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HSIs on Capitol HillSpecial Report:

HACU’s 2002 Capitol Forum

HSIs on Capitol HillSpecial Report:

HACU’s 2002 Capitol Forum

HEA FOCUS GROUP MEETINGS■ HACU is inviting higher educationleaders and representatives of Congress toparticipate in critically timed discussionson the pending Reauthorization of theHigher Education Act (HEA). The firstHEA Focus Group meetings were held inWashington, D.C., in April, and in Texasand California in May. June HEA FocusGroup Meetings are scheduled at: Miami-Dade Community College, InterAmericanCampus (June 11); Northeastern IllinoisUniversity in Chicago (June 14);Universidad de Sagrado Corazon in PuertoRico (June 21), and Lehman College of theCity University of New York (June 24). Formore information, visit www.hacu.net. Orcontact HACU’s Washington, D.C., officesat (202) 833-8361.

NEW FACULTY AND STAFF CAUCUS■ HACU recently welcomed 31 foundingmembers of the new HACU Faculty andStaff Caucus. HACU’s Governing Boardapproved creation of the new Caucus as an important asset to HACU. The Caucus will include faculty and staff at HACU Member and Partner colleges anduniversities to support and participate inHACU programs and initiatives. For aCaucus membership application and alisting of benefits, contact HACU’sMembership Department at (210) 692-3805. ext. 3231 or visit www.hacu.net.

INSTITUTIONAL GRANTS■ University of California at Berkeley andPennsylvania State University, HACUassociate member universities, wereamong six higher education institutionsawarded grants totaling $17.6 million bythe National Security Education Program.Other grant winners were: the Universityof Pittsburgh, Indiana University,the University of Wisconsin at Madisonand California’s Monterey Institute ofInternational Studies.

TEACHING AND TECHNOLOGY■ The College of Education at HACUmember Florida International Universitywas awarded a $1.5 million federal grantfor Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to UseTechnology (PT3). The three-year PT3grant, awarded by the U.S. Department ofEducation, will provide university facultyand Miami-Dade Public School Districtteachers with increased developmentopportunities to enhance their skillsutilizing technology. The funds also willallow the university’s faculty and studentsto have access to appropriate technologyand software to use as teaching tools.

HISPANIC ENGINEERING WEEK■ HACU member University of Texas-Pan American, in partnership with theHispanic Engineer National AchievementAwards Corporation, will be the academichost of Hispanic Engineering, Science andTechnology Week activities October 12-19.Scheduled during National HispanicHeritage Month, middle and high schoolstudents will be provided an opportunityto explore careers in mathematics, scienceand engineering.

AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY■ HACU associate member ColoradoState University has become the firstuniversity in the Western United Statesto offer an Information Technology degreeconcentration within the College ofAgricultural Sciences. The programteaches students a blend of state-of-the-art satellite image technology, computerapplications and agriculture research tofocus on increasing crop yields whileprotecting the environment.

HONORARY DEGREE■ Carolyn Williams, the first womanpresident of HACU member BronxCommunity College of the CityUniversity of New York, received anhonorary Doctor of Education degree from the University of Natal inPietermaritzburg, South Africa. Williamsis a former president of Los AngelesSouthwest College in California.

COMMENCEMENT ■ U.S. Treasurer Rosario Marin willaddress the Class of 2002 at HACUmember California State University at LosAngeles at commencement ceremonies onJune 15. Marin was a keynote speaker at HACU’s 2002 National Capitol Forum on Hispanic Higher Education in April in Washington, D.C. At the Junecommencement, Marin also will beawarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws.

RESEARCH AWARDS■ Four researchers at HACU memberNew Mexico State University receivedthe first University Research CouncilAwards for Exceptional Achievements in Creative Scholarly Activity. Thehonorees are: Jaime Ramirez-Angulo ofthe university’s Klipsch School ofElectrical and Computer Engineering,Alberto Rodriguez of Curriculum and Instruction, Paul Bosland of the Department of Agronomy andHorticulture, and Anatoly Klypin of theDepartment of Astronomy.

