Agenda

(Subject to change)

Click here to see a list of the 28th Annual Capitol Forum participating Institutions.

Note: All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

           
                DATES

                         

            SESSIONS / SPEAKERS
 
 TUESDAY APRIL 18, 2023

  
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
 Registration/Information/Cybercafe
8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Pre-conference
Session 1: Federal Funding Opportunities for Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)

Stacey A. Slijepcevic, Ph.D.
Director, Hispanic Serving Institutions Division
U.S. Department of Education

Sonja Montas-Hunter, Ph.D.
Program Director Hispanic Serving Institution Program Division of Human Resource (HRD), Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR)
National Science Foundation

John Cox
Senior Program Officer, Office of Challenge Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Pre-conference
Session 2:Federal Funding Opportunities for Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)

Karen Perry
Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth
National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Kevin Hughes
Acting Director, Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives
National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Madlyn Wohlman Rodriguez
Office of Policy Development and Research, Grants Management and University Partnerships
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Maria Milligan
Office of Policy Development and Research Office of Innovation
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
10:00 - 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 - 11:45 a.m. 

Pre-conference
Session 3: Federal Funding Opportunities for Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)

The Honorable Ethan Rosenzweig
Deputy Assistant for Academic Programs Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
U.S. Department of State
10:15 - 11:45 a.m.

Pre-conference
Session 4: Federal Funding Opportunities for Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)

Latinisha Lewis
Grant Management Team Lead Office on Violence Against Women
Department of Justice

Sean Biggerstaff, Ph.D.
Acting Deputy Assistant Director, Research & Engineering
Defense Health Headquarters
 Noon - 1:30 p.m.

Opening Plenary Luncheon

Antonio R. Flores, Ph.D.
President, HACU

Janeth Sanchez, Ph.D.
Program Director for Health Equity
All of Us Research Program, the National Institutes of Health
1:30 - 1:45 p.m

Break

1:45 - 3:00 p.m.

Higher Education Priorities

The Honorable Assistant Secretary Satterfield
3:00 - 3:15 p.m.

Coffee Break

 3:15 - 4:30 p.m
              
 Congressional Hispanic Caucus Educational Priorities + Hispanic-Serving Institutions Caucus

 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

HACU Federal and State Priorities

Sarah Abernathy
Executive Director
Committee for Education Funding

Lena Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President for Policy and Government Relations
HACU

Xiomara Santos
Director of Government Relations
HACU

Brenda G. Valles, Ph.D.
Executive Director of Western Policy and Outreach
HACU
 5:15 - 6:15 p.m.

Student Advocacy 101

Brenda G. Valles, Ph.D.
Executive Director of Western Policy and Outreach
HACU

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2023
8:00 a.m. - Noon  Registration/Information/ Cybercafe
8:00 - 9:30 a.m. 

 Breakfast at Hotel: HSIs Advocacy Overview

The Honorable Miguel Cardona
Secretary of Education

Kellie L. LeDet
Chief Government Affairs Officer and Special Assistant to the President for Government Affairs and Community Partnerships
Kean University

Lena Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President for Policy and Government Relations
HACU

Xiomara Santos
Director of Government Relations
HACU

George Williams, Ph.D.
Vice President for Student Affairs
Our Lady of the Lake University
9:30 a.m.
 Attendees depart hotel to Capitol Hill for Congressional Meetings
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Congressional Meetings scheduled by HACU's government relations offices
(Meeting times vary according to state delegations. Schedule will be provided.)
Noon
 Lunch
Location: CVC
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Break
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. 

Capitol Hill Reception
Location: Cannon Caucus Room (390 Cannon)
3rd Floor

Honoring the Champions of Hispanic Higher Education
   

 

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.

Subscribe to HACU Newsletter and Updates

SIGN UP