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Claudia Ramirez MJC Career Development and Transfer Center [email protected] 209-575-6698 PRESS RELEASE – For Immediate Release MJC hosts 30th Annual Hispanic Education Conference (Modesto, CA) – The Modesto Junior College Hispanic Education Conference will take place on Saturday, March 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Performing and Media Arts Center on East Campus, 435 College Avenue in Modesto. The purpose of the free conference is to expose Hispanic high school students to higher education, to a variety of occupations, and to motivate the youth to aspire to a successful academic life and career preparation. The theme for this year’s conference is “30 Years of Excellence! Educating Future Leaders.” Students will attend career workshops presented by Hispanic professionals, including workshops on CSU admission requirements; MJC admissions; how to prepare and deliver a speech without stress; politics-community-family; staying out of gangs and staying in school, and careers in K-12 education. Approximately 800 participants are expected to attend. The keynote speaker will be MJC alumna Tamara Mena a motivation speaker, host, spokesperson, product representative, and self-proclaimed “eternal optimist.” Born and raised in Mexico, Mena immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 13. At the age of 19, she suffered a horrific car accident that left her paralyzed from the mid-chest down and, unfortunately, killed her boyfriend. After surviving a near death experience, Mena chose to dedicate her life to sharing a message of hope and motivating people to believe in themselves. Despite the great tragedy she endured, she never lost sight of her goals. Mena retook her studies, graduated with honors from Modesto Junior College in April 2008, achieving an Associate of Arts in Transfer Studies, and transferred to California State University Stanislaus, where she majored in Communications Studies, graduating with highest honors, Summa Cum Laude. Mena has been a guest speaker at numerous events and conferences. She has been featured on several English and Spanish-speaking TV shows, as well as international shows, including Sabado Gigante, The Doctors and El Hormiguero. Her desire to break down barriers motivated Mena to participate on the reality TV show, Nuestra Belleza Latina. As the first woman in a wheelchair to be selected to participate on the show, her appearance garnered the attention of a large number of viewers. Through appearances and speaking engagements Mena has shared her story and determination to succeed with millions of people. Registration for the Hispanic Education Conference is free and a registration form can be downloaded from the websitewww.mjc.edu/HEC. Questions may be directed to Claudia Ramirez in the MJC Career Development and Transfer Center,[email protected] or 209-575-6698. -MJC-
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