FYI - Best Regards, Karen P. Hoskins Assistant Dean College of Education and Human Development Office of the Dean T: 210.458.4480 From: Debbie (Howard) Rappaport Subject: An invitation for the launch of “Acceso Latino” on September 29, 2014 Good Morning, Dr. Romo’s office received the following invitation from The Cisneros Center and American Sunrise in collaboration with The Carlos Slim Foundation. Please forward to your faculty and students who may be interested in attending this event. Thank you, John H. Frederick Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs You are invited to the launch of “Acceso Latino,” a free website created by the Carlos Slim Foundation to provide the U. S. Hispanic community easy access to content about education, healthcare, and job training. Representatives like yourself from over fifty educational organizations are being invited to the official launch that will include a demonstration of the website’s capabilities on September 29 at 10:00 A.M., at the University of Texas at San Antonio, 501 Cesar Chavez Boulevard in the Buena Vista Theatre. The Cisneros Center and American Sunrise in collaboration with The Carlos Slim Foundation, has identified a number of areas critical to long-term success and will provide free of charge Spanish modules in each of these critical areas. Online job training for in-demand employment, GED preparation classes and online courses from elementary to university level provided by Khan Academy, Harvard, Stanford and Mexico’s National University and courses to learn English, American History, Civics and Financial planning will all be presented in an easy to use format, complete with videos that walk users of any skill level through a step-by-step process. This launch will give you the opportunity to learn about this new exciting interactive website. We look forward to your participation in this informative event. Please send your RSVP to Andrea Sotello asotello@cityview.com<mailto:asotello@cityview.com> or call her at 210-228-9574. Sincerely, Henry Cisneros Chairman [CV Logo] 210-228-9574 210-228-9914 Fax 454 Soledad, Suite 300 San Antonio, TX 78205 ________________________________ Important Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. Your acceptance of this communication constitutes your agreement to keep this communication confidential.