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Engage with your peers. Meet other professionals concerned with pre-college programming and university-based youth outreach. Don't miss the 2014 Michigan Pre-College and Youth Outreach Conference, November 16-17, 2014 on the campus of Western Michigan University.
Register by Oct. 14
The theme of this year's conference is Youth2College: Providing Youth the Resources to Navigate the Pipeline. This year's Monday, November 17 keynote speaker will surely make this a conference to remember.
 Dr. Samuel Betances is a senior diversity consultant at Souder, Betances and Associates. He taught at the Chicago Teachers College (now, Northeastern Illinois University) for 25 years and continues to work with teachers today. As a biracial, bicultural, and bilingual citizen of the world, Dr. Samuel Betances has worked in all fifty states, all six U.S. territories, and in many other countries. After dropping out of high school as a youth, Dr. Betances went on to earn a doctorate degree from Harvard University. In addition to decades of university teaching, publishing, and consultantships with private and public organizations, Dr. Betances is now an honored Professor Emeritus, a consultant to presidents, managers, community groups, clergy members, educators, and a role model for youth. Read more.
I hope you'll join us for this exciting program.
Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you in November.
Dr. Erika Carr
2014 Steering Committee Chair
Division of Multicultural Affairs
Western Michigan University
Follow us on Twitter: @MIPreCollege, #Youth2College
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