ANNUAL CONFERENCE Educating Latinos for Kentucky’s Future First Annual Conference, Opportunities and Challenges Facing Latino Students in the Commonwealth, on February 11th and 12th of 2010 was a success! This state-wide conference was held at Northern Kentucky University along with a College Fair dedicated to middle school and high school students from the Northern Kentucky and the Greater Cincinnati area.
Over 200 middle and high school students attended the college fair and were exposed to a buffet of colleges and universities based in Kentucky and Ohio. These students, who were predominantly of Latin American or Latino heritage, benefited from a variety of workshops; some of which addressed current issues pertaining to their opportunities and obstacles in acquiring a higher education in Kentucky.
Over 100 college students, professors and community leaders attended the two-day ELKF conference. A large groups of Hispanic/Latino college students took advantage of a series of informative workshops that touched on issues related to their opportunities and obstacles as young Latino professionals joining the United States’ workforce. Students as well as community leaders and professors also benefited from workshops concerning new Kentucky legislature that will impact young Latino students and professionals such as the upcoming Kentucky Diversity Plan 2011.
Our guest speakers, Rosa Rosales, LULAC National President, and Dr. Richard Fry, Senior Research Associate from the Pew Hispanic Center, echoed ELKF’s concerns with respect to the importance of making higher education available to young Latinos, and the unwillingness of current legislation to recognize these concerns.
Click Here to see the Conference Agenda as a Microsoft Word Document
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Thursday, February 11, 2010 Keynote Speaker
Rosa Rosales
National President of League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
Rosa Rosales was re-elected unanimously for a fourth term as LULAC National President on July 18, 2009 at LULAC’s 80th National Convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was first elected July 1, 2006 at LULAC’s 77th National Convention in Washington, D.C. She leads the largest and oldest Hispanic civil rights organizations in the United States. She has received numerous honors and awards for her continued service to LULAC, including: 2009 101 List of the Most Influential Leaders in the United States by Latino Leaders Magazine, the 100 Most Influential Hispanics by Hispanic Business Magazine, American GI Forum Leadership Award, the LULAC Women of the Year Award and the Cesar Chavez March for Justice Award.
Friday, February 12, 2010 Keynote Speaker
Richard Fry
Senior Research Associate, Pew Hispanic Center
Fry is a demographic economist, with expertise in the analysis of established U.S. education, labor market, and language data sets. He pursues an empirical research agenda on minority educational outcomes and skill development. His research has been published in numerous journals, including the American Economic Review, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, and Contemporary Economic Policy.
At the Pew Hispanic Center, Fry’s research has highlighted the different kinds of schools and colleges that educate Hispanic youth compared to other youth. A recent report investigated the growth of Hispanic students in suburban school districts and its impact on diversity in suburban schools. His recently published Pathways report documented the growing importance of school and college enrollment in the lives of young Latinos and the decline of other prominent endeavors, for example, military enlistment, among Latino teens. He currently is examining the benefits of increased educational attainment for household economic status and the likelihood of marriage.
Location:
Northern Kentucky University
Student Union
Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY 41099
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