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The Voice of Hispanic Higher Education
E-Newsletter
Volume 3 Issue 7
July 16, 2007
Student Scholarships Available for HACU's 21st Annual  Conference
The Art Institute of Chicago, pictured here, is one of many Chicago landmarks that will welcome attendees at HACU's 21st Annual Conference, October 20-22, 2007. While all registrants can take advantage of our online registration system and make hotel reservations online, students have until August 10 to apply for conference scholarships. Students can also be sponsored by their school or employer via the Student Ambassador Program. (Visit the Students’ Corner for more information on conference and study-abroad scholarships.)
Chicago's Art Institute
(photo courtesy of Chicago CVB)
 HACU President & Former Board Member Among Top Latino Leaders
Latino Leaders magazine has named former HACU Governing Board member Ricardo R. Fernández, Ph.D., President of HACU-member Lehman College of the City University of New York, and Antonio R. Flores, Ph.D., President & CEO of HACU, as two of the Top 101 Leaders of the Latino Community in the U.S.
HNIP Celebrates 15th Anniversary
Remarks praising the HACU National Internship Program (HNIP) for promoting workforce diversity were inserted into the Congressional Record by Congressman Joe Baca of California. Join us for the July 26 Black-Tie Gala celebrating the 15th Anniversary of HNIP. Unable to attend? Support HNIP and other HACU programs by making a gift today. Click here.
HACU Kellogg MSI Fellow Dr. Tomás Morales named President of the College of Staten Island
Dr. Tomás D. Morales, University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at HACU-member California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and a participant in the Kellogg Minority-Serving Institution Leadership Fellows Program, was appointed President of the College of Staten Island on June 25, 2007. More.
HACU Welcomes Aboard New Coast Guard Liaison
Captain Brendan "Corky" Frost (shown here with HACU President Antonio  Flores) has been assigned as the U.S. Coast Guard’s new Liaison to HACU. The San Antonio native is a graduate of the Coast Guard Academy and has a Masters of Education (Educational Technology) from the University of Missouri. Working with HACU, Capt. Frost’s goal is to gain visibility with Hispanic-Serving Institutions and their students so as to increase the number of applications from qualified Hispanics for the Coast Guard active duty and reserve officer corps, as well as the civilian workforce.
USDA Fellows Honored
Rosa Carrillo, of HACU-member California State University-Long Beach, was one of 20 individuals recognized by Dale Moore, USDA Chief of Staff, as E. (Kika) de la Garza Fellows in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Hispanic-Serving Institutions National Program. More.
Are you part of “La HACHE de HACU” for 2007? Become part of HACU’s Hispanic Alliance to Champion Higher Education today. Click here.
Press Releases (Archives)
Member Advisories (Archives)
As reported in HACU's July 11 Advisory, the U.S. Department of Education announced on that date the opening of competition for FY 2007 Title V grants for the “Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program.” The deadline for submission of completed applications is August 10, 2007.
Announcements and Opportunities
The National Community College Hispanic Council (NCCHC) is hosting its 2007 Annual Leadership Symposium September 20-22, 2007, at the Pointe South Mountain Resort in Phoenix, AZ. More.
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