadership and cooperation provided by administrators at the participating middle and high schools that hosted an event. The featured speaker was Gabe Salazar, one of the top motivational speakers in the nation and a favorite among students of all ages from middle school to college.          The SLS is USHLI's flagship youth program. Our goal in 2014 is to serve 200,000 students, parents, and educators in 30 states and help in Creating a Culture of Education.  The program is designed to motivate students to improve their academic performance, graduate and pursue some level of post-secondary education.  An estimated 54,264 have been served to date this year in 10 states. The SLS program focuses on Stay-in-School Rallies for middle school and high school students, Career & College Recruitment Fairs, Regional Leadership Summits for college students, Parent Involvement Workshops for parents,and Professional Development for educators. To learn more about hosting an SLS event contact Dr. Juan Andrade at docandrade@ushli.org.  Click HERE to see a one-minute video featuring SLS highlights from 2013.

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Jorge Pacheco & Clarissa Carrillo Receive $1,000 Scholarships

USHLI has awarded over $1.3 million in scholarships and internships to Latino college students. With affordability being one of the main reasons many Latinos are unable to complete their post-secondary education or training, USHLI tries to help students stay in school and graduate by raising money for scholarships.

USHLI is proud to partner with the Ford Blue Oval Scholars program. Twenty (20) Latino students attending 17 colleges or universities in 8 states have been selected to receive scholarships in 2014. Students must demonstrate strong leadership potential and the need for financial support must be equally strong.  Also, additional consideration is given to students who are the first in their family to graduate high school or the first to pursue post-secondary education or training. 

Two of our scholarship recipients are Jorge Pacheco and Clarissa Carrillo. Jorge is a freshman at DePaul University and majoring in Biology. Clarissa is a junior attending Emporia State University and majoring in Economics. 

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USHLI continues to be the premier national organization empowering Latino youth by engaging students in nonpartisan civic participation and leadership development, and promoting education. Over 500,000 high school and college students have participated in USHLI's education programs including Students for an Educated Democracy, Citizens for an Educated Democracy, Student Leadership Series, Collegiate Leadership Development, Grassroots Leadership Development, and 21st Century Leaders/MillerCoors Scholars.

In addition, USHLI has registered over 2.3 million new voters and published over 425 studies and reports on Latino demographics. In 2012 USHLI was recognized as the National Organization of the Year.