The Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE) and the Texas Engineering Foundation (TEF) will award approximately $100,000 in scholarships to college students attending at an ABET-accredited engineering program at a Texas college or university. To be considered for the scholarships, you must apply by January 15, 2010. Download an application form and a list of eligible universities from the TSPE website. The Greater Houston Chapter of TSPE also requires an essay on the topics provided in the application. Scholarship awardees will be notified by the end of February 2010. For more information about the scholarships, click here.
The Linda Lorelle Scholarship Fund is proud to announce its Sixth Annual College Preparatory Conference scheduled for Saturday, January 30, 2010. See Heavy Metal, a 1970 Chevelle owned by Richard and Jean Tapia, at AutoRama
Sunday, November 15th, is the next Bayou Bend Family Day. Come and volunteer with us! 
ALC received this notice of opportunity from Ariana Alvarado today:Are you an undergrad or grad student? Do you have an opinion? Do you love to write? Are you up on what's hot in entertainment, fashion, politics, college life and more? Are you passionate about the Latina community and cultura? Come and write for us!
This is an opportunity to write about issues affecting the Latina community on and off campus. Please submit a 500 word article and be sure to include a bio of yourself with: your name, age, college/university, major/minor, extracurricular activities and career goals. Please email administrator@educatedlatina.com. Thanks!
"I just got back from the national Hispanic Environmental Council Program in New Mexico and it was simply amazing! Our schedule was full: we did everything from camping next to a beautiful lake, to visiting the Los Alamos Laboratory where the first atomic bomb was created. The experience was wonderful and I definitely learned so much from the lectures/presentations, and the water, soil, vegetation, animals, and human impact field studies we conducted. We were able to visit many National Parks and hike all over New Mexico! I only wish that I could have stayed a while longer. Thank you Virginia [Baxt] for letting me know about the program. The bonds created there are going to last a lifetime and I hope that I will be able to get another internship with the people I met there. Thank you again."
Beginning December 1, 2009 through the second week in February, 2010, graduating high school seniors interested in the medical profession can apply to the Partnership for Primary Care Program at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine. This innovative program gives you the opportunity to pursue a medical degree without taking the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). While there are no shortcuts to a quality education, there is an alternative path to gaining entrance into medical school. The PPC program is designed to help qualified, dedicated young people get a foot in the door of the medical field and to eventually contribute to improving health care in parts of Texas that need it most.
The INSTITUTE OF HISPANIC CULTURE is celebrating EL DIA DE HISPANIDAD at Miller Outdoor Theater. This major annual event features some of the best dancers, music and performances from various Latin American countries.
Registration is now open for the Women's Energy Network's (WEN) Young Women Energized event on November 4, 2009.
Congratulations to ALC member Priscila Cevallos for being selected to participate in the National Hispanic Environmental Council's Youth Training Institute. The week long institute begins September 19, 2009 in beautiful northern New Mexico and is designed to train the environmental leaders of tomorrow. Our best wishes to Priscila!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 from 7:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.The Houston Food Bank will be hosting a month-long event spotlighting hunger. The theme and slogan for this year is Hunger Bites. There will be 30 food fairs going on throughout Houston on September 16, 2009.
The Ripley House on Navigation will be participating as a distribution site and is currently seeking volunteers to help. The tentative hours are from 7:00am – 2:00pm. For more information or to volunteer, contact Natalia at the Ripley House at nferreyra@Neighborhood-Centers.org. Adriana Sanchez will be carpooling, so if you need a ride, please contact her at asanchez@amigaslatinas4college.org.
A campus tour of Houston Baptist University is scheduled for Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Please RSVP to Adriana Sanchez by July 31 so that she may have a count of how many will attend. If we do not have enough people who RSVP, we will have to cancel the tour. 
ALC is offering a free yoga class for its members on Monday, August 24 at 5:30 p.m. at the Clay Road YMCA.
The College for All Texans website contains all the information you need to select the Texas university, college, junior college or technical school that’s best for you. It also contains tools to plan your education in detail. You can even apply to college online and apply for financial aid.
For those college-bound students looking for financial help, the search just got easier. As a service to the community, Rice University's Multicultural Community Relations, Public Affairs has created a Web site that contains a comprehensive list of scholarships available to local students.
Participating consulates include Colombia, Mexico and Costa Rica. Have fun and learn about other cultures in areas like art, music and food. Listen to great music and dance to the rhythm of different beats.
A campus tour of Rice University is scheduled for Wednesday, July 8 from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Please RSVP to Adriana Sanchez by June 30 so that she may have a count of how many will attend. If we do not have enough people who RSVP, we will have to cancel the tour.
A campus tour of St. Thomas University is scheduled for July 14 from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Please RSVP to Adriana Sanchez by July 10 so that she may have a count of how many will attend. If we do not have enough people who RSVP, we will have to cancel the tour.Come volunteer at the Museum of Fine Arts. It’s a Summertime Beach Party at the next Target Free First Sunday, July 5th. The MFAH needs volunteers, so if you want to be part of the fun, sign up ASAP.
Target Free First Sundays take place in the Audrey Jones Beck and Caroline Wiess Law buildings from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Volunteer shifts are from 12:30-3:00 p.m. and 2:30-5:00 p.m. You can sign up for one or both.
Young adults 13-17 are encouraged to volunteer (children's activities only).
Volunteers can help in one of two areas:
1. Children's activities: direct interaction with children and craft projects or
2. Directional assistance: volunteers are stationed at the museum entrances to welcome visitors.
If you would like to volunteer, please call 713-639-7507 or e-mail lgilmour@mfah.org with your name, desired time, and preferred assignment* (children's activities or directional assistance).
*While every effort will be made to accommodate volunteer assignment preferences, we may need to reassign volunteers to the areas of greatest need at the time of check-in. We appreciate your flexibility.
