HACU Member Advisory--August 11, 2004
HACU, USDA strengthen partnership;
Potential new funding streams discussed
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Ann Veneman met with the leadership of HACU to establish the foundation for potential new funding opportunities for the Hispanic higher education community. HACU will advise its membership on new funding and research opportunities expected to evolve through the ongoing work of the USDA/HACU Leadership Group.
Secretary Ann Veneman met in Washington, D.C., on August 3, 2004, with HACU President and CEO Antonio R. Flores and USDA/HACU Leadership Group member Jose Vicente, President of Miami Dade College’s North Campus in Florida. Issues discussed included:
- Potential new USDA research funding streams for Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs);
- Expansion of the USDA’s longstanding partnership with the HACU National Internship Program;
- Potential new initiatives to aid HSIs in developing teacher education and extension outreach infrastructure capacity, especially in areas of agriculture-related fields of study.
HACU applauds HACU members of the USDA/HACU Leadership Group who will meet regularly to pursue these important new funding, research and infrastructure support initiatives. HACU members of the USDA/HACU Leadership Group are:
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Jose Vicente, President, Miami Dade College, North Campus; |
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Agnes Mojica, Chancellor, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San German Campus; |
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Jay Gouge, former President, New Mexico State University; |
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John D. Welty, former President, California State University-Fresno; |
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Miguel Nevarez, President, University of Texas-Pan American. |
HACU’s 18th Annual Conference October 16-19, 2004, at the Miami InterContinental Hotel on Biscayne Bay in downtown Miami, Florida, will feature special sessions on USDA and other federal agency funding opportunities for the Hispanic higher education community. Please register today at http://www.hacu.net/ to attend this important national conference. Early registration discounts are available until September 21, 2004. Please also forward this HACU Member Advisory to appropriate senior staff and program directors, and urge their attendance at HACU’s 18th Annual Conference.
HACU will inform its membership of new USDA funding and program opportunities as they develop.
HACU Member Advisories are a service of the
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