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Pg. 3 • Message from the PresidentPg. 4 • Special Report:

HACU Capitol ForumPg. 9 • HACU welcomes new MembersPg. 10 • Positions & Announcements

ABOUT OUR COVERHispanic higher education leaders gather outside the nation’s Capitol to advocate for record new increases in federal appropriations for HACU member and partner colleges and universities. A special report on HACU’s 2002 National Capitol Forumon Hispanic Higher Education begins on Page 4.

MARK YOUR CALENDARSHACU’s 16th Annual Conference October 26-29, 2002The Adam’s Mark Hotel, Denver, COTo register: visit www.hacu.net

HOW TO CONTACT USHACU National Headquarters8415 Datapoint Drive, Suite 400San Antonio, Texas 78229Tel: (210) 692-3805 Fax: (210) 692-0823Web site: www.hacu.netE-mail: hacu@hacu.netHACU President:Antonio R. Flores, Ph.D.

HACU Washington D.C. OfficeOne Dupont Circle N.W., Suite 605Washington, DC 20036Tel: (202) 833-8361 Fax: (202) 833-8367E-mail: govrel@hacu.netVice President, Governmental Relations: Gumecindo Salas, Ph.D.

HACU National Internship ProgramOne Dupont Circle N.W., Suite 605Washington, DC 20036Tel: (202) 467-0893 Fax: (202) 496-9177E-mail: hnip@hacu.netHNIP Director: William Rafael Gil

To Advertise in The Voice,contact Cynthia VelaTel: (210) 692-3805 Ext. 3242Fax: (210) 692-0823E-mail: cvela@hacu.net

The Voice of Hispanic Higher Education is published monthlyby the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, 8415 Datapoint Drive, Suite 400, San Antonio, Texas 78229. Foreditorial or advertising information, contact HACU’s Public AffairsOffice at (210) 692-3805.

The Voice of Hispanic Higher Education reserves the right to editall materials submitted for publication. We are not responsible forreturning any unsolicited materials such as photos, brochures, etc.Wealso reserve the right to refuse publication of any unsolicited material.

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ABOUT HACU

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The Hispanic Association of Colleges andUniversities represents more than 318 member andassociate member colleges and universities in the UnitedStates, Puerto Rico and abroad with high Hispanicstudent enrollment rates — including federallydesignated Hispanic-Serving Institutions. HACU’smission is to improve access to and the quality of post-secondary educational opportunities for Hispanicstudents; to meet the needs of business, industry andgovernment through the development and sharing ofresources, information and expertise; and to promote thedevelopment and success of member and associatemember colleges and universities.

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PUBLISHERAntonio R. FloresHACU President

STAFF WRITERReneé Haines

ADVERTISINGCynthia Vela

CIRCULATIONLourdes Bird

Jose A. Vicente, ChairPresident

Miami-Dade CommunityCollege, Inter American Campus

Salme H. Steinberg, Vice-ChairPresident

Northeastern Illinois University

Miguel Palacios, SecretaryPresident

Pima County Community College District,

Desert Vista Campus

Dalia Diaz-Olivarez, TreasurerProfessional

Development ManagerState Farm

Insurance Companies

Piedad F. Robertson, Past-ChairPresident

Santa Monica College

Max Castillo President

University of Houston, Downtown

Charles L. CotrellPresident

St. Mary’s University

Dolores M. FernandezPresident

Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community College

Ricardo R. FernándezPresident

Herbert H. Lehman College,City University

College of New York

Alexander GonzálezPresident

California State University, San Marcos

John C. Guerra Vice President, Corporate Affairs

AT&T

Milton A. GordonPresident

California StateUniversity-Fullerton

Tito Guerrero, IIIPresident

Stephen F. Austin State University

Sigfredo MaestrasPresident

Northern New MexicoCommunity College

Antonio PerezPresident

Borough of ManhattanCommunity College, City

University of New York

Jose Jaime RiveraPresident

University of the Sacred Heart

Silvia ZapicoCampus Provost

Valencia Community College,Osceola Campus

Ex-OfficioAntonio R. Flores

President and CEOHACU

The resounding successof the HACU 2002National Capitol Forum

on Hispanic Higher Education in April attractedunprecedented attention tothe college and career needs ofthe nation’s largest ethnicpopulation. The leadership,vision and shared sense of purposeexpressed by all present at this remarkablegathering in Washington, D.C., will inspireand energize us in the critical year ahead.

