What to expect from
Encuentros United
As a member of Encuentros United,
you can expect encouragement and sup-
port as a student. We will challenge you to
strive for the best education as you complete
courses at Palomar College. The benefits of
being part of the organization include on
campus participation and awareness of
educational opportunities.
Director of Grants/Scholarships- David Zafra
Membership
Membership is open to all Palomar
College students. In order to be considered a
voting member, you must attend three con-
secutive meetings or routinely participate in
events organized by Encuentros United.
http://www.facebook.com/EncuentrosUnited
Encuentros United’s 2nd Budget Cut Rally
Fall 2010
Photography by Juan D. Lita
Contact Information:
encuentrosunited@yahoo.com Encuentros
United
Fall 2010 Officers:
Treasurer: Angelica Robles
Secretary: Maddison Lester
Vice President: David Hollingsworth
President: Néstor Venegas
Director of Public Relations - Baruc Castillo
Director of Legal Affairs - Nick Mellott
Director of Development - Alejandro Zafra
Director of Fundraising - Mariel Godines
Director of Membership - Javier Tovar
Director of Blogging - Claudia Arellanes
Mission Statement:
To encourage and support
leadership, education, and
Look for us on facebook and at ourselves.
encuentrosunited.blogspot.com
Advisors:
Sonia Gutiérrez
Join Encuentros United’s weekly
sgutierrez@palomar.edu
meetings held MONDAYS
at 3:00 pm in Room SU-204.
Daniel Finkenthal
dfinkenthal@palomar.edu
OPEN TO ALL PALOMAR COLLEGE STUDENTS
 The Making of
Encuentros United Main Event
In 2008, a group of five students The organization’s main community
learned that Encuentros Leadership of North- service event is volunteering for a one-day
ern San Diego County was one of the few conference. Members volunteer in the annu-
organizations addressing the alarming high al Encuentros Education and Career Explora-
school drop out rate of Latino males. Encuen- tion Conference organized by Encuentros
tros Leadership’s mission is to encourage and Leadership of Northern San Diego County.
support boys of Latino descent to achieve The conference has been held annu-
Icebreaker before a campus clean-up 2009 ally during the month of October since 2004.
optimal performance in education. The ef-
forts of Encuentros Leadership of Northern This event serves middle and high school

Activities
San Diego County served as the inspiration aged Latino boys by offering them motiva-
for the student organization which became tional and informative lectures representing
recognized by the name of Palomar College a variety of career fields. Educational infor-
Encuentros Leadership the Spring semester of mation from local colleges, such as Palomar
2009. College is also provided.
The founding members—Javier Tovar,
•group study sessions Volunteers attend a training a week
•guest speakers before the event. Members of Encuentros
German Canseco, David Hollingsworth, Mar-
United serve as College Mentor Volunteers,
cos Izquierdo, Masaru Imoto, Viviana •scholarship searches guiding groups of students through work-
Gonzalez—saw the establishment of a stu- •community service opportunities shops. Volunteers are an essential compo-
dent organization as the first opportunity for
Palomar College students to implement the
•campus clean-ups nent of this conference since it relies on their
•budget cut rallies help to keep the event free to students at-
ideas of Encuentros Leadership. Palomar Col-
tending from local middle and high schools.
lege Encuentros Leadership members set out
to become informed and involved in educa-
tional issues in the community. Over time the
club expanded and Encuentristas became
involved in both campus and community
politics.
In the Summer of 2010, the student
organization changed its name to Encuentros
United* in order to expand beyond service to
Latino males and instead include all students.
It is the organization’s hope that the adoption
of this new name encourages all Palomar Col-
lege students to see education as a common
interest and priority. Palomar College Arboretum 2009 7th Annual Encuentros Conference
October 23, 2010, Palomar College
*A similar student group can be found at MiraCosta College.