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CPF Executive Director Hugh Smeltekop has announced that he will be stepping down from his leadership role. In a letter sent to CPF donors Hugh reminded friends of the late Argentine folk singer Mercedes Sosa’s song called “Todo Cambia.” Everything changes. He then explained the reason for the change and his transition to a new…
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As our Carmen Pampa Fund team in St. Paul was finalizing our 2019 Annual Report, Bolivia was thrust into the international spotlight. What first started as relatively peaceful protests in response to Bolivia’s contentiously debated and closely watched presidential election on October 20th, has since become a divisive and impassioned conflict. As there are always…
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The UAC-CP’s Business Institute recently announced the top three winners of the first Entrepreneurship Challenge. The three winners were announced following a long process of 64 students researching and developing viable business plans that respond to social and economic demands of communities rural area. 1st place: Ecotourism major Giovana Lopez. Her idea is a hammock…
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Following an all-school mass this morning, students in the College’s Nursing Department participated in a special ceremony officially recognizing students in their final years of study in the program. Students who have made a commitment to the nursing vocation received their pins and lamps (a nod to Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing).
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When Dr. Carol Conzelman, PhD, was invited to Carmen Pampa in 1997 as an education and international development specialist to help the College create a 10 year plan, she never imagined how that visit would alter the trajectory of her life. “My work with the College was life-changing,” she said. Dr. Conzelman’s experience in Carmen…
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