{"id":7091,"date":"2015-02-16T10:58:14","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T10:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/?p=7091"},"modified":"2024-01-30T09:41:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T14:41:50","slug":"spc-travels-to-the-united-states-hispanic-leadership-institute-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/spc-travels-to-the-united-states-hispanic-leadership-institute-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"SPC travels to the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/image1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7096 alignright\" alt=\"image1\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/image1.jpg\" width=\"352\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a>From February 12-15, 2015, a group of six students from the Latinos United Club at the Tarpon Springs Campus participated in the annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ushli.org\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USHLI conference<\/a> in Chicago, Illinois. Attendees were able to participate in very interesting sessions and forums as well as listen to speeches from very well-known Hispanic political figures such as Bill Richardson, Henry Cisneros, and Antonio Villarraigosa.<\/p>\n<p>Roxana Levin, faculty on the trip, recounted, \u201cMost importantly, I was very proud of bringing such a wonderful group of students who represented St. Petersburg College among 1500 students and advisors\/faculty from around the country.\u00a0It was an amazing experience of leadership and networking\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Leylin Alvarez, a Latinos United Club Member who attended the conference said that, \u201cIt [the conference] was amazing!!&#8230; Every trip with SPC has taught me that no matter where you are from, life will guide you where you belong. I don&#8217;t know where my final destination is but I can truly say that Latinos United, SGA and USHLI have gave me the most valued experiences in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The students, along with Roxana Levin and Dr. Juan, are shown in the picture above. The students who attended the conference include: Leylin Alvarez, Reldys Romero, Alyssa Fonseca, Sarah Mazzeo, Josue Isaola, and Juan Oquendo.<\/p>\n<p>Roxana Levin also leads a Study Abroad trip to Spain through SPC! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/spain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> for more information!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From February 12-15, 2015, a group of six students from the Latinos United Club at the Tarpon Springs Campus participated in the annual USHLI conference in Chicago, Illinois. 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