A preliminary schedule has been published for the 2017 César E. Chávez Leadership Conference.
Visit the Conference Schedule page to view and download the schedule.
2017 Conference Planning
Planning for the 27th annual Cesar E. Chavez Leadership Conference is underway. Approximately 1800 students attended the 2016 Conference and the 2017 CECLC event student attendance is expected to top 2100! Please keep an eye on CECLC.org for updates. We will post information on this site as it becomes available.
Portland Timbers Reportero Program
2016 Portland Timbers Reportero Program
Applications are Now Available Online !
Reportero Bilingüe is a community program designed to encourage bilingual youth to be proud of their heritage and language.
Students are nominated by their teachers and then apply to have the opportunity to interview a Portland Timbers player, Portland Thorns player or a member of the coaching staff. Following the interview, the selected students are required to write a report about the experience in English and Spanish that will be posted on the Portland Timbers website and social media outlets.
To be eligible, students are required to complete the application form, be nominated by a teacher/counselor and attend one of the participating schools of the César E. Chávez Leadership Conference.
The deadline for submitting applications is January 15, 2016.
Applications can be found on the CECLC website at www.cecleadershipconference.org/portland-timbers-reportero-program.
The Alliance Announces Partnership with CECLC !
The César E. Chávez Leadership Conference (CECLC), a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is please to share the news that The Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges & Universities has announced they will be covering one-half the cost of the 2016 CECLC College Fair registration fee for Alliance schools. Alliance colleges and universities can now register online for the March 4th 2016 College fair. A statement from The Alliance follows.
We have an opportunity again in 2016 to reach out to young people attending the César E. Chåvez Leadership Conference. The 2016 conference will be held on March 4 at Western Oregon University.
The Alliance will again extend an offer to cover 50% of the registration fee for Alliance colleges and universities who participate in the 2016 CECLC. The registration fee is $300 per college/university. Click here for more information and to register.
This conference is open to Latino high school students from Multnomah, Washington, Marion, Polk, Yamhill, Linn-Benton and Clackamas Counties. The goal of the conference is to provide information, motivation and an opportunity for Latino students to gain skills to help them prepare for their future. This is the largest Latino high school student leadership conference in the state of Oregon. Last year approximately 1,500 students participated in this event. The conference schedule is from 8:00am-4:00pm, however the College/Career Fair will run from 10:00 am-2:00 pm including a lunch break. The College/Career Fair will be one of the sessions that students will be REQUIRED to attend.
It is our goal to see Oregon private, nonprofit higher education well represented at the 2016 César E. Chávez Leadership Conference.
–Brent Wilder, Vice President – The Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges & Universities
Thank you for your support!
Online operation returning to normal
We are happy to announce that our online presence and email are returning to normal following a system failure that took us offline for a while.
IMPORTANT: If you tried to contact CECLC by email between December 17th and 20th we may not have received your message and you may need to resend it.
Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
P.S.
Online Exhibitor registration is now available.
Dolores Huerta’s Keynote Address On Livestream
Gracias for your support of the 25th Annual Cesar E. Chavez Leadership Conference. We will have 1900 Students and staff, representing 75 Oregon high schools coming together Friday, March 6th at Western Oregon University (WOU) to develop their leadership skills, to network and to advance the legacy of Cesar E. Chavez.
As previously announced, the conference is at capacity and there is no onsite registration that morning. We will not be able to accommodate individuals who show up that have not pre-registered for the conference. Admittance will be tightly controlled. Even so, we recognize the great interest in seeing our Keynote Speaker, Dolores Huerta so WOU has agreed to Livestream her keynote address. It will be available starting at 8:30am on conference day.
To access the Livestream go to:
wou.edu/livestream OR click the WATCH button on the WOU homepage banner. This is a WOU student production.
The Conference Is At Capacity!
The 25th Annual Cesar E. Chavez Leadership Conference expects record attendance with 1900 students and staff pre-registered to attend. We appreciate the support and investment by participating school districts. The conference is at capacity and student and school registration is now CLOSED. Exhibitor Registration for the College and Career Fair is open, please visit the Exhibitors page for more information. We will see you March 6, 2015.
WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY
345 Monmouth Ave. N.
Monmouth OR 97361
503-838-8000 | 1-877-877-1593
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