UMKC Town Hall meeting June 4

Town Hall Meeting with US Under Secretary of Education

Sara Martinez Tucker

Monday, June 4

6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

UMKC Campus – Pierson Auditorium

(Located in University Center 5100 Rockhill Road )

Please mark your calendar to attend a town hall meeting with US Under Secretary of Education, Sara Martinez Tucker Monday, June 4, 2007 on the University of Missouri – Kansas City ’s campus in Pierson Auditorium.

As under secretary, Tucker is responsible for helping to implement the work of U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings’ Commission on the Future of Higher Education. Tucker coordinates policies, programs and activities related to vocational and adult education, postsecondary education, college aid and the President’s financial reforms for the Pell Grant program.

Previously, Tucker served as President and CEO of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, generating funds for $195 million in scholarships to more than 78,000 students and leading the launch of community outreach programs to raise college expectations in Latino families and communities.