HACU’s 2002 Legislative Agenda iscalling for record new support forHispanic higher education in the form ofmore than $200 million in federal fiscalyear 2003 appropriations within Title Vof the Higher Education Act and withinthe program budgets of several keyfederal agencies.

HACU’s 2002 National Capitol Forumalso served as the first formal platform toaddress developing HACU’s Agenda forReauthorization of the Higher EducationAct (HEA). While HACU’s LegislativeAgenda outlines a compelling series ofurgently needed funding increases forHispanic higher education in FY 2003,HACU’s HEA Reauthorization Agendawill address longer-range Hispanichigher education needs.

Reauthorization only occurs about onceevery five years. How Congress chooses toaddress these Reauthorization proposalswill make a dramatic difference on howfederal funds – as well as the amount offunding – are appropriated to highereducation institutions and highereducation students for years to come.

Thus, HACU is calling on all member higher education leaders and representatives of Congress toparticipate in critically timed discussionson the pending Reauthorization. This Actremains the chief vehicle for targetingmulti-million dollar funding to all othercolleges and universities serving Hispanichigher education students and the largercommunities in which they are locatedthroughout the United States. Congressand advocacy organizations are alreadydebating proposed changes to beconsidered before a final vote by the 108thCongress next year on Reauthorization.

Title V of the Higher Education Act, forexample, contains the language andauthorization levels for multi-milliondollar funding targeted specifically toHispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs).

Congress appropriated $86million to HSIs for federalfiscal year 2002 under Title V.HACU’s 2002 LegislativeAgenda is requesting thatCongress endorse a $125million Title V appropriationfor HSIs in FY 2003, as well asa first-time $20 millionappropriation under Title V tobuild and enhance graduateeducation programs at HSIs.

Reauthorization proposals will requestprogressive increases in Title V fundingduring the next five years.

HACU will call for expanded languageand funding authorization levels underspecific provisions for all Titles of theHigher Education Act as part of thepending Reauthorization of the HigherEducation Act. These include Titles that address institutional development,teacher education, financial aid,immigration education policies, pre-collegiate outreach, graduate education,technology infrastructure, researchsupport and international education.

Following a series of earlier surveys ofHACU member and partner institutions,and the first, formal HEA Focus GroupMeeting during HACU’s 2002 NationalCapitol Forum in April, two additionalHEA Focus Group Meetings in May wereheld at the University of Texas at San Antonio and at California StateUniversity at Fullerton.

Four more strategically timed HEAFocus Group Meetings are scheduled thismonth: at the Inter American Campus ofMiami-Dade Community College on June11; at Northeastern Illinois University inChicago on June 14, at Universidad deSagrado Corazon in Puerto Rico on June21 and at Lehman College of the CityUniversity of New York on June 24.

In a year when so many externalprograms are competing for federaldollars and support, it is imperative thatHACU presents a unified voice for theeducation needs of the nation’s youngestand largest ethnic population.

I urge all Hispanic higher educationleaders, key staff and program directorsat our member and partner institutions,as well as members of Congressrepresenting the political districts in which these meetings are scheduled,to attend these vital grass roots forums.Together, we can lay the groundwork for a new era of academic excellence for Hispanic Americans and for all Americans.

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTBy Antonio R. Flores,President and CEO

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HACU proposed recordnew investments andfederal funding in

Hispanic higher educationduring HACU’s 2002 NationalCapitol Forum on HispanicHigher Education April 14-16 in Washington, D.C. “Theunprecedented success of thisyear’s Capitol Forum marks thestart of a year-long campaign towin record new federal fundingand program support for thecollege and career developmentneeds of the nation’s youngestand fastest-growing ethnicpopulation,” HACU Presidentand CEO Antonio Flores said.

