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“La experiencia de avanzar las destrezas de lenguaje de un estudiante forma gran parte de su éxito académico , social y profesional.”

“Después de esta experiencia los estudiantes se sienten más cómodos en ambientes sumamente competitivos, sus expectativas aumentan, expanden su conocimiento del mundo que los rodea, y adquieren una nueva apreciación por la comunidad latina.”

“Proveemos a jóvenes inteligentes e innovadores con una plataforma comunitaria para concebir el futuro y empezar a verse a sí mismos como futuros líderes de la comunidad latina.”

“Los alumnos de NHI acuden a la universidad a una tasa de 98% y muchos se destinan a las mejores universidades de los Estados Unidos y Latinoamérica.”

¿TE INTERESA EL GRAN DEBATE?

Los interesados deben de:

* Estar inscritos en ogrado9 “freshman.”

* O Aplicar en www.nhi-net.org entregar una solicitud con el cargo

de procedimiento de US$20 a nombre de "NHI" y enviar a:

P.O. Box 220, Maxwell, TX 78656, USA.

* Entregar una copia de su última boleta de calificaciones con un

promedio de al menos 3.0/4.0 (o escala 85/100; 8.5/10).

* Entregar el y formulario médico el formulario de permiso de padres

para las fechas designadas.

* para el trámite dePagar US$20 procedimiento de aplicación.

*Escoger el Programa. Los debates son en inglés. Para los alumnos de lengua nativa español, deben estar

preparados para debatir y discutir en inglés. Sin embargo, el programa

Gran Debate del Noreste en Villanova ofrece algunas

competencias en español.

“Los supervisores del programa son administradores de proyecto y

directores educacionales que han sido certificados por NHI.”

“Requerimos que todo nuestro personal de voluntarios se someta a

un detallado rastreo de antecedentes antes de ser

aprobados para participar.”

Fecha Límite de Inscripción30 de Noviembre 2014

Smart and forward-looking high

school freshmen annually gather in

partner universities of the National

Hispanic Institute to compete in a

communications debate experience

called the Great Debate. Every

summer five sites and 1,000 high

achieving students address the

challenges of a modern-day Latino

community. They enjoy extended

friendships beyond their high schools

that include peers who all plan to

pursue college after high school.

Students from across the American

Mid-Atlantic, New England states and

parts of Latin America convene at

Villanova University in Philadelphia for

the Northeast Great Debate. For

almost twelve summers, our

Northeastern students have convened

with peers from Latin America and the

Caribbean, particularly from Puerto

Rico, Mexico, Panama, and the

Dominican Republic, for this

experience. The Northeast Great

Debate is an exchange of cultures

and traditions that engages

participants in global vision building

experiences. Located in the

picturesque Pennsylvania "Main Line,”

Villanova has been NHI's longest

standing partner in the East Coast

and is situated next to some of the

nation's top colleges and universities.

HOST COLLEGE

Villanova University, near

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will for ththe 12 year in a row, act as the host

site for 150 Northeast Great Debate

students. Every year Villanova opens

the doors of its 260-acre campus to

NHI students, and continues to serve

many of them throughout their

undergraduate studies. This Catholic

liberal arts institution is rooted in the

ideals of truth, unity and love; and a

community dedicated to service to

others. NHI shares in this mission,

and was proud to award Villanova the

2010 College of the Year Award at its

annual international conference,

Celebración. Villanova University

invites Great Debate participants to

spend six days on its campus to live

the college experience first hand.

For students who reside in one of the

aforementioned regions of the

Northeast, we strongly urge you to

take full advantage of this opportunity,

continue to develop yourselves

intellectually, and surround yourselves

with the caliber of peers who are also

on a success journey in life.

Students who gain admission to the

Northeast Great Debate receive

training under the supervision of NHI-

trained Education Directors. These

professionals and other NHI staff train

returning high school and college

student volunteers who previously

attended as participants and who

comprise the core staff of each

program. All volunteers and

consultants are required to undergo

detailed background checks prior to

participating. For the Northeast Great

Debate - No prior training is required

of participants. Instead, student

development takes place in

concentrated form once on campus.

Participants are required to pay a

student registration fee of US$620.

This does not include the cost of

transportation to and from the Great

Debate, which may be organized by

parent volunteers or school officials.

All students are required to purchase

their own copy of the book, Third stReality: Crafting a 21 Century Latino

Agenda. This text may be purchased

for less than $12 through

Smashwords.com or Amazon.com.

STUDENT TRAINING AND SUPERVISION

PRESENTING THE 2015 NORTHEAST GREAT DEBATE

BENEFITS ENJOYED BY GREAT DEBATE STUDENTS

Students who participate in learning experiences of the National Hispanic

Institute invariably find themselves having several advantages over their peers.

Advanced language skills play a big part in their academic achievement and test

scores on college admission tests. However, the impact of NHI programs goes

much further. Students feel comfortable in highly competitive environments.

