Welcome Road to Success 2009 @ Our Lady of the Lake Univ.

L-R: Coordinator James L. Jackson, participants, OLLU mascot

Welcome Road to Success 2009

A Transition from High School to College Conference @ Our Lady of the Lake Wellness & activities Center, was held Saturday, February 14th with the San Antonio Education Partnership. (SAEP)

The event started signing in students at 7:45 a.m. for student attendance at the “Road to Success” sponsored by SAEP. James L. Jackson, SAEP Program Coordinator Access, said, “This should be well attended & offer exciting information for the students.,”

Students signed in and then walked over to the OLLU Thiry Auditorium for the event’s 9 a.m. opening session. The Conference consisted over 30 Sessions and Exhibitors of workshops that presented valuable information related to college access and success.

After the opening / welcoming session the students then moved to their first informative workshop presented by a skilled and experienced volunteer. (i.e. High School Counselor, Journalist, College/University Representatives, Health Professionals, & Community Representatives)

Manuel Maldonado, UTSA Mobile Go Center-Program Manager, started welcoming the students and having them assigned to a computer inside the Mobile Go Center. Maldonado said, “This Center provides High School students opportunities to create a personal profile to receive scholarship information, financial aid information, and to research any college/university of their choice’….’may not have internet at home and we really provide it to them by the center.”

Participants include:

Virginia ‘Ginny’ Hutto SAEP College Access Advisor at Burbank High School, Cordelia Sandoval Counselor at Burbank High School, Virginia Warren, SAEP Administrative Associate, Joe Michael Gonzalez, Educational Director at Cesar E. Chavez Legacy & Educational Foundation, Helen Chouinard, SAEP Project Coordinator, Ruben Prieto, SAEP College Access Advisor Highlands High School, Daniel Escobar, Counselor at Lanier High School, UTSA Mobile Go Center Team: Manuel Maldonado, Manager, Amalia Salas, UTSA Senior, Tony Cerda, UTSA Freshman, Cpt. Tony Mandujano FAFSA Advisor / UTSA Alumni, Armadillo OLLU Mascot

Story & Photos by Cpt. Tony Mandujano

USAR

Thank you,

Cpt. Tony Mandujano