“The support we won from thehighest levels of government during thisyear’s Capitol Forum will inspire us toredouble our efforts to focus the attentionof Congress and the country on Hispanichigher education, which will benefiteveryone in enhancing our nation’s futureeconomic success, security and leadershiprole for the 21st century,” Flores said.Leaders of many of HACU’s 318 memberand partner colleges and universitiesjoined leading representatives of Congress,the White House and key federal agenciesat the annual Capitol Forum.

HACU’s 2002 Legislative Agenda forHispanic Higher Education for the 107thCongress was formally released at theForum. The Agenda calls for more than$200 million in federal funding andexpanded program support in federalfiscal year 2003 for those colleges and

universities serving the largestconcentrations of Hispanic highereducation students.

These federally designated HispanicServing Institutions (HSIs) also arelocated in communities with the fastest-growing Hispanic populations, extendingtheir reach to students fromkindergarten through graduate schooland into today’s fast-changing workplace.

Capitol Forum sponsors included:AT&T, The Ford Motor Company, ThePhilip Morris Companies and MillerBrewing Company, The Coca-ColaCompany, Coors Brewing Company andthe Educational Testing Service (ETS).

Corporate America should provide“support and encouragement to collegesand universities, and reach out to allstudents,” said Carlos Pagoaga of The

Coca-Cola Company, whojoined other corporate sponsorsin accepting special awardsfrom HACU for their support ofHispanic higher education.

HSIs AT THE FOREFRONT“The colleges and universities

you represent are the trainingproviders of choice for America’sgrowing Latino work force andmainstream work force,” U.S.Secretary of Labor Elaine Chaotold the Capitol Forum. “You arethe Bush Administration’ssolution to the skills gap.You willcreate the necessary intellectualcapital and work ethic to drivethe economy of the 21st

Century,” Chao said to several rounds ofapplause and standing ovations.

“You’re all aware that to keep this post-industrial economy humming, we’ll need todouble the number of computer engineers,for example, to over 600,000. We’ll alsoneed 500,000 new health care aides and asmany high-tech specialists just in the shortfuture,” Chao said. “Who will help fill thesepositions? Hispanic Americans. And whowill help play a significant role inproviding the training? You will.”

National Science Foundation DirectorDr. Rita Colwell also cited the need foradvanced education for Hispanics andfor all Americans in mathematics,science, engineering and technology nowand in coming decades. Colwell hasspearheaded the National Science

By Nydia Galarza

The federal government’s strictrequirements for defining HispanicServing Institutions (HSIs) should

be changed to allow more colleges anduniversities to benefit from federal fundsand program support for HSIs,participants at HACU’s 2002 CapitolForum on Hispanic Higher Education said.

Title V of the Higher Education Actnow defines HSIs as those highereducation institutions with a full-time

student enrollment that is at least 25percent Hispanic. In addition, at least 50percent of the total student enrollmentmust be low-income.

Several participants at a special panelsession on Title V and Financial Aid topicsat the HACU Capitol Forum said that the“50 percent” rule should no longer be partof the definition for HSIs. Title V of theHigher Education Act targets federalfunds to HSIs. “That criteria … is no longervaluable,” said Max Castillo, president ofthe University of Houston-Downtown anda member of HACU’s Governing Board.

“I think what it is doing is excludinginstitutions. The income (criteria) is an

artificial standard,” Castillo said. “We needto look at the institution’s communityitself. That would be a benchmark thatwould be more realistic.”

Other participants said requirementsfor applying for Title V grants also shouldbe changed to shorten waiting periodsbetween applying for the first grant andsubsequent grants. HACU represents 318 colleges and universities serving the largest concentrations of Hispanic higher education students throughout theUnited States.

Nydia Galarza, a public relations majorat the University of Puerto Rico, RioPiedras Campus, is a reporter for The Voice.

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HACU President and CEO Antonio Flores greets Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao at HACU’s 2002

National Capitol Forum on Hispanic Higher Education.

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Foundation’s efforts to increase the participation andemployment of women and minorities in science and engineering.

Dr. Colwell and Labor Secretary Chao each received specialawards from HACU for their exemplary and continuing supportof efforts to reverse the under representation of Hispanics inmany of today’s fastest-growing and highest-paying career fields.

