Programs of 2008
April 18, 2008: OLAP Wishes Graduating Student Workers Farewell
Two of OLAP’s student workers, Keila Perez and Lynndi Futch, will be graduating this May. Their last official day with OLAP is Friday, April 18th. Keila Perez has worked for OLAP since August 2005. As such, she has provided general administrative assistance as well as worked on specific projects for both OLAP and the Mexico Center. Keila will receive a B.S. in Nutritional Sciences. Following graduation, Keila will pursue a Master of Science in Food Safety from Texas A&M University. Keila plans on working with food companies in the area of product development and quality assurance. Eventually, Keila hopes to open up her own café or to teach. Lynndi Futch joined OLAP in February 2007. Lynndi has provided both project and administrative assistance to the office. Lynndi is graduating with a Bachelors of Art in Biology with a minor in Spanish. She will spend the next two years at nursing school working on a Bachelors of Science in Nursing. Following nursing school, Lynndi will work as a Registered Nurse (R.N.). After obtaining the necessary work experience as a R.N., she plans to pursue a Masters of Science in Nursing. Lynndi would like to use her degrees to become a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner. OLAP and the Mexico Center would like to thank both Keila and Lynndi for all of their hard work. We wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors!
March 19, 2008: OLAP Presents Seminar entitled “The New Face of the Brazilian Economy and External Policy”
The Office for Latin American Programs, Brazilian Student Association, and the Department of Political Science present a seminar entitled “The New Face of the Brazilian Economy & External Policy” on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 from 3:00-4:30 p.m. in the Allen Building, room 2115. The featured seminar speaker Mr. Floriano Filho, a native of Brazil, is a 2007-2008 Fulbright/APSA Congressional Fellow. He is a senior journalist on leave from the Brazilian TV Senado (equivalent to C-SPAN 2) where he was a presenter and the editor-in-chief of a show on external policies. For more information, please contact Ms. Maria Alves at malves@tamu.edu.
March 11, 2008: Texas A&M Among Universities Featured in Hispanic Magazine
Texas A&M is again among the universities featured in Hispanic magazine’s annual listings of “The Best Colleges for Latinos.” "Once again this year we have looked at colleges and universities with strong national reputations in order to find the best colleges for Hispanic students,” notes Fernández Cendón, in the introduction for the overviews about the cited institutions. “Our aim was to find the schools that, in addition to sustaining a tradition of excellence, offer support and resources for groups underrepresented in higher education, Hispanics in particular.” She said factors included in the selection process were Hispanic student enrollment, graduation rates, financial aid resources, student-to-faculty ratios, acceptance rates and number of Hispanic faculty. Also, she said U.S. News & World Report, Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education and the College Board were used as resources. Other featured institutions include Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Stanford, MIT, Columbia, University of Chicago, Notre Dame, Georgetown and all five of the University of California campuses, along with Rice and The University of Texas at Austin. Contact: Lane Stephenson at (979) 845-4662 or l-stephenson@tamu.edu.
February 28, 2008: Dr. Gabriel Carranza Attends Energy Conference in Houston
On February 28th, Dr. Carranza attended the America’s Energy Future: Houston’s Presidential Summit hosted by the Greater Houston Partnership. The summit included featured energy experts from across the nation and addressed issues such as: “Supply Side Choices”; “Conservation and the Environment”; “Global Hydrocarbons”; and “Renewable Energy”. The summit will be useful in the development of the Office for Latin American Programs/Mexico Center’s upcoming programs that focus on U.S.-Latin America bilateral energy issues.
OLAP Offers Support for IPO Events
To follow-up from this year’s retreat, OLAP would like to offer support for upcoming IPO events. If interested in having an OLAP staff member support an upcoming event, please contact Keila Perez at kperez@ipomail.tamu.edu and we will confirm based on availability.
Past Programs of 2007
Past Programs of 2006