Have you seen a strange young man walking around? Don’t be alarmed! He’s our new Director of Recruitment and Outreach, Agustin Cervantes. Please stop by his temporary cubicle on the 3rd floor, next to Jesse Rizzo and introduce yourself. AGUSTIN! WELCOME!!
Did you come in this morning missing your burrito? (I sure did!) Heavenly Brew will be closed this week as Teresa is preparing her marketing campaign and will have a long awaited, formal grand opening on August 4th. Look for some surprises!
Congratulations to all GED and Computer Skills students! With hard work and making time from work and family, they completed their courses and received their certificates on Thursday. What an accomplishment and what a great time had by all!
UNIVISION, AL DESPERTAR! Will be on campus on Thursday, July 31st. They will be interviewing Faculty, Staff and Students for a program that will be about NHU. It will be in Spanish so if you have a good word to put in, please step up to the mic!
LIBRARY NEWS
The library is selling used textbooks & books in Spanish for 25 cents each! Now is the time to help the Library and widen your horizons!
Don’t forget to stop by and check out the Town Hall Meeting informative boards. See our successes!
CALLING ALL STUDENTS!! (FACULTY…MAKE SURE TO SHARE WITH YOUR NEW STUDENTS)
Fifteen NHU students served as student ambassadors last year. Our ambassadors received a full scholarship for tuition in exchange for ten hours service to the university per week. The program involved all three floors of the university. The Office of Financial Aid monitored the awards, the Scholarship Committee provided oversight, and Michael Ramirez and Tony Fuentes managed the assignments. Each ambassador was assigned to a faculty or staff member to serve the required hours. Ten of the fifteen students improved their GPA’s while serving as ambassadors, and the other five maintained their already high GPA’s. The ambassadors served NHU in the following ways:
1. Served in the President’s Office
2. Worked in the library
3. Coached the debate team
4. Participated in college fairs
5. Gave high school presentation
6. Served at university events
7. Gave campus tours
8. Assisted with helping students apply to university
9. Held their own workshop for the ALAS Conference
10. Served as models for NHU collateral
11. Spoke about their experience at NHU at various functions
12. Helped out with the Upward Bound program
13. Attended Workshops
The university will continue the program for the next academic year (2008-2009). Let Takeo Kubo know if you are interested in participating, either as a student or faculty/staff. A special thanks to Michael Ramirez who suggested the program in order to help students work fewer hours off campus to pay for their educations. The idea worked!TRiO / Pre-COLLEGE
We are currently recruiting new students for the 2008-2009 academic year. Please refer new and or transfer students to our office to learn about the program services. For more information contact Martha Escalera at (408) 273-2709, or maescalera@nhu.edu.
Freshman Orientation July 30th from 10am -2pm in Library. Stop and welcome all Freshman. They are now part of our FAMILIA.
NHU EVENTS
Come to campus on August 2nd for a KERMESS on Bustos Plaza. There will be Mexican food (tortas, tacos, tamales, tinga) and some wonderful entertainment, including our own BREEANNIA DALTON, Geneva Smith’s daughter. Come and cheer her on! The event is ongoing from 9:00 am – 8:00 pm. Hope to see you here!
On that same day, San Jose Hispanic Employee's Association of PG&E will be in one of our classrooms for their scholarship ceremony.