U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, co-founder andco-chair of the bipartisan Senate Hispanic-Serving InstitutionsCoalition, pledged to continue her efforts to advocate for recordnew increases in federal funding for HSIs. Hutchison has beeninstrumental in recent years in advocating for multi-milliondollar increases in federal funding for HSIs. “We want everyoneto partake of the American Dream,” said Hutchison, who receivedseveral standing ovations and a special award from HACU.

“Hispanics are the fastest-growing community and the leasteducated,” U.S. Representative Ruben Hinojosa, D-Texas, aCongressional Hispanic Caucus leader and architect of the firstefforts to formally recognize HSIs in Title V of the HigherEducation Act, told the Capitol Forum.

CALL TO ACTIONHispanics historically suffer the lowest high school and college

completion rates among all major population groups, with a highschool dropout rate exceeding 40 percent.

Hinojosa, who received several rounds of applause and a specialaward from HACU, also called for significant increases in federalfunding for HSIs far exceeding initial White House proposals fora 3 percent increase in Title V funding for HSIs in FY 2003.

Hinojosa said the nation’s goals must not stop at efforts toincrease Hispanic high school and college graduation rates by afew percentage points each year. “We need to leap frog andincrease the numbers 100 percent,” Hinojosa said.

Quin Dodd, a former legislative director to Senator Hutchisonand now an associate in the Government Relations and StrategySession of Bracewell & Patterson in Washington, D.C., urgedHispanic higher education leaders to enlist the media andmembers of their Congressional Districts in advocating forHACU’s proposals for increased federal appropriations. “Getactive,” he urged.

George Conant, senior staff member of the House Committeeon Education and the Workforce, urged leaders of HACUmember and partner institutions to invite members of Congressto their campuses to allow them to become more personallyfamiliar with the institutions, students and diverse communitiesserved by these campuses.

Jane Oates, senior advisor to the Senate Committee onHealth, Education, Labor and Pensions, said today’s “student”constituency no longer resembles the traditional 18-24 year oldcollege student. Colleges and universities must address theneeds of today’s older, returning “students” from workplacesdemanding continually updated skills, she said.

The traditional lack of technology infrastructure and supportfor HSIs also is a crucial issue to address, Oates said. “Technologyis transforming higher education,” said Alex Ramirez, director ofthe HACU Office of Information Technology Initiatives.

HACU – with the support of the Senate HSI Coalition,Congressional Hispanic Caucus and other private and publicsector leaders – led the effort to win HSIs an $86 million TitleV appropriation for federal fiscal year 2002. HACU is now

requesting a $125 million Title V appropriation to HSIs forfiscal year 2003.

Congress also must address the lack of direct aid to all students,which has declined dramatically in recent years as a percentageof college grants versus college loans, U.S. Senator RichardDurbin, D-Illinois, told the Capitol Forum. College loans now farexceed direct aid such as federal grants to students. “Studentstoday have unconscionable levels of debt,” said Durbin. “Weneed to address that in Congress in terms of more grants andmore scholarships for all Americans.”

Durbin, who also received a special award from HACU,reminded his audience that he, like many Hispanic Americans,also is the son of immigrants.

Durbin said all Americans must work to ensure that a countryfounded on the strength of immigrants ensure education access,equity and the opportunity to achieve success for all.

PROMOTING DIVERSITY“I represent every immigrant who came to this country

frightened, but eager to learn,” said U.S. Treasurer RosarioMarin, pledging her support and an “open door” to HACU inefforts to enhance college and career opportunities for HispanicAmericans. Marin also received a special award from HACU.

“My office is adopting financial literacy as a goal,” Marin added,referring to efforts to assist students and non-students alike facingfinancial challenges such as credit card debt in today’s economy.

Margarita Benitez, Director of Institutional Development andUndergraduate Education for the U.S. Department of Education,joined Ruben Barrales, Deputy Assistant to the President andDirector of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs,as keynote speakers who also were presented with specialawards from HACU for their continuing support of Hispanichigher education.

Assistant Education Secretary Sally Stroup, who presidesover Postsecondary Education programs at the U.S. Departmentof Education, joined other speakers in praising HSIs for being atthe forefront of efforts to reach out to their communities andpublic schools with pre-collegiate initiatives. “It is the big picturewe must focus on – K-16 rather than just K-12,” Stroup said.

