Eighteen students from Central American and the Caribbean
need hosts for the first year (2012-13) of their two-year educational
commitment at Central Lakes College, Brainerd. The Business Management students
expect to arrive in early August and be enrolled toward Associate in Applied
Science degrees before returning to their homes with new leadership and
organizational skills. The students will be housed
together the second year in apartments near the campus. Nine male and nine female students
ages 18-23 were selected through the federal Scholarships for Education and
Economic Development (SEED) program. Erich Heppner, director of student life at CLC,
asks that families interested in hosting contact him at (218) 855-8260 or email
eheppner@clcmn.edu to discuss considerations for language, space,
transportation, and a monthly stipend.
Students selected for CLC:
Mexico – Kenia Yareli Curachure Mojica, 18; Tomas
Ruiz Enriquez, 19; Juana Maria Camacho Ortiz, 18; Rosenberg Rojas Ruiz, 19.
El
Salvador – Maria Hernandez, 19; Wilfredo Contreras, 18; Jose’ Navarro, 18.
Nicaragua – Jose’ Tijerino, 18; Roberto Gonzalez, 19; Jordana Zuniga, 20.
Guatemala – Lesvia Morales, 22; Edgar Rolando Tiu, 23.
Haiti –
Pierre Jn Baptiste, 22; Guerlin Bonamy, 22.
Dominican Republic – Nancy Melendez, 20; Rosa
Paulino, 23.
Honduras
– Leyla Castillo, 18; Joselyn Velasquez, 18.
Central Lakes College is the only
Minnesota school in 2012 to be funded by the U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID). The college received a $604,737 grant.
The SEED scholarships provide training to youth
and community leaders from economically disadvantaged and historically
under-served populations, including women and ethnic/indigenous groups. The
goal is to enable the students to become change agents in their countries’
development.
