SPC查韦斯三月经验5年版

2019年3月15日

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庆祝五周年的学生参与,圣. PHILIP’S COLLEGE ANNOUNCES 2019 CITY OF SAN ANTONIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ MARCH FOR JUSTICE INVITATIONS FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 

St. Philip’s 大学 students and faculty promote college completion as fifth-year participants in the 2019年圣安东尼奥csamar Chávez正义游行 这个月. 2019年的活动将于3月30日上午10点举行.m. 在瓜达卢佩街1301号的瓜达卢佩剧院., and all are welcome to join the college in the march that is an emerging traditional element of the St. 菲利普的大学经历.

The college will take time during the march this year to thank the community for serving as partners in such projects as helping St. Philip’s 大学 bring a 2018 Governor’s Award for Performance Excellence to 圣安东尼奥, helping to return a combined $24 million to the bank accounts of 圣安东尼奥 students, residents and small business owners from 2016-2018 as part of its free federal income tax preparation service, upgrading 圣安东尼奥’s $4 billion tourism community through the 2018 construction underway of a $30 million Tourism, 酒店和烹饪艺术卓越中心, and employing the recent record numbers of graduates from the college that is a 2018-2019 nationally rated leader in graduating students of color. This is all in support of aspirations of the march listed on one of the march 网页s: to encourage youth of our community to engage in civic participation; advocate for social and economic justice; and graduate from college. Keep an eye out for further details that will be announced and updated online in coming weeks, 组织者本周分享了.

The observance is of interest to all serving, giving back and celebrating education with St. 菲利普学院作为2019年的目的地. The Chavez march route begins at the intersection of Guadalupe St. 和南布拉索斯街. 游行者向东行进到圣罗莎大街.在圣罗莎大街向北走. 致凯撒·E. 查韦斯大街. 然后在塞萨尔·查韦斯大道向东拐. 到弗洛雷斯街. 然后游行队伍向北行进到商业街.沿着商业街走. 到阿拉莫街. 直到游行在阿拉莫结束.

Led by members of the college’s Future United Latino Leaders for Change student organization, 20 SPC students and faculty members usually participate in the march honoring the ideals of the revered civil rights leader and co-organized by members of the César Chávez Legacy and Educational Foundation and the YES WE CAN Campaign.

St. Philip’s 大学 student body interest in Chávez increased when college Student Government Association leaders made college history by organizing the college's first formal participation of 20 students in the city’s 2014 march and 40 students in the 2015 march. 大学 students and employees marched along the route from the intersection of Guadalupe St. 和布拉索斯街. 去阿拉莫. 2018年的活动主题是“为教育架起桥梁”, 非暴力, and Social Justice and the 2019 theme is Voices and Votes for Education, 社会正义和平等.

The student-led initiative aspires to raise awareness for basic American ideals and college completion, 这是组织者和圣. 菲利普学院,以及圣. 菲利普的大学 students in previous marches can be found at the official 网页 for the march co-sponsored by the city and the Cesar E. 查韦斯遗产和教育基金会 http://www.ceclef.org/.

For full details on the college’s observance to include partnering in or scaling up college participation, 服务卓越, contact college march program co-chairs John Martin (director of student conduct and Title IX programs) at jmartin139@ngskmc-eis.net 和鲁本·格雷罗(高级多媒体专家) rguerrero@ngskmc-eis.net. 参观凯撒博物馆. 查维斯遗产与教育基金会网页 http://ceclef.org/what-we-do/march-for-justice/, and find previous college marchers at 图像 3 of 8 on the event 网页.

CAPTION:圣. 菲利普的大学 students giving back as participants at City of 圣安东尼奥 César Chávez 3月 for Justice programs are a reminder that the next march date is 3月 30. (程控图片)