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HACU National Internship Program students join Olga Garcia,Corporate Relations Manager for Coors Brewing Company and a member of the HACU Corporate and Philanthropic Council,

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SCENES FROM HACU’S 2002 CAPITOL FORUM

Above: National Science Foundation Director Rita Colwell receives an award from HACU.

U.S. Treasurer Rosario Marin

addresses the Capitol Forum.

Right:CongressmanRuben Hinojosa,Education TaskForce Chair of theCongressionalHispanic Caucusaddresses theCapitol Forum.

HACU President and CEO Antonio R. Flores greets Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Hispanic-Serving Institutions Coalition.

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Above: Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois, a member of the Senate Hispanic-Serving Institutions Coalition.

Right: Ruben Barrales, Deputy Assistant to President Bush and White House Director of

Intergovernmental Affairs, addresses the Capitol Forum.

Right:Alex Ramirez,

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By Nydia Galarza

Telecommunications giant AT&Tcontributed $20,000 to the HispanicAssociation of Colleges and

Universities (HACU) in support of HACUand Hispanic higher education.

“The AT&T Corporation has a longhistory of helping minorities. No one isexcluded,” AT&T Corporate AffairsDirector Roberto Cruz said at HACU’s2002 National Capitol Forum on HispanicHigher Education. AT&T’s gift to HACUwas announced at the Capitol Forum inApril in Washington, D.C.

The Capitol Forum attracted nationalpolicy makers, higher education leadersand corporate supporters from throughout

the country. HACU is proposing recordnew investments in federal programsupport for Hispanic higher education onbehalf of the nation’s youngest and largest ethnic population.

AT&T has supported HACU initiativessince the association was founded in 1986.For example, AT&T has been the leadingscholarship sponsor for Hispanic studentsattending HACU annual conferences inrecent years.

The AT&T Foundation also has been a long-time supporter of alliedassociations such as the NationalCouncil of La Raza, the MexicanAmerican Legal Defense, theEducational Fund and the Puerto RicanLegal Defense and Educational Fund.

Nydia Galarza, a public relations major atthe University of Puerto Rico, Rio PiedrasCampus, and a reporter for The Voice, also isa HNIP intern at offices of the NationalInstitutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.

HACU WINS SUPPORT FROM AT&T

HACU and its member colleges anduniversities also won praise fromAmerican Council on Education (ACE)President David Ward, who was presentedwith a special award from HACU. HACU’salliances with associations such as ACEhave led to a stronger, unified voice foreducation in recent years.

ON CAPITOL HILLMany of the higher education leaders

attending the Forum hand-carriedHACU’s 2002 Legislative Agenda to keymembers of Congress during the second

full day of the Capitol Forum in a grassroots show of support during the annualvisits to Capitol Hill.

HSIs receive on average only a fractionof federal funds per student compared toall other degree-granting institutions.Although there are now 203 federallydesignated HSIs, which have a studentenrollment that is at least 25 percentHispanic, more than 100 additional highereducation institutions boast a fast-growingHispanic student enrollment that now orsoon will make them eligible to bedesignated as HSIs.

HACU will request a total of $237million in fiscal year 2003 appropriationsto HSIs, including proposals for spendingincreases from the U.S. Department of

Housing and Urban Development, U.S.Department of Agriculture, U.S.Department of Defense, U.S. Departmentof Health and Human Services, theNational Science Foundation and NASA.

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. SpenceArmstrong, Senior Advisor to theAdministrator at NASA, cited the shortageof minority and non-minority science andengineering graduates. “A national crisis ispending,” Armstrong said. “We can’t waituntil it hits to address it.”

With reporting by Michael Barboza (B.S.,Planetary Astronomy, MIT) and TimothyMelano (B.S., Mechanical Engineering,University of California-Berkeley), Centerfor the Advancement of Hispanics inScience and Engineering Education.

