{"id":7804,"date":"2016-05-02T16:41:42","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T21:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resurrectionproject.org\/?p=7804"},"modified":"2020-01-05T06:46:46","modified_gmt":"2020-01-05T06:46:46","slug":"la-casa-celebrates-2016-class-graduates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resurrectionproject.org\/es\/la-casa-celebrates-2016-class-graduates\/","title":{"rendered":"La Casa celebrates its 2016 class of graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>by Diana Pando<\/em><br \/>\nOn Saturday, April 16, 2016, The Resurrection Project (TRP) and La Casa Student Housing hosted its annual End-of-Year Celebration and Graduation for La Casa\u2019s 2016 graduates. Raul Raymundo, CEO of TRP, kicked off the celebratory remarks by welcoming the parents and college graduates and encouraging them to continue their education.<br \/>\n\u201cYou are blessed to continue to be on your journey,\u201d he said. \u201cWe hope that in the next phase you continue helping the community because we are called to serve by those who have come before you.\u201d<br \/>\nFor many students and their families, this annual celebration is a moment of great pride because some of them are the first in their family to graduate from college. A recent article by U.S. News World Report reported that, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/blogs\/data-mine\/2015\/12\/02\/college-graduation-gaps-between-white-and-minority-students-persist\">\u201cUniversities and colleges are not making a dent when it comes to the graduation rates of minority students.\u201d<\/a><br \/>\n\u201cToday, we have 12 students graduating and it\u2019s a pleasure to work with them because everything we do at La Casa is for them so they can have choices,\u201d said Maria Bucio, Director of La Casa Student Housing.<br \/>\nMaria then introduced keynote speaker Susana Vasquez,&nbsp;a TRP alumnus who received a Masters from Harvard University. Today she is Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Resource Development at IFF, the largest nonprofit certified community development financial institution in the Midwest.<br \/>\n\u201cPilsen has a history of leaders taking action,\u201d she said to the audience, \u201cand La Casa is a prime example of creating opportunities for its youth.\u201d<br \/>\nShe also talked about one\u2019s true vocation. \u201cIt\u2019s important that we understand who is doing the calling and making sure we listen to our own voice,\u201d she said. \u201cToday, the challenges are great locally, regionally, and nationally, and this is an opportunity to contribute to healing our world through the vocation we choose.\u201d<br \/>\nThe keynote was followed by the La Casa Leadership Awards and featured speaker, Lupe Carrillon, a parent from the Little Village neighborhood.<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019ve been coming to La Casa\u2019s College Talks Workshops with my daughter Ashley,\u201d said Carrillon, \u201cand I\u2019m proud to say that in the fall she will be attending the university. If La Casa did not exist we would not know how to navigate the college system.\u201d<br \/>\nAfterwards, graduating students were called up to the stage to receive a satin purple stole and a certificate from TRP. Beaming parents and friends gathered afterwards for congratulatory hugs and well wishes. Families and friends were then treated to a celebration of food and music.<br \/>\n\u201cWhen students live at La Casa, they get more than just housing,\u201d said Maria Bucio. \u201cThey get a dedicated staff working year-round to provide them with the academic support they need to graduate.\u201d<br \/>\nThere is also an opportunity for students to participate in La Casa\u2019s Career Internship Program (CIP), which enables students to become leaders and professionals by preparing them through hands-on work experience, workshops, and mentorship. These programs are part of TRP\u2019s commitment to doing more in the next five years than in the last 25 years.<br \/>\nEarning a college degree is a momentous accomplishment that is eagerly awaited in the life of every student.&nbsp;This year\u2019s La Casa graduating class includes 18 students receiving a Bachelor\u2019s or Master\u2019s degree ranging from political science to psychology. The End-of-Year Celebration honors and recognizes this achievement.<br \/>\n<strong>Candidates for a Bachelor\u2019s Degree<\/strong><br \/>\nJameel Abdel-Rahman<br \/>\nJoel Aguilera<br \/>\nMontserrat Cazares<br \/>\nHenry Cervantes<br \/>\nTania Cruz<br \/>\nJose Flores<br \/>\nAlejandro Garcia<br \/>\nJamian Griggs<br \/>\nDulce Hernandez<br \/>\nLuther Hughes<br \/>\nMichelle Hurtado<br \/>\nLuisa Ibarra<br \/>\nServando Miranda<br \/>\nCarlos Roa<br \/>\nCruz Rodriguez<br \/>\nDaniel Trevino Ramirez<br \/>\nLauren Spearman<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Candidates for Master\u2019s Degree<\/strong><br \/>\nRicardo Lopez<br \/>\nDenise Reyes<br \/>\nThis transformative experience for students could not be possible without the generous support of The John Buck Company Foundation, Chicago Tribune Charities \u2013 Holiday Campaign, a McCormick Foundation fund, the A. 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