{"id":41314,"date":"2016-09-15T03:36:17","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T07:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utnews.utoledo.edu\/?p=41314"},"modified":"2016-09-14T16:38:21","modified_gmt":"2016-09-14T20:38:21","slug":"ut-to-host-naturalization-ceremony-sept-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/09_15_2016\/ut-to-host-naturalization-ceremony-sept-16","title":{"rendered":"UT to host naturalization ceremony Sept. 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Toledo will celebrate Constitution Day with a naturalization ceremony Friday, Sept. 16, at 11 a.m. in the Law Center McQuade Law Auditorium.<\/p>\n<p>During the ceremony, 18 people will be sworn in as U.S. citizens by Judge James R. Knepp II of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/09_16_2013\/ut-to-welcome-new-citizens-learn-about-wrongful-conviction-on-constitution-day\/constitution_pg1of4_ac\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13536\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/constitution_pg1of4_ac.jpg\" alt=\"constitution_pg1of4_ac\" width=\"468\" height=\"566\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/constitution_pg1of4_ac.jpg 468w, https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/constitution_pg1of4_ac-248x300.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a>Immigrants, who are 18 and older, are eligible to become U.S. citizens and qualify for naturalization after being permanent residents for a minimum of five years. Those married to a U.S. citizen and who meet all the other eligibility requirements can apply after being a permanent resident for a minimum of three years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an important event where our campus community celebrates with these individuals as they achieve their goal to become a U.S. citizen,\u201d said Diane Miller, associate vice president of the Office of Government Relations. \u201cHosting a naturalization ceremony in conjunction with Constitution Day is a great opportunity for the University to honor the history of our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Constitution Day is annually observed in America to commemorate the formation and signing of the Constitution of the United States on Sept. 17, 1787.<\/p>\n<p>The event\u2019s featured speaker will be Tracey Hidalgo, regulatory coordinator for UT, who moved to the U.S. from Trinidad and Tobago in 2004 to pursue her undergraduate degree and became a naturalized citizen in 2013. Hidalgo serves UT\u2019s international student population with their immigration needs in the Office of International Student and Scholar Services.<\/p>\n<p>UT President Sharon L. Gaber will provide a welcome, and Kayleigh Burden, president of the Student Bar Association, will conduct the opening of the court.<\/p>\n<p>Student Government President Amal Mohamed will recite the New Colossus, and<br \/>\nStudent Government Vice President Cameron Forsythe will lead the Pledge of Allegiance.<\/p>\n<p>The UT Concert Chorale will perform \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d at the event, which is sponsored by the Office of Government Relations and the Center for International Studies and Programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eighteen people will be sworn in as U.S. citizens during a a naturalization ceremony Friday, Sept. 16, in the Law Center. The event will celebrate Constitution Day,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":284,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1,7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41314"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/284"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41314"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41315,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41314\/revisions\/41315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}