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Labor Secretary Elaine Chao announced at HACU’s 2002National Capitol Forum on Hispanic Higher Educationthat the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) soon will unveil

a new initiative focusing on HSIs and Hispanic communities.“As the provider of choice for so many Hispanics, you will have

a central role in the strategy being developed by the Departmentto meet the needs of the booming Hispanic population,” Chaotold the Capitol Forum.

“The Department of Labor’s Employment and TrainingAdministration will soon unveil a major education and traininginitiative for Hispanics that will be comprehensive, targeted andcost-effective,” Chao said. “It will build on best practices andsuccessful demonstration projects. It will also develop new and

improved channels of funding,” she said. Chao would not discloseadditional details, only saying about HSIs that “your role in thepublicly-funded workforce system is assured.”

Chao praised several HACU member HSIs for being at theforefront of existing workforce development partnerships. Shepraised HACU member St. Philip’s College in San Antonio,Texas, for its role in the Alamo Area Aerospace Academy, whichis providing training for new aerospace jobs. She praised HACUmember Santa Monica College for its wide-reaching efforts to“bridge the skills gap,” citing one new initiative training workersfor transportation maintenance jobs.

The official school seal at HACU member Miami-DadeCommunity College “should display both a thermometer and acomputer chip,” Chao said. “It graduates more nurses than anyother college in the country, and is a leader in providing state-of-the-art information technology training,” she said.

“This is just the tip of the iceberg of the customized programsHispanic-Serving Institutions are developing and running,” shetold the Capitol Forum. “I salute all your initiatives and all ofyour successes.”

LABOR SECRETARY CHAOTO UNVEIL TRAINING ANDEDUCATION INITIATIVE

Roberto Cruz of AT&T presents a contribution from AT&T to HACU.

HACU MEMBERSHIP

Hispanics and the workplace willbe the focus of a national forumin New York that will spotlight

new trends in workforce diversity, andthe evolving role of today’s colleges anduniversities in cutting-edge careerdevelopment initiatives.

Colleges and universities are shiftingtheir focus from the classroom to thecommunity to reach more students andnon-students alike in efforts to help ademographically more diverse laborforce survive and thrive in today’s fast-changing workplace.

At the forefront are campuses thatserve the country’s youngest, largest andfastest-growing ethnic population. Thesefederally designated Hispanic-ServingInstitutions, or HSIs, serve the largestconcentrations of Hispanic highereducation students in every major stateand Puerto Rico. They also serve thelarger Hispanic community, whichsuffers historically low completion ratesfor high school and college.

HACU is leading efforts to activelyinvolve more HSIs in college and careerdevelopment activities in partnershipwith the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and TrainingAdministration (DOL/ETA).

HACU and DOL/ETA will co-host atwo-day national forum June 10-11 atEugenio Maria de Hostos CommunityCollege of the City University of NewYork, a HACU member HSI. The forum,“HSI Corridors: Expanding Pathways to Careers in the 21st Century,”invites representatives of colleges,universities, community organizationsand local, state and federal agencies todiscuss new and evolving trends inworkforce development.

For more information or forregistration materials, contact HACU’sOffice of Program Collaboratives at (210) 692-3805. Ext. 3222. Or visit www.hacu.net.

HISPANICS ANDTHE WORKPLACE:FORUM IN NEWYORK TO FOCUSON NEW TRENDS

!BIENVENIDOS! TO HACU’SNEW 2002 MEMBER ANDPARTNER INSTITUTIONS

HACU welcomes 28 new Hispanic-Serving Institution, Associate andInternational Member and Partner colleges and universities. As of May 22, 2002,new HACU Member and Partner institutions include:

NEW HACU MEMBER HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS• AIBT International Institute of the Americas (AZ)• University of Arizona South (AZ)• Los Angeles Mission College (CA)• Morton College (IL)• St. Augustine College, Main Campus (IL)• Bronx Community College, City University of New York (NY)• University of Puerto Rico at Utuado (PR)

NEW HACU ASSOCIATE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS• Fresno Pacific University (CA)• Los Angeles Community College District, West Los Angeles College (CA)• University of California, Irvine (CA)• Gateway Community College, Long Wharf (CT)• College of DuPage (IL)• Malcolm X College, City Colleges of Chicago (IL)• Montgomery College (MD)• University of Medicine and Dentistry of

