January 15, 2013
NJ Revilla-Garcia

HACU announces speakers and unveils agenda for its 2013 International Conference

Embassy of Spain Ambassador D. Ramón Gil-Casares Satrústegui will be among the speakers at HACU’s 10th International Conference. The conference takes place Feb. 27 - March 1, 2013 in San Antonio, Texas.

Other speakers include David Bergeron, acting assistant secretary for postsecondary education of the U.S. Department of Education; José Joaquín Campos Arce, director general of the Center for Tropical Agriculture Research and Higher Education in Costa Rica; John D. Feeley, principal deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; and Cathie Woteki, under secretary for USDA's Research, Education, and Economics mission area/chief scientist.

Presentations under the theme, “Creating Global-Minded Environments on our Campuses,” will include more than twenty workshops by more than forty presenters from colleges, universities and organizations across four countries.

Scheduled workshop presentations :
  • "Embassies Can Strengthen University Partnerships" - Florida International University, U.S. Embassy La Paz, and Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo Regional La Paz
  • "International Programs that Set Students Apart" - Free Trade Alliance Education Foundation, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, and University of Texas at San Antonio
  • "Developing Short-Term Study Abroad Programs for Non-Traditional Students" - Texas A&M University-San Antonio
  • "HACU Network Teacher Candidate Performance on Pre-Professional Skill Exams" - Educational Testing Service
  • "Jalisco, Your Academic Destination in Mexico" - Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
  • "Dual Language English Immersion Programs in Higher Education" - Ameritas College Educational Services, LLC
  • "Development and Logistics of an Internship Program" - Trinity University
  • "Líderes del Futuro: Developing Leaders Through Service" - Peace Corps, Teach for America, and City Year, Inc.
  • "Hispanic Achievement Ecosystem at Lone Star College" - Lone Star College, University Park, Precision Task Group, Lone Star College System, and Lone Star College, North Harris
  • "Internationalization Across the University: From Periphery to Mainstream" - CETYS Universidad Baja California
  • "University of the Incarnate Word Mexico Campus: A Success Story" - Centro Universitario Incarnate Word, University of the Incarnate Word
  • "TIES Program: Successful Strategies for Cross-border Workforce Development" - Alamo Colleges
  • "A Multi-Pronged Approach: Fundraising and Public-Private Partnerships for International Mobility" - New Jersey City University
  • "Two Initiatives Aimed at Developing a Globally-Minded Campus Culture" - Texas State University
  • "Best Practices for Implementing Successful International Short-term Study Programs" -  University of New Mexico, Tecnológico de Monterrey
  • "Fostering Academic Abroad Exchanges Through Videoconference: Another Alternative" - Universidad Veracruzana
  • "USDA/FAS Programs in Latin America and Opportunities for Collaboration" - U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • "International-Interprofessional Collaboration: Promoting Community-based Learning" - James Madison University and Universidad de Iberoamérica
  • "Increasing the Hispanic Health Workforce through International Graduate Fellowship Training Programs" - Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools (HSHPS), University of California, San Diego, University of South Florida and University of Washington

Two plenary presentations, on “U.S. Support for International Collaboration” and on “Advancing Graduate Education in the Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,” will address issues for higher education institutions engaged in international partnerships and advancing agricultural science and training, respectively.

The conference will also include a free exhibitor’s fair in the Lone Star Foyer open to the public on Feb. 28 from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. and March 1 from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

A conference room rate is available until Feb. 5th at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio Hotel, where the conference will be hosted. Online Registration is available until February 20. On-site registration will be available thereafter. Agenda and additional information about HACU’s 2013 conference is available at www.hacu.net.

 



  

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, founded in 1986, represents more than 500 colleges and universities in the United States, Latin America, Spain, and school districts throughout the U.S. HACU is the only national association representing existing and emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). The Association’s headquarters are in San Antonio, Texas, with regional offices in Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, California.

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