SAN ANTONIO, TX – October 25, 2017 – (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) will hosts its 31st\u00a0Annual Conference \u00abChampioning Hispanic Higher Education Success: Driving America\u2019s Prosperity\u00bb Oct. 28-30, 2017, at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, in San Diego, California. The conference event is expected to draw a record number of 2,000 attendees. <\/p>\n
Celebrity speakers Cheech Marin and Justina Machado will join David Villarino Gonzalez and host Rick Najera for a HACU Town Hall presented on Oct. 30 by Latino Thought Makers to discuss how Latinos in media and education are changing the narrative and creating opportunities. Marin is an actor, director, writer, musician, art collector, and humanitarian; Machado is an actress, Netflix\u2019s One Day at a Time,\u00a0Queen of the South, Jane the Virgin.\u00a0Gonzalez is president of the board of directors and CEO of the Farmworker Institute of Education and Leadership Development (FIELD Institute); and Najera is an award-winning sketch comedian, screenwriter, director, producer, actor, author, playwright, coach and national speaker. Editors: <\/strong>Registrations are accepted for media on assignment to cover HACU\u2019s 31st Annual Conference. To request a media pass email njgarcia@hacu.net.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SAN ANTONIO, TX – October 25, 2017 – (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) will hosts its 31st\u00a0Annual Conference \u00abChampioning Hispanic Higher Education Success: Driving America\u2019s Prosperity\u00bb Oct. 28-30, 2017, at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, in San Diego, California. The conference event is expected to draw a record number… Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23714,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2349,2354],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-23726","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-educacion","8":"category-noticias-generales","9":"entry"},"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/featured-HACU.png","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/featured-HACU.png","author_info":{"display_name":"mruiz","author_link":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/author\/mruiz\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nAn International Plenary, \u201cInternational Education as a Key Driver of Western Hemispheric Prosperity,\u201d moderated by Diana Z. Rodriguez, President of San Bernardino Valley College, will take place on Oct. 30 and includes speakers: Francisco \u201cPaco\u201d Palmieri, acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Roman Macaya Hayes, Ambassador of Costa Rica to the United States; and Sue Henderson, President, New Jersey City University. The plenary will include a discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing Latin American and Caribbean nations to increase participation in cross-national programs, particularly with the U.S.
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\nAmong the conference attendees will be more than 750 undergraduates\u00a0taking part in the conference Student Track. To download a PDF version of HACU\u2019s Annual Conference Program, click\u00a0here<\/a>.
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\nHACU will recognize seven honorees that have contributed to improving opportunities for college students. Among them are two leading individuals to be inducted into HACU’s Hall of Champions, which recognizes those who have advanced the mission of the Association, \u201cTo Champion Hispanic Success in Higher Education.\u201d
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\nThe 2017 honorees are:
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\nHACU Hall of Champions, inductee<\/strong>,\u00a0the late Milton A. Gordon, Ph.D., former president, California State University, Fullerton.
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\nHACU Hall of Champions, inductee<\/strong>,\u00a0Eliseo \u201cCheo\u201d Torres, Ph.D., vice president of Student Affairs, University of New Mexico.
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\nExemplary Policy Advocacy Leadership Award<\/strong>\u00a0in recognition of exemplary leadership and support of HACU\u2019s policy issues, The Honorable Susan Davis, United States House of Representatives.
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\nDistinguished Public Service Award<\/strong>\u00a0in recognition of exemplary and longstanding public service, The Honorable Gonzalo P. Curiel, District Judge of the U.S. District Court Southern District of California.
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\nThe President’s Award of Excellence<\/strong>\u00a0in recognition of outstanding service to Hispanic higher education success, William Flores, Ph.D., chair of HACU\u2019s Governing Board.
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\nOutstanding HACU-Member Institution<\/strong>\u00a0in recognition of excellence in support of HACU\u2019s mission, New Jersey University.
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\nOutstanding HACU Public Sector Partner<\/strong>\u00a0for outstanding leadership and support of HACU\u2019s mission from a federal partner, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
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\nSan Diego residents and visitors are invited to attend\u00a0HACU’s College and Career Fair<\/a>\u00a0in the Exhibit Hall, Sunday, Oct. 29 from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. College workshop for students and their families will be presented.
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\nHACU will also host pre and post conference events including: 16th Annual Latino Higher Education Leadership Institute; Third PreK-12\/Higher Education Collaboration Symposium; Sixth Annual Deans’ Forum on Hispanic Higher Education; and a Trustees’ Forum.
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\nAbout HACU<\/strong>
\nThe Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) represents more than 470 colleges and universities committed to Hispanic higher education success in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Latin America and Spain. The association\u2019s headquarters are located in San Antonio, Texas, with offices in Washington, D.C., and Sacramento, California. HACU, the only national association representing existing and emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs).<\/p>\n