The Program
Join the Hispanic College Fund for a life-changing event! For four days and three nights this August, the Maryland Youth Symposium will bring 150 Hispanic students to Towson University in Baltimore 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 Maryland 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 the role public policy plays in shaping lives.
- An understanding of career options in the business, science, technology, engineering, and math arenas.
The Hispanic Youth Symposium targets students who are Hispanic; 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, math, and more!
- “Issues to Action” - Workshops focusing on the role of community involvement and public policy with competitions and prizes for actionable solutions
- $14,000 in scholarship monies - Awarded to winners of the art competition, essay competition, talent competition, and speech competition! (Participation is not mandatory.)
- “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
How do we do it? With lots of volunteers, a proven program, and the help of “near peer” college resident advisors who work with the students in small groups of 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.)
