LATINO PROGRAM LEADER INVITED AS GRAD KEYNOTE SPEAKER
USU Extension Program Leader for Latino Communities Hector
Mendiola was the keynote speaker for the second graduating class
of a community learning center for Spanish speakers on Sept. 30.
At the graduation for the Tecnológico de Monterrey community
learning center, in the USU Extension/Monterrey Tec/Granite School
District Association, Mendiola spoke about the importance of the
USU Extension Programs for Latino Communities, addressing the
wellbeing of the Spanish speaking families by enriching education.
“By developing technology skills, parents take advantage of learn-
ing at their own pace, improving self-esteem and passing this mes-
sage to children,” said Mendiola. “This is a solid base to get a
stronger community relationship.”
The Tecnológico de Monterrey is a Mexican private university that
teaches daily life skills such as basic computer skills and English.
The courses are part of a bilingual associated education that is offered to Latino families in
schools across Utah, said Mendiola. He said there are 1,400 community learning centers in
the United States, Central America and South America. One-hundred forty of those are in the
United States and one in Utah, the USU Extension/Logan High School.
1 comments:
Una noticia bien interesante que quiero compartir con los amigos del blog. El programa de Utah State University Cooperative Extension ha sido acreedor al siguiente reconocimiento: On behalf of the Extension Commitee on Organization and Policy (ECOP), the cooperative State Research, Extension, and Education Service (CSREES), and the National Extension Diversity Taskforce, we congratulate Dr. Hector Mendiola, who has been selected to be honored by CSREES and ECOP for the 2009 National Award for Diversity. This award will be presented by the CSREES Administrator and ECOP Chair at the 122nd Annual NASULGC meeting held in late October, or early November, 2009.
Desde aquí quiero dar el crédito que permitió la obtención del premio a los participantes del programa que hicieron posible este premio, Dr. Charles Gay, Vicepresidente Asociado de Utah State University Cooperative Extension;Dallas Homes, Mike Whiteside and Scott Boyer, Cooperative Extension; Patricia Hansen, Directora de Logan High School; Ann Maes y David Butterfield y Dennis Child del USU Credit Union Bank; Guido Arochi, Consulado de México; Ana Isabel López Campiche, Directora de Centros de Aprendizaje en el Exterior, Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey; Charlene Lui, Directora Granite School District, José Roberto Alarcón, Coordinador de Programas para la Comunidad Latina en Granite School District; Richard Gómez, Education and Equity Utah State Office of Education.
Espero con interés sus comentarios.
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