HACU’s 19^th Annual Conference

International Plenary brings together educational leaders from Spain, Mexico and U.S.

San Antonio, TX – Educational leaders from Spain, Mexico and the U.S. will come together to discuss the theme “Preparing the Next Generation of Leaders” at HACU’s 19^th Annual Conference International Plenary taking place Monday, October 17, 2005, 8:30 a.m., at the Phoenix Convention Center in downtown Phoenix, Arizona.

The Honorable Miguel Alemán, former Governor of the State of Veracruz and an internationally recognized social leader from Mexico, and Gabriel Ferraté, Rector of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, will offer their perspectives on the conference theme, “Preparing the Next Generation of Leaders.”  The president of Northeastern Illinois University, Dr. Salme Steinberg, will offer a U.S. perspective. 

Among the topics to be discussed are the challenges and opportunities facing Hispanics in the United States, Spain and Latin America who are preparing themselves for leadership roles, the competencies and skills that these new leaders will require, and the role of higher education in their preparation.

The International Plenary is part of HACU’s 19^th Annual Conference, October 15-18, 2005, which promises to be a powerful platform to promote the college and career needs of the country’s largest ethnic population, and will play a vital role in shaping the future of higher education policies and priorities, as the country’s only Hispanic higher education conference.

HACU’s 19^th Annual Conference will focus on efforts to maximize existing resources to prepare future leaders, as well as to build new support for substantial increases in private- and public-sector investments in Hispanic students. 

HACU, which has its national headquarters in San Antonio, represents more than 400 colleges and universities, including Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), which collectively serve more than two-thirds of all Hispanic higher education students in the United States.  HACU’s international membership includes leading higher education institutions in Latin America and in Spain. 

For more information about HACU and its conference, please visit http://www.hacu.net/.

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