Open Travel Enrollment For Hispanic College Students Lanzate Program

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Open Travel Enrollment For Hispanic College Students Lanzate Program By Bill Goldston

		March 17, 2011 - Southwest Airlines, in conjunction with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), on Wednesday opened applications for "Lanzate," an annual travel award program supporting education. Online applications will be accepted through April 29, 2011, at HACU. The program is geared toward college students with economic need who must travel away from home to pursue higher education. A panel of judges comprised of college professors and education advocates from coast to coast will gather this summer to select winners from the pool of students who complete the online form. All of the participants must submit an essay describing their inspiration to pursue a college degree.

Each student will be eligible for up to four tickets for use by the student and/or a parent traveling to/from the university. To view the criteria for the 2011 award program. "As HACU celebrates its Silver Anniversary this year, we are appreciative of our continued partnership with Southwest Airlines that has helped so many college students stay connected with their families," said HACU President and CEO Antonio R. Flores. "For the past seven years, the Lanzate travel program has made a difference in the lives of students by providing them a travel award incentive as they pursue their dream of a higher education." Nearly 2,000 students have submitted applications in the past six years, leading to the success of this educational program. "Southwest Airlines facilitates the Freedom of Flying to deserving students, who struggle to make their dreams of higher education come true. Staying connected to the family can make a big difference on that educational journey," said Christine Ortega, Southwest Airlines Manager of Community Affairs and Grassroots. "This program reunites families when, for example, students might not get to go home during Christmas break. This program also helps celebrate their proudest moments, when a student moves into a dorm or graduates with a college degree."

		HACU, which has its national headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, represents approximately 450 colleges and universities, including Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), which collectively serve more than two-thirds of all Hispanic higher education students in the United States and Puerto Rico. HACU's international membership includes leading higher education institutions in Latin America and Europe. Other News Stories U.S Travel Association Unveils Air Travel Security Screening System Airline Ramp And Fleet Service Workers Receive Support To Unionize Sikorsky X2 Technology Wins Prestigious Robert J. Collier Trophy Brazil Will Need To Improve Aviation Industry To Achieve Competitiveness Passenger Airline Employment Up 0.4 Percent First U.S. Russia Joint Open Skies Observation Flight Jeppesen Expands Commercial Airline Overlay Chart Library Deployment Of Floodwall At St. Paul Downtown Airport Underway How Changes In Magnetic North Are Impacting Airports Air Pollution From BP Oil Spill Reaching Far Beyond The Gulf Northrop Completes Structural Proof Testing Of Second X-47B Aircraft International Aero Engines Launches SelectTwo Engine Program TSA Cooked The Books For Years On Costs, Federal Vs Private Screening New Helicopter Agreements Validates Eurocopter?s Competitiveness Coalition To Save Our GPS Testifies Before House Appropriations Committee Challenges Persist In Meeting The Screening Mandate for Air Cargo Black History In The Now Natural Variability Culprit Of Russian Heat Wave That Killed Thousands Women In Aviation 2011 Scholarships Total Nearly $700,000 Tsunami Aftermath Continues To Affect Japan?s Air Travel GOP John Mica (R-FL) Wants To Strip Union Rights From Aviation Workers FAA Orders Airlines Disable Bathroom Oxygen Generators On Aircraft Eurocopter Receives 68 Helicopter Orders At Heli-Expo 2011 U.S. Airline Passenger Travel Up 2.9 Percent Leading Edge To Paint B-787 Dreamliners Built In South Carolina Recovery Dollars Provide Improvements At Asheville Regional Airport EU Countries To Work Closer Towards Greater Efficiency Across Airspace Aerial Refueling Landmark Flight Between Two Unmanned Aircraft Space Shuttle Discovery Returns Home After Final Mission Mesaba Airlines Recalls All Furloughed Pilots U.S. Policy Change On Travel Restrictions To Cuba