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Herzing
University–Toledo to hosts Latino Career Day
On Friday, March 1, 2013,
9:30AM to noon, Herzing University-Toledo hosts this
year’s Latino Career Day in conjunction with Toledo
Public Schools. Approximately 150 TPS high school students
will be exposed to a variety of careers through presentations
delivered by local Latino professionals. Among the career
fields represented will be firefighter, police officer, lawyer,
government official, graphic designer, skilled trades, health
care, educator, and business owner/entrepreneur.
“While we reach out to all
segments of the Northwest Ohio community, this is a special
opportunity to directly reach an underserved population of
students,” said Herzing University- Toledo Campus President
Greg Guzmán, a Toledo native and the region’s only Latino
campus president. “The sooner and more often we expose kids to
potential careers, the bigger the impact we can have on their
futures.”
Many of these career
fields match up well with the areas of study available at
Herzing University- Toledo, located at Hill and Reynolds
Streets, which include public safety, technology, business,
health care, and graphic design. The idea behind such an event
is to expose students to available careers so they might make
education decisions related to preparing for a career of
interest. Such events can encourage completion of a diploma and
post-secondary education and combat a long-standing high school
drop-out rate among Latinos.
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