Their self-expectations increase and they expand their knowledge of the world

around them. They especially gain a new-found appreciation for the Latino

community as a growing and important population. The academic caliber of their

peer group also heightens, as do their social networks as they prepare to venture

into the world of college. No better investment can be made by either schools or

parents than in encouraging their students to attend the Great Debate.

For students who reside in regions of

the Northeast and Latin America, we

strongly urge you to take full

advantage of this opportunity,

continue to develop yourselves

intellectually, and surround yourselves

with the caliber of peers who are also

on a success journey in life.

The Northeast Great Debate is

designed as an early learning

experience that introduces young

people to the world of leadership as

Latinos continue growing to a

population of one in three Americans

by 2050. Through this growth period,

one of our chief priorities is to identify

potential future leaders and engage

them in learning experiences that

expand their knowledge of the Latino

community not only throughout the

U.S., but also in Latin America. In the

Great Debate, increasing the

student's communication

effectiveness is our and principle

goal.

Early Admissions: Sept. 1–Oct. 15

Regular Admissions: Oct. 16–Nov. 30

Late Admissions: Dec. 1–Capacity

Students may by APPLY ONLINE

going to www.nhi-net.org and

selecting “Apply to a Program”

under “Quick Links.” Select “Great

Debate.”

-OR-

Students may print out and submit

PAPER APPLICATIONS by going

to www.nhi-net.org, under the

“Programs” tab, then “Forms” and

“2015 Program Applications.”

Submission of a full paper

application with a $20 Student

Processing Fee can be sent to:

NHI, P.O. Box 220, Maxwell, TX

78656 USA. For

FEDEX/UPS/DHL, ship to: NHI,

472 FM 1966, Maxwell, TX, 78656,

USA. 512-357-6137.

Attachments (online) or copy

(mail/fax) of the student's last

REPORT CARD indicating a minimal

85/100 (or equivalent) grade point

average in core subject matter. NHI

accepts final report cards from the

eighth grade year for students who

have not yet received their first six or

nine week freshman year report card.

Attachment (online) or copy (mail/fax)

of the signed 2015 Parent Release &

Financial Policy by parents/guardian

that indicate the family's willingness to

pay the registration fees by the

required deadlines using NHI's

indicated methods of payment.

Attachment (online) or copy (mail/fax)

of the signed 2015 Medical

Authorization & Waiver of Liability by

the parents/guardian that allows NHI

to seek medical treatment for students

in an emergency.

Indication of the student's PROGRAM

CHOICE* in the application as the

“ .”Northeast Great Debate

SCHOOL FUNDING SUPPORT

ENROLLING IN THE GREAT DEBATE

To apply to the Northeast Great Debate

in 2015, an applicant must be a 2014-

2015 high school freshman and hold at

least (85/100 scale; 8.5/10 scale;

3.75/5 (weighted); 3.0/4.0

(unweighted)) in core subject matter.

Other are as follows:REQUIREMENTS

In some cases parents of admitted

students may seek financial support

from their respective schools, districts,

charter or private schools that their

children attend.

districts that have in the past provided

students with support include All

Hallows HS, the School District of

Philadelphia, Geneva City Schools,

LEAP Academy and others. Parents

may inquire with NHI headquarters for more information.

Application Deadlines

Northeast school

PAYMENT PROCESS

The 6-day Great Debate rate is $620, which includes a $20 application processing fee. This amount covers meals, housing, materials, and the tuition. Once the student receives notice of admission via email, s/he has 10 days to make a $100 security deposit. The final tuition of $500 is due within 30 days of receiving the deposit. Accepted applicants who cannot meet the payment deadlines should immediately contact us.

Each program of NHI, beginning with the Great Debate

for ninth grade youth, the Lorenzo de Zavala Youth

Legislative Session for sophomores, and the Collegiate

World Series for juniors, has been carefully designed to

provide students with particular skill development and

capacity building. Programs for college students and

alumni can be found online at www.nhi-net.org.

Nearly 100,000 students have attended NHI programs,

beginning with the first 90 in 1981 and now 3,000 who

come from throughout the United States and Puerto

Rico, with several Latin American/Caribbean countries

that today include Mexico, Panama, Argentina, and the

Dominican Republic. NHI is privileged to play a role in

educating an alumni base that produces a 98% college

enrollment rate (90% in four-year institutions), a 90%

college completion rate in less than five years, and a 67%

rate of enrollment in advanced degrees.

Thousands of volunteers and professionals have

developed the Institute, beginning with the leadership of

Ernesto Nieto's wife, Gloria de León, popularly known

around NHI circles as the chief architect of the LDZ.

