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HACU EVENTS
HACU 2008-2009
GOVERNING BOARD
Milton A. Gordon, Chair
President
California State University-Fullerton
Fullerton, California
Antonio Pérez, Vice-Chair
President
Borough of Manhattan Community College,
City University of New York
New York, New York
Rosa Pérez, Treasurer
Chancellor
San José/Evergreen Community College District
San José, California
Modesto Maidique, Secretary
President
Florida International University
Miami, Florida
José Jaime Rivera, Past-Chair
President
University of the Sacred Heart
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Raymond Arroyo
Chief Diversity Officer
Aetna, Inc.
Hartford, Connecticut
Tomás A. Arciniega
President Emeritus (CSU, Bakersfield)
California State University, San Marcos
San Marcos, California
Franklyn M. Casale
President
St. Thomas University
Miami, Florida
Roy Flores
Chancellor
Pima County Community College District
Tucson, Arizona
Ana M. Guzmán
President
Palo Alto College
San Antonio, Texas
Arturo Lara López
Rector
Universidad de Guanajuato
Guanajuato, Mexico
Tomás Morales
President
College of Staten Island
City University of New York
Staten Island, New York
Elsa A. Murano
President
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
Sylvia Ramos
President
Richard J. Daley College
City Colleges of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Susie Saavedra
Chair
HACU Alumni Association
Washington, District of Columbia
Sandra V. Serrano
Chancellor
Kern Community College District
Bakersfield, California
David Schmidly
President
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jorge I. Vélez-Arocho
Chancellor
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Ex-Officio:
Antonio R. Flores
President and CEO
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About HACU
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities represents nearly 450 member colleges and universities in the United States, Puerto Rico and abroad. For more information about HACU, visit http://www.hacu.net/.
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The HACU Monthly e-Newsletter
Volume 4, Issue 11
November 7, 2008
HACU needs your vote for Flores
 HACU needs your online vote for Antonio Flores, HACU President and CEO, to be named "Líder of the Year." If Flores receives the most votes, HACU will receive a $25,000 grant for a community leadership project with MillerCoors.
HACU-Member Institutions, please publicize this information on your campuses and support HACU with a vote for Flores. Voting deadline is next Wed., Nov. 12 - -Vote today. Read more>>
HACU announces new governing board members
HACU recently inducted four new members to serve on its Governing Board and elected new Governing Board officers at HACU’s Annual Conference. The new board members, who will serve three-year terms effective October 2008, are:
- Ana “Cha” Guzman, Ph.D., president of Palo Alto College, located in San Antonio, TX.
- Elsa Murano, Ph.D., president of Texas A&M University in College Station, TX.
- David Schmidly, Ph.D., president of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
- Also, serving on the Governing Board as chair of HACU’s Corporate and Philanthropic Council is Raymond Arroyo, Chief Diversity Officer of Aetna (headquartered in Hartford, CT), one of the nation's leading diversified health care benefits companies. Read more>>
HACU-member president on Obama's team
President-elect Barack Obama has tapped University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College President Juliet V. Garcia to serve on his transition team.
"I consider public service to be our highest calling; so I am greatly honored to have been invited to take part in the historic transition of our young democracy," Garcia said in a written statement to The Brownsville Herald. Read more>>
McCain and Obama education platforms and HACU seven-point solutions presented to 400 Latino students and academic community
HACU recently partnered with The Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network (HITN) on a Town Hall meeting calling attention to an impending crisis that soon will impact the nation’s ability to compete in a global economy – the academic achievement of Latinos. The forum, “Hispanic Higher Education,” aired live to 33 million viewers nationwide from HACU’s 22nd Annual Conference and can be viewed online at the HITN website. Read more>>
HACU submits HSACU recommendations
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) formal Recommendations for Rules and Regulations Implementing HSACU Provisions in the Reauthorized Farm Bill. To view a copy of the document, please click here. Read more>>
Renew your 2009 HACU Membership at 2008 rates today
HACU will start its 2009 membership renewal period in November and we are happy to offer membership at 2008 dues rates for the new year! In today’s economy we’re all tightening our belts and HACU wants to do its part by holding the line on dues for 2009. At the same time, the coming changes in Washington offer new opportunities, and we will need you to help us make the case for Hispanic higher education to a new Administration and a new Congress. Thank you for your membership support this year! Please renew your membership for 2009 online. At our Web site, select Renew Your Membership or become a New Member.
Fashion design students awarded scholarships
Five finalists from the Design Your Future/Diseña Tu Futuro competition presented by HACU and Gap Inc had the opportunity to walk a fashion runway and earn scholarship funds earlier this month. The event took place during the student track of HACU’s 22nd Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado. Read more>>
Read More Student News
National broadcast to be available online
 Eight HACU-member institutions continue to be showcased nationwide via television broadcast of the “Know Your Heritage -- Hispanic College Quiz Show” series airing through Nov. 9, 2008. Thereafter the series will be posted online at www.hispaniccollegequiz.com.
For video clip and program schedule click here.
