About the Conference:

The annual Vassar College Immigrant Youth Empowerment Conference (VC IYEC) intends on inviting about 100 high school students  and community representatives from the local area with the intention of providing a day full of workshops, speakers, and plenary sessions that seek to inform and empower youth about issues confronting the immigration community.

The 1st Annual Vassar College Immigrant Youth Empowerment Conference (VC IYEC) will take place at Vassar College on Saturday, September 22, 2018 from 9am until 3:30pm.

The conference theme for this inaugural year is “Stories of Resilience and Resistance”

Members of the VC IYEC Planning Committee:

• Erin McCloskey, Professor of Education at Vassar College
• Jaime Del Razo, Professor of Education at Vassar College
• Erendira Rueda, Professor of Sociology at Vassar College
• Giselle Sanchez Huerta ’18, Coordinator of the Vassar English Language Learner Outreach Program