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TWU student one of 22 in the U.S. selected for national leadership
institute
6/29/07
DENTON – Texas Woman’s
University student Gabriela Armijo is one of only 22 college
students nationwide selected to participate in the 2007 Latinas
Learning to Lead Summer Youth Institute. She will attend the
institute, sponsored by the National Hispana Leadership Institute,
July 8 - 14 at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.
Ms. Armijo, of
Dallas, is an interdisciplinary studies senior at TWU. She
graduated from Bishop Dunne Catholic School in Dallas.
“I look forward
to expanding my leadership skills at the institute,”
Ms. Armijo said. “I hope the experience will build on
what I have learned at TWU and help prepare me for a successful
career in education.”
Ms. Armijo, who
will graduate in May 2008, plans on becoming a teacher and
hopes to become a school principal and eventually a school
superintendent.
“Gabriela’s
selection into the institute is an opportunity for her to
participate in a leadership seminar that will serve to foster
her progress through mentoring, training and development,”
said Dr. Monica Mendez-Grant, TWU associate vice president
for student life. “Her participation will pay forward
as she has proven to be a mentor for other young Latinas at
TWU.”
Ms. Armijo is a
first-generation college student and involved with numerous
organizations at TWU, including the TWU First Generation College
Student program and TWU Helping Hands. She is a member of
the TWU Student Union Board and has volunteered with Denton
Kids Unlimited, Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Dallas
Children’s Museum and Tomas Rivera Elementary School
in Denton. She currently works part-time for the Denton Independent
School District as an assistant to the coordinator for adult
and community education.
The Latinas Learning
to Lead Institute was created to ensure that young Hispanic
women develop their personal and professional potential to
serve as leaders within the rapidly growing Hispanic communities
in the U.S. The Latinas Learning to Lead Institute combines
leadership training with technical and practical experience
in a comprehensive one-week program.
Participants are
selected based on their university enrollment, grade point
average, leadership potential as indicated by volunteer and
other community activities and their strong commitment to
Hispanic issues. For more information, visit www.nhli.org/leader.htm.
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Media Contact:
Amanda McKeen Simpson
Director of News and Information
Tel: (940) 898-3456
e-mail: asimpson1@twu.edu
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