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Utah Public Radio Monday, Jul. 16, 2018
First Latinos-In-Action Boot Camp Hosted by Utah State University
A Latino youth leadership boot camp is taking place for the first time at Utah State University. The university is joining Latinos-in-Action, a national organization working to encourage Latino youth to consider pursuing higher education. Celina Wille works with USU’s youth extension programs to connect the Cache Valley community with resources like Latinos in Action to increase the number of Latino college graduates in Utah. ... Wille was on a video call with USU President Noelle Cockett when she shared the idea about working with the university to hold the boot camp.“We didn’t know how it would look like or who would do what, but President Cockett said, ‘I am all for it. You all plan the nuts and bolts,'" Wille said. ... Latinos in Action is a nonprofit organization set up to prepare Latino students to attend college, develop leadership skills, and increase their rate of literacy. ... The upcoming boot camp offers participants to mentor with Latino USU alumni to help forge a clearer pathway to college. ... The group of 120 students will gather in Logan Tuesday.