Employee Information

Miguel Garate

Phone: 507-433-0686
E-mail: Miguel.Garate@riverland.edu
Department: Admissions
Job Title: Admissions Specialist
Austin Campus: West Building

Area(s) of Expertise

Recruiting in local high school and surround areas, DREAM ACT, DACA.

BYB ( Summer program) , Bilingual Presentation for Latino Parents.

Volunteer and Community Service Activities

YMCA since 2000 - present
Austin Public Library Board 2005-2008
United Way Board 2000-2003
Blandin Foundation. Member since 2001
Welcome Center. -Board of Directors from 2002-2005
Mower County Mentor Program
Mower County Human Rights Commission. -advocate since 1998
Mower County Historical center board
LEDC. Latino Economic Development Center-Board of Director
KSMQ. Board of Directors since 2019
Human Services Mower County. - since 2018
University of Minnesota Extension. - Board of Directors since 2018
Habitat for Humanity. -2015
Senior Center board of Directors .- since 2019
APEX ( Austin Mn)

Student Instructional Activities

Multicultural club Director. CLUES-Mexican Consulate.Taste of Nations,MLK committee, Multicultural Networking Member Mankato State University, Oaxaca Community Celebration. Mexican Independence day Celebration.Anti-Racism Research. Cultural and ethnics Communities leadership Council.

More about Miguel Garate

I like to travel and visit my family in Mexico. I like good tasting food, I like the beach in Mexico and Father Island (Texas), I have a daughter Daniela, and 5 grandchildren, Ava, Cam, Landon, Olivia and Braydon, I like to go to church every Sundays and greet the community.