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 10
October 6, 2006

BE SURE TO VISIT THE NEW STUDENTS' CORNER!

HACU's 20th Annual Conference
There is still time to register for this year's conference in San Antonio, Texas. Click here to read about several keynote speakers attending this year's conference. An updated agenda is posted on our Web site. (more)

U.S. Secretary Margaret Spellings' Higher Education Action Plan
Margaret Spellings launched her Higher Education Action Plan in response to the report recently submitted by her Higher Educaiton Commission, "A Test of Leadership." In her address to the National Press Club she focused on three key areas: accessibility, affordability, and accountability. (more)

The National Symposium on Postsecondary Student Success
HACU is co-sponsoring this Symposium hosted by the National Postsecondary Education Cooperative (NPEC) and its funding agency, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The Symposium is a rare opportunity to examine all aspects of postsecondary student success and all points of view on the topic. (more)

2007 HACU National Internship Program (HNIP) Spring and Summer Sessions
HNIP works with universities, federal agencies and corporations to recruit well-qualified and motivated students for paid internship opportunities during the fall, spring and summer semesters. Currently, HNIP is accepting applications for the 2007 spring and summer sessions. To apply on-line or for more information, please visit http://www.hnip.net/. Click here for a PDF file of the 2007 Collegiate Student Programs brochure.

Professor John F. Alderete joins the Mexican Academy of Sciences
Dr. Alderete was the founding chair of HACU's Health Sciences Advisory Council and helped raise HACU's profile with organizations such as the Society for the Advancement of Chicano and Native Amercians in Science and the National Instituties of Health. (more)