For Immediate Release
October 16, 2007
HACU interns to exchange ideas with US Senators during 1st Latino Youth Summit in DC
San Antonio, Texas – On Wednesday, October 17, twenty-seven college and university students from the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) National internship program will join more than 130 students attending the first Senate Democratic Latino Youth Summit in Washington, D.C.
The summit will provide an opportunity for policy discussions and a town hall meeting. Several U.S. Senators will join a large group of Hispanic students from around the U.S. to discuss the critical issues facing their communities.
The following topics will be discussed:
• Immigration – Senator Ken Salazar
• Education- Senator Sherrod Brown
• Juvenile Justice- Senator Robert Menéndez
• Civil Rights- Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
• Civic Engagement- Luis Avila
Below please find a list of college and university students currently serving internships in Washington, D.C. with the HACU National Internship Program. The following students will be among those in attendance at the Latino Youth Summit:
|
Name |
College/University |
Internship Placement |
|
|
Nova Southeastern University |
Environmental Protection Agency |
|
Elizabeth Aguilar |
|
Department of Commerce Bureau of Census |
|
Fernando Figueroa |
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus |
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Office of Head Start |
|
Frank Lopez |
|
Department of Treasury – Financial Management Services |
|
Humberto Perez |
|
Department of Agriculture |
|
Jaclyn Rubio |
|
DHHS - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
|
Javier Humberto Araujo |
|
Environmental Protection Agency |
|
Jose Francisco Villalobos |
California State University-Sacramento |
Department of Agriculture |
|
Julio L Rivera |
|
Department of Agriculture |
|
Kevin Mancha |
|
Department of Treasury |
|
Lelia Antonietta Garcia |
|
DHHS - |
|
Lorean Alicia Jackson |
|
DHHS - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
|
Nicole Fairweather |
|
DHHS - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
|
Rafael Camacho |
|
Department of Treasury |
|
Tina Mavel Galvez |
|
Department of Labor |
|
Tina Vara Enriquez |
|
Department of Treasury - Financial Management Services |
|
Vanessa Y. Enriquez |
|
DHHS - |
|
Vanessa M Gonzalez |
|
DHHS - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
|
Lauren Dominguez |
|
DHHS - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
|
Katrina Ann Mackrain |
|
DHHS - National Institutes of Health |
|
Eridani Quiroz |
|
Office of Personnel Management |
|
Jesus Zamora |
The University of Texas-Pan American |
Department of Treasury |
|
Lizzette M Martinez |
University of Puerto Rico de Carolina |
Department of Commerce |
|
Annie Amarilis Osorio-Perez |
|
DHHS - |
|
Antonio Markus Barreras |
|
DHHS - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
|
Cesar Reinaldo |
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus |
Library of Congress |
|
Julia Nastaran Ferdowsi |
|
Department of Treasury |
The HACU National Internship Program (HNIP) recruits college students for paid summer- and semester-long internships at federal agencies and private corporations in Washington, D.C., and throughout the country. These ten- and fifteen-week internship programs give college students direct experience in a diversity of careers in the federal and corporate sectors. For more information, visit www.hnip.net.