December 18, 2009
Tessa Benavides

HACU Health Sciences Advisory Council announces new members 

HACU announces new chair and members for the HACU Health Sciences Advisory Council (HSAC):

  • Dr. Maria Alvarez, professor of in the Department of Biology at El Paso Community College, will serve as chair of HSAC.
  • Dr. Sylvia Vetrone, assistant professor at Whittier College.
  • Dr. Miguel Perez, chair of the Department of Public Health at California State University-Fresno.

HSAC is a part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)-HACU Professions Capacity Building Program that acts in an advisory capacity to assist HACU.  The contributions of the HSAC enhance HACU’s efforts to address the continued under-representation of Hispanics in the sciences, specifically in the area of health sciences, health disparities, and STEM issues.

Other HSAC members include: Dr. Benjamin D. Ortiz, associate professor, Department of Biological Sciences, City University of New York, Hunter College; Dr. Robert Ross, professor, RISE Program, University of Puerto Rico, Cayey; Dr. Elba Serrano, professor, Department of Biology, New Mexico State University; Dr. Antonia M. Villarruel, professor, School of Nursing, University of Michigan; and Ex-Officio Dr. Raymond T. Garza, professor, Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at San Antonio.

  

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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