FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 11, 2009

PorColombia proudly announces the creation of a new chapter at Cornell University . We are excited to consolidate our network of Colombian students and friends in the Northeast of the United States. This new chapter has elected Daniel Aguel as the 2009-2010 president. Aguel is currently majoring in operations research and agribusiness engineering and expects to graduate in 2011. Some of their first events include the identification registration for Colombian citizens living in Ithaca, NY to vote for the upcoming presidential elections in 2010. In addition, like proud Colombians, they will host a party on November 14 at a bar in Collegetown, Ithaca.

Cornell University was funded in 1865 and is the home to the nation's first colleges devoted to hotel administration, industrial and labor relations, and veterinarian medicine. Both a private university and the land-grant institution of New York State, Cornell University is the most educationally diverse member of the Ivy League. On the Ithaca campus alone nearly 20,000 students representing every state and 120 countries choose from among 4,000 courses in 11 undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools.

The PorColombia National Executive Board welcomes the Cornell chapter and we're delighted to see our organization growing with a deep commitment to educate and raise awareness about Colombia.

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