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UTB forum today on improving Latino education
Posted: 07.14.2009 at 9:49 AM
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BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS -- A forum involving so-called "community conversations" is scheduled for Tuesday with the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans.

The forum, sponsored by the University of Texas-Brownsville, is 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Education and Business Complex - Salon Cassia on the UTB campus.

The community is invited to a session from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The sessions will provide an opportunity to voice opinions on how Latino education can be improved and what the White House Initiative should be doing.

The schedule is as follows:
9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.             Session 1 Elected Leaders
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.           Session 2 Business Leaders
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.           Session 3  Campus community
12:30 p.m.-1 p.m.                 Break
1 p.m.-3 p.m.                       Community Forum

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