Others have also played vital roles that include a highly

active board of trustees comprised mainly of former

participants. Over 1,000 alumni also volunteer their time

to administer the organization's 15 national/international

summer and fall projects, not to mention the services and

leadership of NHI alumni known as local Project

Administrators, some of which have participated for over

18 years. Finally, we can never say enough about our

College Register consortium (www.nhicr.org) of four-

year colleges and universities and in particular, our

annual college campus hosts. These institutions include

the University of Rochester, Colorado State University,

Our Lady of the Lake University, Cabrini College, the

University of North Texas, the City of Knowledge,

Elmhurst College, Augustana College, Villanova

University, the University of Texas, Austin College, the

University of San Diego, and the University of Tampa.

Without the contributions and support of these

institutions of higher learning and volunteers, leadership

programs like those conducted by NHI would not be

possible.

For your information, we are including the colleges and

universities that annually act as our members. Parents

and school administrators who wish to learn more from

NHI headquarters should write to us at NHI, P.O. Box

220, Maxwell, Texas 78656 or info@nhimail.com or

Louis Tijerina at 512.357.6137.

NHI LEARNING PLATFORMS

Abilene Christian UniversityAmherst CollegeArcadia UniversityAurora UniversityAustin CollegeBates CollegeBaylor UniversityCabrini CollegeCarnegie Mellon UniversityColby CollegeColorado State UniversityColorado State University - PuebloConcordia University ChicagoCornell UniversityDrake UniversityDrexel UniversityEarlham CollegeEmory UniversityFerris State UniversityFlorida Atlantic UniversityFlorida International UniversityHoward Payne UniversityIllinois Wesleyan UniversityIndiana University of PennsylvaniaIowa State UniversityLoyola University ChicagoMarquette UniversityMiami UniversityMissouri University of Science and TechnologyNew Mexico State UniversityNew York UniversityNorth Park UniversityNortheastern UniversityNorthwestern UniversityOberlin CollegeOur Lady of the Lake UniversityPitzer CollegeSaint Louis UniversitySchreiner UniversitySimmons CollegeSmith CollegeSouthwestern UniversitySt. Edward's UniversityTexas A&M UniversityTexas Christian UniversityTexas Tech UniversityThe George Washington UniversityThe University of ChicagoThe University of Texas Pan AmericanTrinity CollegeUniversity of ArkansasUniversity of HoustonUniversity of New MexicoUniversity of North TexasUniversity of Northern ColoradoUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of RochesterUniversity of San DiegoUniversity of TampaUniversity of Texas at AustinUniversity of Texas at Austin Army ROTCUniversity of Texas at TylerVillanova UniversityWabash CollegeWashington University in St. LouisWheaton CollegeXavier UniversityYale University

2014-2015 COLLEGE REGISTER MEMBERS

www.nhicr.org

Villanova University, a co-educational

Roman Catholic institution, was founded

by the Order of Saint Augustine in 1842

in Villanova, Pennsylvania. A premier

institution of higher education, Villanova

provides a comprehensive education

rooted in the liberal arts; a shared

commitment to the Augustinian ideals of

truth, unity and love; and a community

dedicated to service to others.

A wide variety of undergraduate and

graduate degree programs are offered

through the University's four colleges:

the College of Liberal Arts and

Sciences, the Villanova School of

Business, the College of Engineering

and the College of Nursing, as well as

the Villanova School of Law. With a total

enrollment that surpasses 10,000

undergraduate, graduate and law

students, Villanova is the oldest and

largest Catholic university in the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Villanova is just 12 miles/20 kilometers

west of Philadelphia, the fifth-largest city

in the US and the second-largest on the

East Coast. Philadelphia offers

something for everyone: a world-class

art museum, many historic sites, a great

restaurant scene, performing arts and a

wide spectrum of colorful

neighborhoods and scenic walks. And if

you are a sports fan, grab tickets to see

a Phillies, Eagles, Sixers or Flyers

game. For a complete list of events and

activities visit Around Philly.

“Cada año 3,000 estudiantes vienen de todo EEUU y varios países latinoamericanos como México, Panamá y la República Dominicana.”

“98% de nuestros estudiantes matriculan a la universidad.”

“90% de nuestros estudiantes completan sus estudios universitarios en menos de 5 años.”

“67% prosiguen con estudios avanzados en múltiples áreas y disciplinas.”

“Más de 1,000 ex alumnos de NHI contribuyen anualmente para administrar los 15 proyectos nacionales e internacionales de verano.”

¿QUE TE OFRECE EL INSTITUTO NACIONAL HISPANO?

“Sólo los alumnos más talentosos de noveno grado

están invitados a participar en el Gran Debate.”

“Como futuros líderes, los retamos a afrontar los temas

más relevantes que enfrenta la comunidad latina. “

“Identificamos a futuros líderes y los involucramos en

discusiones que extienden su conocimiento de la comunidad latina en los Estados Unidos y

Latinoamérica.”

“El Gran Debate aumenta la efectividad en comunicación de

los participantes mediante la formación de equipos, el hablar

en público, el escribir y presentar ideas en

competencias.”

“Muchos ex-alumnos atribuyen una alta motivación hacia el

éxito a su participación en NHI.”