HACU 2005-2006
GOVERNING BOARD

Silvia Zapico, Chair
Provost
Valencia Community College Osceola Campus, Florida

José Jaime Rivera, Vice-Chair
President
University of the Sacred Heart
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Milton A. Gordon, Secretary
President
California State University Fullerton

Dolores M. Fernández, Treasurer
President
Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community College
City University of New York

Alexander González,
Past Chair
President
California State University Sacramento

Tomás A. Arciniega
President Emeritus
California State University Bakersfield

Franklyn M. Casale
President
St. Thomas University
Miami, Florida

Roy Flores
Chancellor
Pima County Community College District
Tucson, Arizona

Rumaldo Z. Juárez
President
Texas A&M University Kingsville

Arturo Lara López
Rector
Universidad de Guanajuato
Mexico

Modesto Maidique
President
Florida International University

Ed Martínez
Executive Director, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Nelnet, Inc.

Antonio Pérez
President
Borough of Manhattan Community College
City University of New York

Tessa Martínez Pollack
President
Our Lady of the Lake University
San Antonio, Texas

Cyrus Salazar
Chair
HACU Alumni Association

María C. Sheehan
Superintendent/President
College of the Desert
Palm Springs, California

Salme H. Steinberg
President
Northeastern Illinois University

Jorge I. Vélez-Arocho
Chancellor
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

Ex-Officio
Antonio R. Flores
President and CEO

About HACU
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities represents more than 450 member colleges and universities in the United States, Puerto Rico and abroad. For more information about HACU, visit www.hacu.net.

The Voice of Hispanic Higher Education
E-Newsletter
Volume 2 Issue 7
July 6, 2006

HACU's 20th Annual Conference
HACU's 20th Annual Conference, scheduled for October 28-31 in San Antonio, Texas, is sure to be one of the association's best conferences to date and there are several ways you can be a part of this event.  Click here for more information.

HNIP Alumnus is Chosen as New Executive Director for the Chicano Latino Affairs Council
The Board of Directors for the Minnesota Chicano Latino Affairs Council is proud to announce that Rogelio L. Muñoz, Jr. will lead the Council as the new executive director.  Rogelio is currently an Officer at-Large on HACU's Alumni Association Board and a three-time HNIP intern.  Click here to read more.

Former intern speaks to DoD and other officials during taskforce meeting
Officials from the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities gathered at the Hilton Embassy Row June 20 to discuss new and existing initiatives that will increase the participation of Hispanics in critical and future occupational needs within the DoD.  Click here for full story.
EEO Director Famia Magana, current HACU
intern Jonathan Chaparro, President and CEO
of HACU Antonio Flores, and current Defense
Logistics Agency employee Israel Seda.

                                                                            
HACU Hispanic Higher Education Research Collective Conference:  Setting the Research Agenda for Hispanic Success in Higher Education
Join other distinguished scholars in shaping the Hispanic higher education research agenda for the coming decades!  Choose one of three regional opportunities to hear the current state of the question and discuss research priorities on key issues.  Click here for more information.

Federal Stafford and PLUS Loan Interest Rates
Nelnet, in partnership with HACU, announces the 2006-2007 academic year is the first year of fixed Federal Stafford and PLUS Loan interest rates.  All Stafford and PLUS loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2006, will receive the new fixed rate.  Borrowers with Stafford and PLUS loans disbursed on or before June 30, 2006, will continue to have a variable rate that changes annually on July 1.  Click here for the new rates.