Kent State alumnus Joey Pompignano will speak at the
fifth annual Hablemos “Let’s Talk” conference on May 1.
(Photo credit: The Dark Room Co.)

Kent State University’s Latino Networking Caucus (LNC) and the Spanish and Latino Student Association (SALSA) will host the fifth annual Hablemos “Let’s Talk” conference on May 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva.

Hablemos is an annual spring event for the campus community, where students, faculty and staff engage in conversation about personal and professional development and the importance of higher education for the Latino/Hispanic community. Local students from Lorain High School’s Upward Bound program are invited to hear the message and participate in the discussion as well.

State Rep. Dan Ramos will speak
at Kent State's Hablemos “Let’s
Talk” conference on May 1.

This year’s speakers include Kent State alumnus Joey Pompignano, who will address professional and academic development as a Latino in the United States, and Dan Ramos, who was the first Hispanic state representative of either caucus in either the Ohio House of Representatives or Senate to serve in a leadership position.

The conference sessions and the luncheon are free and open to the public, but reservations are required for the luncheon. The luncheon will take place in the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony located on the third floor. Reservations can be made by emailing lnc@kent.edu and will be accepted until April 28.

For more information about the Hablemos conference or the Latino Networking Caucus, contact Rich Roldan, chairman of the Latino Networking Caucus, at 330-672-5391.