New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School (NJ)• Rice University (TX)• University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (TX)

NEW HACU INTERNATIONAL MEMBER INSTITUTIONS• Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (São Paulo, Brazil)• Universidad Católica Santa María la Antigua (Panamá, Panama)

NEW HACU PARTNER INSTITUTIONS• Paradise Valley Community College (AZ)• Georgia Institute of Technology (GA)• Midwestern University, Downers Grove (IL)• Wellesley College (MA)• Glen Oaks Community College (MI)• Adelphi University (NY)• Tarleton State University (TX)• Texas Christian University (TX)• Norfolk State University (VA)

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US GOVERNMENT STUDENT LOANS FOR PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

IN BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICOOpen to US citizens and permanent residents.

Xochicalco University System, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities operatingin the State of Baja California, México, is accepting applications for the Fall Semester 2002and Spring Semester 2003 in the professional areas of Medicine, Psychology, Optometry,Architecture, Design, Business, International Trade, Accounting and Law.

Xochicalco University has been operating since 1974. It has Campuses in Ensenada,Tijuana and Mexicali and is one of a selected group of Mexican Universities that offersUS government student loans to those who qualify.

Our student community is diverse, with students from several states in Mexico and fromCentral and South America. It also has the largest US student community in a universityin the State of Baja California.

Visit our web site at www.ceux.mx and learn about our programs, our Campuses, ourfinancial packages and the wide array of opportunities available for a rewardinginternational experience. To contact us, please call or write:

Ing. René MartínezVicepresident

Ensenada Campusacadeda@mail.ceux.mx01152 (646) 174-3980

Lic. Marco A. EspondaVicepresident

Mexicali Campusmespondag@yahoo.com01152 (686) 567-7777

Enrique CarrilloVicepresident

Tijuana Campusecarrill@mail.ceux.mx01152 (664) 627-3756

DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF INFORMATION AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA

NSF’s Directorate for Computer and Information Science andEngineering seeks candidates for Director, Division ofInformation and Intelligent Systems (IIS). The Division supportsresearch to improve the ability to generate, store, organize,locate, communicate, and store knowledge using newtechnologies. Information about the Division’s activities may befound at www.nsf.gov/home/cise/.

Appointment to this Senior Executive Service position may beon a career basis, or a 2 to 3 year limited term basis, witha salary range of $125,972 to $138,200. Alternatively, theincumbent may be assigned under IntergovernmentalPersonnel Act provisions. Applicants must have a Ph.D. orequivalent professional experience in computer andinformation sciences and engineering or related scientific orengineering field, substantial research administrationexperience, and demonstrated leadership skills.

Announcement S20020105, with position requirements andapplication procedures, is located on the NSF Home Page atwww.nsf.gov/jobs. Applicants may also obtain theannouncements by contacting the Executive Personnel Staff,703-292-8755 (Hearing impaired individuals may call TDD 703-292-8044). Applications must be received by June 28, 2002.

NSF is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The Riverside Community College District is located inRiverside, California, 60 miles east of Los Angeles andSouthland beaches, near the San Bernardino mountainrange and ski resorts, and within an hour’s drive of desert

resorts. Riverside Community College District has threecampuses that serve the educational needs of students within a 450 squaremile area. The current enrollment of 31,500 students is distributed atapproximately 25% at Moreno Valley Campus, 25% at Norco Campus, and50% at Riverside City Campus.

Riverside Community College District is seekingoutstanding candidates for instructors in the positions of:

AUTO TECHNOLOGY • DEAN OF EDUCATIONDeadline: June 7, 2002

EMERGENCY MEDICAL PROGRAM• MANUFACTURINGDeadline: June 14, 2002

A completed District application form, a cover letter, a current resume or vita,three current professional reference letters, legible copies of transcriptsverifying college work and degrees, must be submitted to Human Resourcesby the deadline listed above – Postmarks Not Accepted!

Additional information and a required District application form can bedownloaded from our Website: http://www.rccd.cc.ca.us or obtained bycontacting RCCD Human Resources, 4800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA92506, Phone: (909) 222-8588.

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