1. ¡The Champions of Hispanic Success in Higher Education!
USDA E.Kika De La Garza Fellowship Program
July 6 , 2011

2. Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Advocacy
Programs
Members
The Champions of Hispanic Success In Higher Education!

3. Background Information
Hispanics make up 16% of the US Population; 52.5 million people
Only 13% of Latinos currently hold a bachelor’s degree.
Latino Students also account for the largest dropout rate at a little over 50%

4. Background Info Continued…
Founded in 1986 by 18 original colleges and universities to provide a unified voice for Hispanic Higher Education
Represent over 450 Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI), divided equally among 2 year and 4 year institutions.

5. HACU Development Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) defined by Congress in the 1992 Higher Education Act (HEA) Reauthorization Act First Appropriations for HSIs by Congress in 1995 ($12 M) Expansion of Title V in HEA of 2008 to include a graduate program provision

6. Membership 2011 HSI Membership. 225 Associate Membership
Membership HSI Membership Associate Membership Partner Membership Hispanic Serving School Districts International Institutions

13. Hispanic-Serving School District (HSSD) Affiliates
HSSD Advisory Council established
Initiatives include:
Establishing baseline data of college outreach activities
Latino College Planning and Testing Initiative
Recommendations for key legislation affecting K-12
There are more than 2,100 school districts in the U.S. with 25% or more Hispanic student enrollment.
HACU has established an HSSD Advisory Council
Initiatives underway include:
- Surveying of HACU members to establish baseline data of what college outreach activities currently exist throughout the country
- Creation of a Latino College Planning and Testing Initiative
- Recommendations for key legislation affecting K-12

14. Advocacy

15. 2010 HACU Legislative Accomplishments
Passage of Farm Bill, the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008
Creates Hispanic-serving Agriculture Colleges and Universities
Creates 5 new programs for HSACUs
Ag appropriation increase from $6.2 million to $9.2 million for Hispanic Education Partnership Grants.
Passage of HEA reauthorization
SAFRA-STEM Funds for MSIs

16. HSI Provisions in Reauthorization of Farm Bill
Title VII HSI Grants reauthorized (new funding authorization: $40 M)
Hispanic-Serving Agriculture Colleges and Universities (HSACUs): (i) Qualify as HSIs; (ii) Offer associate, bachelors, other accredited degrees in ag/related fields
Endowment Fund for HSACUs
Capacity-Building Grant Program for HSACUs
HSACU Grants for fundamental /applied research. 
HSACUs Eligible for Internat’l Ag Research and Extension.
HSI Agricultural Land National Resources Leadership Program.

17. Appropriations
Homeland Security –University Programs Funding – FY 2010 $49.3 million House and Administration level is $36.6 million.
Agriculture- Senate doesn’t have bill, increase House recommendation of $7.8 million. (Feinstein and Kohl). Last year was $9.2 million.

18. Bill Tracking Letters and Comments and Meetings. Dozens of Bills
How we find the Bills.

19. HSI Recommendations for the ESEA Reauthorization
Title I – programs to increase culturally and linguistically early childhood teachers.
Title I – Funding to train STEM competent teachers for HSSDs.
Title II – training of elementary, middle, and high school teachers with cultural and linguistic competency to address needs of Hispanic and other English Language Learners
Leadership programs for principals and superintendents with cultural competencies for HSSDs.
Loan forgiveness programs for teachers at HSSDs.

20. Continuing Legislation & Policy Activities
ESEA - Elementary and Secondary Education Act
WIA -Workforce Investment Act
Farm Bill Reauthorization for 2012
DREAM Act and Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR)

21. DREAM ACT/Immigration
S. 952, HR 1842, Development Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011.
Act on the Dream Coalition created in 2010.
First Hearing Held in June 28, 2011.
Participate in National Panels.
Future Outlook.
Menendez CIR legislation.

22. MOU Development
MOU’s are vehicles to build upon relationships with federal agencies.
Current MOU’s in development include
Department of Transportation
Department of Energy
State Department
Agency for International Development

23. Wal-Mart Student Success Collaborative
The Collaborative, as a pilot project, will:
Identify successful intervention strategies for supporting student success.
Disseminate and support implementation of these strategies.
Build a community of practice among participating MSIs around student success.
Assist participating institutions to increase the number of students completing their academic programs.
These activities will strengthen the MSI contribution to the 2020 national goal of 60 percent of Americans with a college degree.

24. Programs

25. Capacity Building Faculty Development
Professions Capacity Building
Department of Health and Human Services
Health Science Advisory Council
Over $60 M in funding received!

26. HACU National Internship Program
Places students in federal and corporate internships in the summer, spring, and fall of each year.
Started in 1992 with only 24 students and one internship site. Serves nearly 700 students per year at over 40 internship sites nationwide; continuously growing.