White House celebration on Hispanic Heritage Month
 HACU Staff member Jessica Pontigo represented HACU at the White House to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month. Excerpt of speech:
THE PRESIDENT: ¡Hola! Siéntese. Bienvenidos a la Casa Blanca. (Laughter.) Éste es el último "Mes de la Hispanidad" que paso como presidente -- y por eso, le dije a mi personal que hoy quería hablarles sólo en español. (Applause.) Me contestaron: "Señor presidente, antes de dar un discurso en español, ¿por qué no llega primero a dominar el inglés?" (Applause and laughter.) More.
Mark your calendars now for HACU 2009 events Make plans to attend upcoming HACU conferences to be held in D.C., Guadalajara and Walt Disney World Resort, Florida. Save the date for the following 2009 conferences: March 1-3, 2009 - 14th Annual National Capitol Forum. Washington, DC.
April 22-24, 2009 - Joint International Conference. HACU, IOHE, and CONAHEC. Guadalajara, Mexico.
Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2009 - 23rd Annual Conference. Walt Disney World Resort, Florida, Colorado.
Other upcoming conferences The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of University Partnerships (OUP) special anniversary conference for the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities (HSIAC) program. "Celebrating the Past – Embracing the Present – Strengthening the Future,” December 2–5, 2008, San Juan, Puerto Rico. This will be a celebration of 10 years of successful partnerships shared between OUP and our more than 80 HSIAC grantees located throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
2008 Announcements and Opportunities Seeking nominations of emerging scholars - Deadline Nov. 10 -- Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine is seeking recommendations for its annual Emerging Scholars issue, which will be published in January 2009 and will feature 10 of the nation's minority talents in academia. The scholar needs to be a professor and under 40 years of age with outstanding accomplishments in their field. Please contact staff writer Karen Branch-Brioso by Nov. 10 at kbranch-brioso@diverseeducation.com send your nomination with a brief summary of their accomplishments. Contact phone is 703-385-2981, ex. 3051. To see the 2008 scholars click here. Nov. 10 Deadline - Call for Proposals - first National Conference on "What Works in Education Partnerships," February 20‐21, 2009 Hyatt Regency, Phoenix, Arizona, or contact Dr. Mehmet "Dali" Öztürk ( ozturk@asu.edu) for further information. Nov. 13 - Workshop for Minority Serving InstitutionsThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of University Programs (UP) will host a free informational workshop for Minority Serving Institutions at California State University. Nov. 15 – Deadline to participate: Study on Latino Leadership to explore people's beliefs across ethnic groups and workplace roles. Incentive: Eligible participants who complete the online study get a free report of his/her strengths! And, opportunity to be included in a raffle for a $100.00 Amazon.com gift card. Eligibility: U.S. born Caucasian or Latino/Hispanic; have and/or be a manager, boss, or supervisor. Click link to participate in survey. Please direct any questions to the researcher at xhernandez@alliant.edu. University of Barcelona program for heritage learners - If you are ready to undertake the challenge of studying within the Universitat de Barcelona alongside Spanish students in their degree program; if you have had at least three years of college-level Spanish language studies; if you have an overall GPA of 3.0 and a strong desire to participate in the Spanish university system as Spaniards do - then this program is right for you. Read more>> PDF of DeadlinesFellowship - The LEAP program at the University of Illinois at Chicago is seeking outstanding doctoral students for fellowships. LEAP (Landscape, Ecological, and Anthropogenic Processes) provides interdisciplinary training and research opportunities while focusing on improving the integration of human activities with those of native species, natural communities and ecosystems. We hope that you will share the attached information with members of your organization. Bilingual Leadership Program: US-Spain International Law and Politics
The Georgetown University Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute and Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid are partnering to sponsor a 12-week Leadership program for young professionals and advanced students, who have outstanding academic records and have demonstrated strong leadership skills. Participants will work and study bilateral relations in Washington D.C. and Madrid. Click here for a copy of the brochure. For more information, please contact: Antonio Pastor Palomar, Professor at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid by e-mail at antonio.pastor@urjc.es.
Grant Announcement - The NRC Nuclear Education Grant Program’s primary purpose is supporting and developing the educational infrastructure necessary to allow the nation to safely move its nuclear energy initiatives forward. The program promotes and strengthens teaching programs in nuclear safety, nuclear security, nuclear environmental protection, and other fields that the Commission determines to be critical to the NRC’s regulatory mission by enhancing curricula and increasing faculty teaching competencies at higher education institutions. The NRC anticipates having up to $4.7 million available for this announcement. The Funding Opportunity Number is HR-FN-1008-EDU3. Visit http://www.grants.gov/
Grant Announcement - The FOA issued by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes on Health, encourages Research Project Grant (R24) applications from institutions that historically and/or currently serve students from diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds that aim to increase their capacity to conduct drug abuse and addiction research. The applications should propose to foster the research career development of a diverse cadre of faculty, students and staff who are currently underrepresented in drug abuse research, and to enhance research infrastructure at the institution. More.
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