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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white background="file:///C:\Program%20Files\Common%20Files\Microsoft%20Shared\Stationery\SoftBlue.jpg" lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>Southwest Airlines and Hispanic Association of College and Universities (HACU) team up again for the 7<sup>th</sup> annual program.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Pass the word.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'> <br><br>Through this national education initiative, Southwest Airlines will award roundtrip airline tickets to undergraduate and graduate students across the country that travel away from home to pursue a higher education and meet the eligibility criteria listed below. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>A selection committee consisting of national education advocates and community leaders will select the award recipients. Recipients may be awarded 1-4 roundtrip tickets for the student and/or parent to use when traveling to/from the college/university. The complimentary airline ticket(s) can be used for travel to any of the 72 Southwest Airlines destinations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Eligibility Criteria:<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><ul type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Student must be enrolled in a college or university</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> </span><u><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>away</span></u><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>from their designated home.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Student must be in good academic standing with a minimum 2.5 GPA and show financial need.<br></span><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>HACU will verify academic standing and financial need with the respective universities after the selection committee makes their final recommendations, prior to final selection and distribution of the travel award to the student.</span></i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Applicants must be 18 years old or older and a legal U.S. resident.<br></span><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>All federal government regulations related to air travel and Transportation Security Administration rules must be adhered to, including but not limited to producing a valid government issued photo ID for air travel.</span></i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>One application per student must be submitted by the specified deadline (April 29).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Needed travel must be to/from Southwest Airlines destinations.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Student should specify extent of financial need or constraints.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The application deadline is </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:red'>April 29, 2011.</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>For further information and program guidelines, visit </span><a href="http://www.hacu.net/hacu/Lanzate_EN.asp">http://www.hacu.net/hacu/Lanzate_EN.asp</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#17365D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Rage Italic";color:#365F91'>Maria del C. 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