27. 2011 Program Dates & Deadlines
Summer
Fall
Program Dates
June 3-August 13
(Dates for quarter-system students June 20 through August 27)
August 25-December 10
Regular Deadline
February 25, 2010
June 17, 2011
Notes
Applying prior to mid-December is a good idea for students interested in pursuing corporate internships
Application opens April 2011

28. Benefits of participating in HNIP
Paid internships (stipend per week)
Sophomore/junior: $450
Senior: $480
Graduate students (including law, business, medicine): $550
Free airfare to and from internship site
Orientation in Washington, DC with paid travel and lodging
Housing arrangements facilitated/secured by HNIP staff
Opportunities for additional professional development

29. Requirements Be enrolled in a degree-seeking program
All applicants must:
Be enrolled in a degree-seeking program
Associate, bachelor, graduate, and professional degree (law, medical, business) students from all academic disciplines are welcome to apply
Finish their first year of college before the internship begins
A student graduating in May can apply for the following summer program
Be authorized to work in the United States
Have a 3.0 GPA (preferred but not mandatory)
All individuals, regardless of race, sex, age, sexual orientation, or disability, may apply. EOE.

30. Majors HNIP is seeking
All majors are encouraged to apply and we offer internships in nearly every field of study
About half of our internships are offered in the following areas: Business (all fields), Communications, Computer Science/IT, Criminal Justice, Health Sciences, and Engineering, International Studies/Political Science
High-need majors include Mathematics/Statistics, Environmental Sciences, Geography/GIS, Graphic Design

31. HNIP Federal Partners
Central Intelligence Agency Department of Health and Human Services
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Center for Disease Control
Food and Drug Administration
Health Resources and Services Administration
National Institute of Health
Office for Civil Rights
Office of Minority Health
Program Support Center
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services
Administration
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Census
International Trade Administration
Office of Civil Rights
Office of Executive Budgeting
Patent and Trade Office
Department of Defense
Department of Defense - Air Force
Defense Contract Audit Agency
Defense Energy Support Center
Defense Intelligence Agency
Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Supply Center
Defense Logistics Information Service
Defense Reutilization & Market Service
Naval Inventory Control Point
Office of Secretary of Defense - Washington HQ Services
Department of Energy
Department of Interior
Minerals Management Services
Office of Educational Partnerships
Office of Surface Mining
Department of Labor
Bureau of International Labor Affairs
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employment Standards Administration
Employment & Training Administration
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Administration & Management
Office of Safety and Health Administration
Veterans Employment Training Service
Department of State Department of Transportation
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Federal Transit Association
Office of Inspector General
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Research & Special Programs Administration
Transportation Administrative Service Center
United States Coast Guard
Department of the Treasury
Financial Management Service
Internal Revenue Service
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Secret Service
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Reserve Board Library of Congress
Congressional Research Service
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) National Science Foundation Office of Personnel Management
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Service
Agricultural Research Service
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services
Cooperative State Research Education and Economic Services
Farm Service Agency
Food, Land & People
Food & Nutrition Service
Food Safety Inspection Service
Foreign Agriculture Service
Forest Service
Natural Resources Conversation Source
Risk Management Agency
Rural Development
Department of Veteran Affairs
Veterans Benefit Administration
Veterans Health Administration

32. Internship locations
While nearly two-thirds of HNIP participants are placed in the DC metro area, potential sites include:
Anchorage, AK
CA: Camarillo, Fresno, Los Angeles, San Francisco
CO: Boulder, Fort Collins, Denver
FL: Maitland, FT Lauderdale, Tampa, Orlando
Atlanta, GA
Chicago, IL
MA: Boston, Winchester
MO: St Louis, Kansas City
New York, NY
San Juan, Puerto Rico
College Station, Dallas, San Antonio, TX
WA: Bothell, Seattle, Walla Walla

33. Who we are looking for…
While the general acceptance rate for most majors is around 20%, there is particular need for more applicants from following majors:
Accounting, agriculture and environmental sciences, health and human sciences, criminal justice,
communications, urban planning, epidemiology (PhD), management, earth sciences,
engineering, computer science/IT, library science,
human resources, management

34. HNIP application process
Go to hacu.net
Fill out a simple online application, which requires a resume and personal essay
Submit

35. Application process continued…
Applications are matched to internship descriptions provided by sponsoring organizations.
Hiring managers at sponsoring organizations pick their top candidates and may ask for a phone interview.
Typically one to two month in advance, students are notified about their selection and decide on the opportunity.

36. Other HACU student programs
Scholarships (must be attending a HACU member institution)
Online application will open each spring semester, and is due in late May
HACU Annual Conference
Students can apply for funding to attend Student Track, being held in 2011 in San Antonio!
Travel abroad opportunities
HACU-Global Learning Scholarship Program
HACU-AIFS Scholarship Program
HACU-IES Scholarship Program
See for more details about all programs
This slide needs to be updated promptly before recruiting visits

37. HACU Alumni Association
Network alumni of HACU’s Collegiate Programs and provide support for current students and programs

38. Regional Offices Western Regional Office, 2005
Sacramento CA
Southwestern Region – in planning
Southeastern Region - in planning
Northeastern Region - in planning
Midwestern Region -in planning

39. HACU’s 25th Annual Conference October 29-31, 2011 Grand Hyatt San Antonio San Antonio, TX

40. The Champions of Hispanic Success In Higher Education
Thank You