Friday, June 16, 2006
Highlights
The countdown to the LARES 2006 Summer Success Seminar has come to the final minutes.
Dr. Leonard Ramirez, Director of LARES, conducts a meeting with the teaching staff of the Success Seminar.
LARES counselor Alicia Rodriguez explains some of the financial options to one of the Success Seminar students and her father.
LARES Assistant Director Luis Duarte heads out the office door, soon to make his way down to the Family Orientation.
Students and family members begin to gather in the UIC SSB Atrium, just outside the conference rooms.
Areli Castañeda , Onintze Zenarutzabeitia and Claudia Tiscareno set up the registration table, organizing the paperwork and other important items.
Because the Family Orientation meeting began around dinner time, the leadership at LARES arranged for the UIC Catering Service to provide delicious food items
One of the attendees helps himself to the offerings.
Here we see 1999 Summer Bridge and 2005 UIC alumnus Julio with his sister Elsa!
Luis Duarte chats with one of the attendees.
Dr. Leonard Ramirez, Director of LARES, oversaw the proceedings and met with parents and students.
LARES counselor Claudia Tiscareno answers some questions before the actual meeting begins.
LARES Counselor Alfredo Estrada checks out the brand new LARES digital camera while Areli Castañeda waits for the families to begin moving into the conference rooms.
Onintze Zenarutzabeitia, Areli Castañeda, and Jesus Antonio Laurel work hard at the registration desk, trying to make sure late arrivers are checked in.
The once empty conference room suddenly fills up with parents, students, and other family members.
Julio looks around the room, perhaps remembering his Family Orientation Night experience from 1999.
Areli Castañeda and Claudia Tiscareno conduct the meeting for those families wishing to hear the message in Spanish.
As can be seen, the Spanish language session was quite popular and heavily attended.
LARES Counselor Alicia Rodriguez conducts the Family Orientation for those families wishing to hear the presentation in English.
As can be seen from the smiling faces, the families appreciated what was Alicia was telling them.
Next up was LARES Assistant Director Luis Duarte. Because of the unusually hot weather this day, the conference rooms were quite warm. To make the rooms more comfortable, the overhead lights were dimmed, hence the dark pictures that follow.
Former Summer Bridge student and current UIC Senior Class student Rudy Aguilar offered insights on the UIC experience from a students perspective.
Just as soon as it began, the Family Orientation was over. Monday, June 19th, 2006, would see prospective students become members of the UIC family. Their adventure is about to begin....
In attendance are English Session instructors Ixtaccihuatl J. Menchaca, Douglas A. Guerra, and Math Session instructors Antonio A. Vasquez, and me, Terry Mankus!
I'm not in the picture because I'm the website cameraman and take most of the pictures. :-)
chicken sandwiches, beef sandwiches, ham sandwiches, meatballs, and other items.
Elsa is continuing the family tradition at UIC by attending the 2006 Summer Success Seminar.
