2014 HSC Winter Leadership Summit!

HSC Scholars gathered once again for a day of learning and reflection during their college winter break on January 9, 2014.  The HSC Staff has decided that each conference will focus on its 5 HSC Pillars:  Academic Success & College Life, Service & Integrity, Leadership, Wellness & Identity, and Career & Graduate School Readiness.  Charles Schwab and The University of Texas at Austin’s Division of Diversity and Community Engagement hosted HSC’s Winter Summit. 

This year, students gathered at the Thompson Conference Center on the campus of UT-Austin to learn from professionals and experts on Career & Graduate School Readiness.  Dr. Melissa Martinez from Texas State University & Dr. Teresa Granillo from UT-Austin spoke about their personal experiences applying to doctoral programs and succeeding as a Ph.D. student.  Michal Goldstein, owner of ATX Test Prep, informed HSC Scholars on the importance of test preparation (www.atxtestprep.com/).

During lunch, HSC Scholars and Alumni who are currently in graduate school spoke directly and personally to students about the tricks to getting into graduate school and the importance of Latinos applying to graduate school. 

In the afternoon, students received valuable information on post-college career readiness.  Merced Garza from Charles Schwab taught students the importance of financial responsibility during and after college.  Jamie Gaertner from Enterprise Holdings (www.enterpriseholdings.com/) taught students about perfecting the job interview while Juanita Baldwin from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (www.tceq.state.tx.us/) taught students on how to win the internship and get the most of that experience. 

The day concluded with a dinner hosted by Charles Schwab.  HSC Board Chair Joe Pelayo encouraged students to make the best of today’s lessons to achieve their goals.  Josefina Ibarra, HSC Alum, spoke about her career experiences and her continued journey to attend law school.

HSC appreciates the continued support of Dr. Gregory J. Vincent and The University of Texas Division of Diversity and Community Engagement (www.utexas.edu/diversity/). By underwriting the costs for the 2014 Winter Summit, our students will be successful graduate students and employees because of what they learned during the Winter Summit.