Updated June 28, 2013
Lupe Flores

HACU announces speakers for the Latino Higher Education Leadership Institute, Oct. 26

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) has announced the first speakers slated for its 12th Annual Latino Higher Education Leadership Institute, a pre-conference event of the 2013 Annual Conference this fall. The institute, under the theme “Lifting Our Voices, Enlightening Minds,” will take place on Oct. 26 in Chicago, Ill. 

The morning keynote address will be delivered by Patricia Arredondo, Ed.D., president of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology's Chicago campus and the first Latina to serve as president of that campus.

The afternoon keynote address will be delivered by Timothy White, Ph.D. – Chancellor, California State University System - the chief executive officer of the country’s largest senior system of public higher education.

The institute will include speakers, panels, a career networking workshop, and small group discussions. The day will conclude with a panel of top Latino presidents.

Three HACU-member institution presidents are confirmed for the institute's closing Presidents Panel.

Mildred Garcia, Ed.D., president of California State University - Fullerton, who became the fifth CSU board-appointed president of Cal State Fullerton in June 2012 and was previously president of Cal State Dominguez Hills, the first Latina in the California State University system.

Ana M. Guzmán, Ed.D., was appointed as the seventh president of Santa Fe Community College in July 2012 after previously serving as president of Palo Alto College for more than 10 years and has been in educational administration for more than 30 years.

William Serrata, Ph.D., was named president of El Paso County Community College District in 2012 after serving as vice president for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at South Texas College in McAllen for more than seven years.

An early bird registration rate of $175 is available for the pre-conference institute until May 31, 2013. Sponsorship opportunities for the Latino Higher Education Leadership Institute are available. For additional information about sponsorships contact the office of development

For any additional inquiries about the institute, please contact: at 210-576-3224. Emily Calderón-Galdeano, director of research and information, 210-692-3805.

  

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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