Summit 09
Metropolitan State University will host the third annual Network Summit!
Background:
¡Bienvenidos! Welcome to the general information page for this year's annual Educational Summit. We are excited for this year's summit and look forward to seeing you October 9th and 10th!
The Network was established in 2007 to address the issues that affect the access and success of Latinos/as in higher education in Minnesota, The Network focuses on the concerns and successes of students, faculty, staff and administrators on our individual campuses and for the state overall. As our mission states, we "support, promote and advocate for Latino success and advancement in higher education". The summit is our time to come together, develop an agenda and organizational priorities for the year, and have the space and time to know each other better and develop or increase our individual and collective strength and capacities.
Theme:
The theme for this year's summit is "VOCES LATINAS: BECOMING VISIBLE IN THE ACADEMY"
The conference expectation is to address the most pressing issues facing Latina/os in higher education institutions in Minnesota, and to help build Latina/o supportive campuses.
The Summit will be held at the beautiful campus of Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, MN on October 9th - 10th, 2009.
Conference participants include:
- Professionals in all campus/service areas, including admissions, student life, financial aid, personnel, athletics, public safety, and alumni affairs
- Senior administrative officers at both campus and system levels
- Academic affairs administrators; deans and department chairs; program directors and staff
- Representatives of organizations and allies with a particular interest or role in higher education.
- Students and student organizations
Cost:
The minimal cost for attending the conference includes all food and beverages, including Friday social hour, Saturday light fare and Saturday lunch, and the dance on Friday evening.
- Undergraduate Student: $10.00
- Graduate Student: $10.00
- Professionals (staff and faculty at colleges/universities): 20.00
- Community (other): $20.00
Payment:
We prefer if you register and pay on line with a credit card (through Pay Pal) or you can register on-site and pay with cash, check or PO.
We look forward to seeing you at our 3rd Annual Educational Summit.
If you have any questions, would like to volunteer or discuss the summit, please e-mail Frank Hernandez, Conference Co-chair at fhernandez01@gw.hamline.edu:
We send out a special MUCHISIMAS GRACIAS to this year's host and Summit co-sponsor, Metropolitan State University. The campus and facilities are beautiful; the staff and students have been welcoming and helpful, and we are sure this will be a fabulous and productive Summit!