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Sponsor Expects Hispanic Community To Oppose English Language Bill
Rep. Courtney Combs, sponsor of an Ohio House bill to designate English as the state's official language, expects the measure to draw fire from the state's Hispanic community, but claims that such opposition underscores the need for a common language.

Southwest Airlines Launches First Travel Award Program for College Students
Through this new initiative, Dandole Alas a Tu Exito/Giving Flight to Your Success, Southwest Airlines will provide tickets for distribution throughout its 60 city network to students with socioeconomic need who travel away from home to pursue a higher education.

Florida hospital seeks Puerto Rico interns for Hispanic patients
Medical students at the University of Puerto Rico will serve internships at an Orlando hospital as part of an agreement to attract personnel who speak Spanish and understand the culture of a growing Hispanic population in central Florida.

General Managers - Washington DC, United States
The ability to motivate, instill accountability and achieve results will drive success in the General Manager position at Borders Books, Music & Cafe. Responsible for all aspects of store operations and fulfillment of company goals and initiatives, General Managers cultivate a team environment that provides exceptional customer service while directing the management team and ensuring all staff members perform at a consistently high level. Strong communication, organizational and problem-solving skills are essential and 2-3 years of experience managing a multi-format store with at least a $5 million sales volume is strongly preferred.

Bilingual Mortgage Loan Specialist - Las Cruces, New Mexico
Performs all processing, decision making, and pre-closing tasks required to manufacture a loan in compliance with company standards and best practices from point of application to submission to underwriting. Process loan files verifying accuracy of documents received. Order required credit reports, appraisals and other documentation to complete loan files. Results must comply with measurable franchise standards in areas of customer satisfaction, speed and efficiency of file delivery to the closing area.

Bilingual QA Analyst - Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Specific Experience converting English to Spanish on Voice Systems or Web sites. We need a person who is fluent in Spanish (both verbal and written). Ideally we would like an individual who has done QCA activities for Voice related systems in Spanish (i.e. IVR or web based platforms). Mercury Test Director experience is a must.

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30th Annual Conference, National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN)
July 20 - 22, 2005, Orlando, FL
The 2005 Annual Conference of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses will serve as a forum to address Cultural Competence. The conference will provide strategies for nurses and other health care professionals to strengthen their level of Cultural Competency by focusing on policy, education and research.
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Connecticut Professional Diversity Career Fair
July 20, 2005, Cromwell, CT
The Greater Hartford Chapters of the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) and the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) invite you to participate in the Connecticut Professional Diversity Career Fair on July 20, 2005 in Cromwell, CT. This career fair will be held at the Radisson Hotel in Cromwell, CT from 4:30 - 8:30 pm. Companies from a wide variety of industries from throughout Connecticut and New England will attend.
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LA's Largest Mixer
July 21, 2005, Los Angeles, CA
Join 32 Southern California business associations and more than 2,000 business owners for this "Mega-Networking" event!
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More Upcoming Events

Angel Martinez, has been named President and CEO of Deckers Outdoor Corp. Mr. Martinez was previously serving as executive VP and CMO of Reebok International.

Javier Benito, former Coca Cola and Procter and Gamble executive Javier Benito has been named executive VP and CMO of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide. In his new role, Mr. Benito will be responsible of all aspects of the company's worldwide marketing.

Armando Ojeda, former president and CEO of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, will replace Renaldo Jensen as director of Ford Supplier Diversity Development (SDD). Mr. Ojeda joined the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in 2004 and was responsible for advocating on behalf of the nation's millions of Hispanic-owned businesses.

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The mission of the National Society for Hispanic Professionals (NSHP) is to empower Hispanic professionals with information and connections. Our vision is a well-informed and connected community that promotes Hispanic employment and advancement in Corporate America. NSHP is a Florida based private nonprofit organization. We're currently in the early organizational stage and looking for a handful of corporations to join us as Founding Sponsors. Interested parties, please write to us.