Washington, DC - The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and the Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Linda M. Springer announced a new contract to help recruit interns for OPM's Center for Human Capital Management Services.
“HACU looks forward to assisting OPM to meet its current and future workforce needs. This agreement will open many doors for our students at our over 450 HACU member institutions, which collectively enroll more than 4.6 million students.” said Antonio R. Flores, President and CEO of HACU.
“The HACU National Internship Program internship program started in 1992 with 24 interns,”
The HACU National Internship Program is open to all individuals regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, or physical disabilities. HACU member colleges and universities enroll 24% of all African Americans in
After an open competitive process, HACU was selected by OPM to assist them with the recruitment and screening for referrals of interns for the next five years. Specifically, the contract will give educational and training opportunities at OPM to students of all ethnic backgrounds in the fields of accounting, management, statistics, actuarial sciences, information systems, human capital and policy.
“OPM is fully committed to giving promising students the work experience they need to prosper once they have graduated,” said Springer. “This agreement with HACU will enable OPM to continue to provide students with the opportunity to interact with experienced federal employees and observe their work.”
For more information, please visit HACU’s National Internship Program at www.hnip.net or HACU’s website at www.hacu.net.
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The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) was established in 1986 with a founding membership of eighteen institutions. Today, HACU represents more than 450 colleges and universities committed to Hispanic higher education success in the
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