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Transforming Our Future Today

Cesar Chavez Celebration Program
"Transforming Our Future Today: Social Responsibility, Leadership, and Civic Engagement"

Leo Calderon, Director, Office of Latino Affairs, Northern Kentucky University

Leo Calder??n has over twenty-seven years of experience in higher education working at Northern Kentucky University. During his outstanding tenure, he has held numerous leadership roles including his current position as Director for Latino Student Affairs. He advices major corporations, schools and non-profit organizations on how to effectively address the educational needs of the growing Latino population. Extensive civic involvement has been part of Leo's career including board memberships at the Kentucky Board of Education, YMCA of Greater Cincinnati, Behringer-Crawford Museum, Women???s Crisis Center, BRIDGES for a Just Community, English Language Learners Foundation, among others. Leo holds a Masters in Public Administration from Northern Kentucky University, a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, and an Associate of Arts in Psychology from Thomas More College. Leo resides in Edgewood, Kentucky with his wife, Kathy, and has three children and five grandchildren.


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Date/Time:

 Thursday, March 21, 2013 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Approximate duration of 2 hour(s)

Admission:

 Public; Free

Location:

 Shriver Center Heritage Room [map], Oxford Campus [map] - Directions

Accessibility:
Contact the Office of Disabilities Resources, 529-1541, at least one week prior to the event to request accommodations such as real time captioning or sign language interpreters.

Sponsors:
Co-sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures and the Office of Diversity Affairs with support from the Barahona Latino Resource Fund, the Department of geography, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, the Latin American, Larino/a and Caribbean Studies Program, the Office of Community Engagement and Service Learning,the Miami University Special Event Fund, the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Program and in partnership with the Association of Latin and American Students, and the Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority.

URL:

 http://www.cawc.muohio.edu/spring-events

Contact:
Yvania Garcia. 529-6504
garciay@muohio.edu

Categories:
  • Academic
  • Culture
  • E Report
  • Lecture