2013 UT Latino Male Symposium, Friday, June 7th, 2013 (8am-2pm), at the Student Activities Center Ballroom (2201 Speedway, Austin, TX 78712) on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.

  2013 UT Latino Male Symposium, Friday, June 7th, 2013 (8am-2pm), at the Student Activities Center Ballroom (2201 Speedway, Austin, TX 78712) on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.

Latino male students have among the lowest high school graduation and post-secondary enrollment rates in the country, and this symposium seeks to raise critical awareness and instigate action on the part of educational and community stakeholders. Since 2011, we have convened this meeting to discuss this ongoing educational challenge facing our communities and our state. Over 500 professionals have joined us in the last two years to advance this important discussion, and we expect another great turnout this year. We hope you can join us.

The UT Latino Male Symposium is hosted by Project MALES, and initiative of the Division of Diversity & Community Engagement at UT-Austin. We are especially thankful to our major sponsors that help to make this event such a success: the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, the Gates Millennium Scholars Program, TG, and the Greater Texas Foundation.  

Registration is free, but seating is limited. To register go to http://latinomalesymposium.eventbrite.com. Parking is available at campus garages, and standard rates do apply.

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The 2013 UT Latino Male Symposium will feature the following sessions/panels:

Presentation: Lessons learned from three years of research on Latino Males in Education
Dr. Victor B. Sáenz, Executive Director,Project MALES

Featured Panel on Latina-focused Organizations

Moderator: Sarah Rodriguez, Project MALES
Remarks: Hon. Mary González, Texas State Representative, District 75
Panelists:

·         Lupe Morin, Las Comadres

·         Sonia Castellanos, Con Mi Madre

·         Laura Donnelly González, Latinitas

Breakout Sessions featuring Project MALES Student Mentors & Mentees

Undergraduate and graduate students at UT-Austin as well as students participating in the X-Y Zone Program

Keynote Speaker, Dr. Luis Ponjuan: “Re-imagining our Work on Latino Males in Education: Past, Present, & Future”

Dr. Ponjuan is an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University. He is a co-founder of Project MALES, and he recently joined the faculty of Texas A&M University in fall 2012. His talk will focus on the current and future challenges we face in our work with Latino males in Education, and he will also discuss the launch of our newest statewide project, the Texas Education Consortium for Male Student Success.

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For more information, or if you need special assistance or accommodations, please contact Dr. Enrique Romo, Director, Project MALES at (512) 471-1781 or send an email at projectmales@gmail.com. Be sure to visit our Project MALES website for additional updates: http://ddce.utexas.edu/projectmales/.  

We look forward to seeing you in two weeks!

Regards,

Victor Saenz

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Victor B. Sáenz, Ph.D. ▪ 

Executive Director, Project MALES, Division of Diversity & Community Engagement (DDCE)

Associate Professor, Program in Higher Education Leadership ▪ College of Education  ▪ The University of Texas at Austin Department of Educational Administration, SZB 310A, 1920 Speedway D5400, Austin, TX 78712-1604
512.475.8585  ▪  vsaenz@austin.utexas.edu  ▪  www.victorsaenz.com  ▪  http://twitter.com/vsaenz

Project MALES website: http://ddce.utexas.edu/projectmales/