REPORTERS:  A conference schedule is attached.

U.VA. HOSTS CONFERENCE TO PROMOTE HISPANIC, LATINO LEADERS

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 21 -- About 150 students from
regional universities are expected to attend the first
Hispanic/Latino Student Leadership Conference to be held at the
University of Virginia on Saturday, March 23.
	Designed to encourage students to assume leadership roles,
the conference will explore the social, political and economic
issues faced by Hispanics and Latinos.  Keynote addresses by John
Trasvina, U.S. Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Legislative
Affairs, and Larry Romero, vice president of the Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce, will be the highlights of a day filled with sessions that
will explore such topics as racism, immigration and gangs in the
inner city.
  	Alejandra Castillo, from the Democratic National Committee
Latino Outreach Department, will also speak on how to gain political
influence at the local and national levels.  Angela Kelly from the
National Immigration Forum will talk on immigration laws and its
effects on the community.
	The idea for a conference came from Cinthia Fernholz, Debora
Freitas, Marlon Valladares, Chrisse Switzer and Rafael Boglio,
students in the Hispanic Leadership Seminar conducted by Ronald J.
Stump, former U.Va. associate dean of students.  
	"The conference planning committee's goal is to help form
future leaders.  The conference represents an unprecedented
opportunity to listen to prominent speakers, network and discuss
issues that concern the Hispanic and Latino communities," Fernholz
said. ÒThe members of the Latino/Hispanic community who make it to
college are a minority within a minority. Our responsibility is to
become the future leaders of our community.Ó
	Conference organizers expect students to attend the day-long
event from as far away as Cornell
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 and Brown Universities as well as from universities in the region,
including Duke, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, James Madison
University, Virginia Commonwealth University, George Mason and
William and Mary. 
	Registration fee for the conference is $15. The keynote
addresses are free and open to the public.
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March 20, 1996

	FOR MORE INFORMATION, contact Michelle Samuels at (804)
924-7438 or Cinthia Fernholz at (804) 979-2385.















































	HISPANIC/LATINO STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
	UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
	MARCH 23, 1996

9 - 9:30 a.m.		REGISTRATION
Clark Hall Lobby

9:30 a.m.			OPENING SESSION
Clark Hall 140
				¥ Welcome - Cinthia Fernholz,
Planning Committee Chair 
					            William W.
Harmon, Vice President for Student 		Affairs, U.Va.
				¥ Overview of Conference - Cinthia
Fernholz

10 - 11 a.m.			FIRST SESSION (choose one session)

McIntire Hall 114		A.  Economic Opportunities for
Hispanics - Judy Majors, ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊMarketing Manager, Fannie Mae and
Sarita Tituana, Marketing 		ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊCoordinator, GEICO
Clark Hall 140			B.  Gangs and the Inner City - Luis
Cardona, Barrios  Unidos
McIntire Hall 116		C.  Building and Participating in
Student Organizations - Marco Antonio Davis, National Council, La
Raza
McIntire Hall 122		D.  Racism within the Hispanic
Community - Roland Roebuck, D.C. Department of Human Services and
Chris ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ				ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊRodriguez,
NASA
McIntire Hall 110		E.  Immigration Laws and its Effects
on our Community - ÊÊÊÊÊÊ AngelaÊÊKelly, National Immigration
Forum	 				 

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	SECOND SESSION (choose one session)

Clark Hall 140		A.  Panel:  Empowering the Latino Community
-	Angela Kelly, National Immigration Forum; Roland Roebuck,
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊD.C. Department of Human Services; Alejandra Castillo,
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊDemocratic National Committee Latino Outreach
Department;	ÊÊÊÊÊÊTico Braun, professor of history, U.Va.
McIntire 116			B.  Latina Leadership:  A Local
Imperative - MANA, a National 		ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Latina Organization
McIntire 110			C.  A Historical Perspective of
Latinos and Racism- Chris ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊRodriguez, NASA
McIntire 122			D.  U.S. Foreign Policy in Latin
America after the Cold War Erich De La Fuente, Regional Director for
Good Governance - ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊLatin America 

12:30- 1:30 p.m.		LUNCH
Colonnade Hotel

1:45 - 2:45 p.m.		FIRST KEYNOTE SPEAKER - John
Trasvina, Deputy
Clark Hall 140	Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs,
ÒLatinos and  				ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊCurrent Legal IssuesÓ

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3 - 4 p.m.			THIRD SESSION (choose one session)

McIntire Hall 114		A.  Economic Opportunities for
Hispanics - Judy Majors, Marketing Manager, Fannie Mae and Sarita
Tituana; 	       Marketing Coordinator, GEICO
Clark Hall 140		B.  Gangs and the Inner City - Luis Cardona,
Barrios         				       Unidos
McIntire Hall 116		C.  Becoming Involved in National
Issues and Organizations - Marco Antonio Davis, National Council,
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊLa Raza
McIntire Hall 122		D.  Having Political Influence at
the Local and National Level - Alejandra Castillo, Democratic
National Committee 		        Latino Outreach Department
McIntire Hall 110		E.  Leadership in the Community of
the College - Elsa ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊJimenez, Corporate Account Consultant for
AT&T

4:15 p.m.			SECOND KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Larry
Romero, V.P . for ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊU.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

5:15 p.m.			CLOSING - Cinthia Fernholz and
Conference Planning 
Clark Hall 140			ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊCommittee Members