The Program
Join the Hispanic College Fund for a life-changing event! For four days and three nights this July, the Central Valley Hispanic Youth Symposium will bring more than 160 Hispanic students to CSU Fresno for a three-night, four-day program to change the way the students think about their futures in college and career.
The agenda for the program is filled with exciting and moving classes, workshops, and networking opportunities. By the end of the program, students who participate in the Central Valley Hispanic Youth Symposium will have:
- Confidence in their ability to achieve a college education and professional career.
- A clear understanding of the necessary steps for college application and financial aid.
- A network of mentors and role models from the business community.
- A comfort level/familiarity with life on a college campus.
- A network of like-minded peers who also want to achieve a college education and professional career.
- An understanding of the importance of community service.
- An understanding of career options in the business, science, technology, engineering, and math arenas.
The Hispanic Youth Symposium targets students who are Hispanic or who culturally relate to the Hispanic culture; demonstrate leadership potential; have a minimum 2.5 GPA; complete an online application from this website; and will be entering their sophomore, junior, or senior years of high school in the fall of 2008.
Program highlights include:
- Workshops on how to prepare for, apply to, and finance college - taught by college admissions counselors!
- Career workshops that introduce students to engineering, science, business, math, public service, and more!
- “Issues to Action” - Workshop focusing on empowering students to affect change in their communities by forming realistic action plans. A $1,000 grant, offered in partnership with Youth Venture, is awarded to the group with the top actionable solution
- $14,000 in scholarship monies - Awarded to winners of the art competition, essay competition, talent competition, and speech competition!
- “Hispanic Heroes” - Breakout group meetings with Hispanic role models from the community. 90% of symposia attendees leave the program with a mentor!
- College and career fair
- One unit of college credit awarded by Fresno State to all students who complete the necessary assignments, offered in partnership with Fresno State’s Office of Global and Continuing Education
How do we do it? With lots of volunteers, a proven program, and the help of “near peer” college resident assistants who work with the students in small familias - student families and
donors.
The Hispanic Youth Symposium impacts the life of everyone who participates. Join us today!
2008 Hispanic Youth Symposium Agenda
Hispanic Youth Symposium Agenda
(Please note that all presentations and times are subject to change.)
