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Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

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Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

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Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

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Local leaders invited to Cerritos

The presence of local leaders may soon grace Cerritos College, as efforts are underway to invite leaders from all around the country to speak to students at Cerritos.

Commissioner of External Affairs Juan Guerra said that the ASCC is planning to reach out to community leaders who would shed light on the current economic situation and what they are doing to counteract the problem.

“We have set this goal because we know that students have been in some way impacted by the economic crisis, and the leaders can provide a bigger picture of what is going on in our community and may also offer some advice,” Guerra said.

The initial efforts have been targeted towards mayors, vice mayors, city managers, councilors and other influential personalities from the cities surrounding Cerritos College.

Guerra is also looking towards community representatives, such as Congresswomen Grace Napolitano and Linda Sanchez, to talk to a larger audience than the student body at Cerritos College.

Both of these women have visited Cerritos College before to speak about various topics.

ASCC President Oscar Franco has initiated this effort on his behalf by inviting the mayor of Downey, who showed interest in this idea.

“We are trying to give this idea a shot by inviting local leaders, and eventually the state and national leaders to Cerritos. We want these leaders to motivate the students and talk about leadership,” Franco said.

Franco has big plans about this idea but nothing has been solidified yet. He is starting things at the grassroots level but hopes that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and President Barack Obama too would someday visit Cerritos.

“It is possible, you never know,” he said.

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