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Juana Bordas speaks at SLCC

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Working Together in the Multi Cultural Age
August 29, 2012 Open to the public
Taylorsville Redwood Campus
Student Center, Oak Room, 9:30 to 10:30 AM

Book Signing: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Salsa, Soul, and Spirit: Leadership for a Multicultural Age

SLCC Student Conversation
12:30 to 4:00 PM
For SLCC students only
 Teaching a diverse group of students to understand each other’s style of leadership and how they can work together.

Juana Bordas was the first president and CEO of the National Hispana Leadership Institute and founder of Mi Casa Women’s Center in Denver, Colorado. Her work has had a positive impact in Asian, African American and Native American communities, in addition to the Latino and Hispanic communities.

Her book Salsa, Soul, and Spirit: Leadership for a Multicultural Age won the 2008 International Latino Book Award for best leadership/business book and puts forth a socially responsible model that resonates with America’s growing diversity. Bordas’ book was chosen as the Book of the Year to read by the President’s Leadership Institute for the 2011-2012 school year.

This speaking engagement is sponsored by:

American Indian Student Leadership
Asian Student Association
Black Student Union
Hispanic Latino Club
Multicultural Initiatives Department
PUA Club
Sociology Department
Student Life & Leadership

For more information contact:
Arts and Cultural Events
Bordas Committee
801-957-4954
Salt Lake Community College

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