After three years of growing by leaps and bounds, HSC’s Leadership Development Seminar grew into a full-blown Scholar Leadership Conference in 2009.  The conference is a series of premiere training sessions designed to fully equip the students HSC serves with the tools to succeed in college and beyond. Committed to offering more than financial assistance, HSC sees the conference as an opportunity to provide essential training ensuring a pipeline of success.  The three-day event encompasses the core pillars of the organization: leadership, professionalism, academic success, collaboration and philanthropy.

30 professionals joined over 60 scholarship recipients and finalists for a social etiquette luncheon officially kicking off the conference.  Chairman Victor G. Carrillo, Chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission, greeted the guests and shared his inspiring message with them.  Following the Chairman, Susan Brown, Assistant Dean for Development and & Alumni Affairs for The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, led everyone through a hands-on social etiquette training over a four-course meal.

Over 70 scholarship recipients and finalists joined more than 20 presenters for the second day of the conference.  Students participated in sessions about presenting the professional, civic engagement, résumés and interviewing skills, leveraging professional resources, securing internships, pursuing graduate studies and a special keynote address on life leadership by Sylvia Acevedo, President & Founder of CommuniCard, LLC and member of the HSC Board of Directors.  The group reconvened on the last day for sessions about the critical choices in our lives, philanthropy, leadership and team-building.

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Many thanks to these professionals for their time and expertise: