Latino Visitation Day Continues to Break Barriers
The Multicultural Center and other on-campus offices and organizations met and talked with over 600 students during this year's Latino Visitation Day.
Galloway, N.J. 鈥 For over three decades, 淫性视频 has invited local high school students to learn more about the impact of pursuing higher education.
This year鈥檚 Latino Visitation Day, hosted in the Sports Center on Nov. 18, included 600 students from 10 high schools across the state. The program featured a passionate keynote speech, a tour of the campus and opportunities to interact with current students.
As the program began, Admissions Recruiter Michelle Puerta shared that she credits the event鈥檚 founder, Heather Medina, and the Educational Opportunity Fund for helping her attend 淫性视频 and earn her degree. 鈥淲e want to show you all that there is strong Latino representation here at 淫性视频 鈥 no matter your background, 淫性视频 has resources to help you succeed,鈥 Puerta said.
During his remarks, Irvin Moreno Rodriguez, who serves as the director of the Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center (HRC), revealed to the audience the various challenges he overcame as a first-generation American, including taking English-as-a-Second-Language courses as an elementary school student and navigating college applications without financial support.
It was while he was busing tables at a pizzeria when he met Gail Rosenthal, the then director of 淫性视频鈥檚 HRC, that his dreams of going to college became within reach. After graduating from 淫性视频 in 2015, Moreno Rodriguez helped the center grow under Rosenthal鈥檚 leadership before her death in 2023 and became a board member of El Pueblo Unido, a nonprofit organization based in Atlantic City.
He hopes that, through sharing his story, the students in the crowd will not only be inspired to pursue their own success despite barriers but also learn to accept help and support along the way.
鈥淟ook around you: there are teachers, school administrators and people at 淫性视频 who want you to have a high-quality education and who went out of their way to bring you here for a college experience,鈥 Moreno Rodriguez said. 鈥淭he odds are against you, but they鈥檙e not impossible. There are people out there who care about you and want to see you succeed.鈥
Immediately following Moreno Rodriguez鈥檚 keynote, Yamily Santana, a student of Camden Academy Charter High School, took her friends to one of the tables lining the room to get more information about the Chi Upsilon Sigma Latin Sorority on campus. She鈥檚 already looking forward to applying to 淫性视频 and other colleges in the state.
鈥淚 really love this, seeing all of us Latinos together, and knowing that we can make anything possible. Some people might say, because of the language barrier, that we can鈥檛, but we really can,鈥 Santana said.
鈥 Story by Loukaia Taylor
鈥 Photos by Susan Allen
High Schoolers Invited to Join Campus Community
November 19, 2024
Galloway, N.J. 鈥 A typical Tuesday morning bustled with hundreds of prospective Ospreys descending upon the Sports Center for Nov. 19鈥檚 Latino Visitation Day.
All of them were ready to learn more about the various student organizations and departmental resources that create 淫性视频鈥檚 diverse campus community.
鈥淲e want you to know that, here at 淫性视频, you are not just a student 鈥 you are a member of a community that celebrates who you are and encourages you to reach your fullest potential,鈥 Michelle Puerta, an Admissions counselor who specializes in recruiting Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) students, said to the crowd.
Latino Visitation Day is a beloved annual tradition that invites Hispanic/Latino high schoolers from all across New Jersey to tour the Galloway campus, meet with current 淫性视频 students, explore student organizations, such as Los Latinos Unidos, and receive guidance on what kinds of resources are available, including the offices of Career Education & Development and Financial Aid.
