Learn how to apply for the “Lánzate” travel award and the HACU scholarship, read about the free College Board 101 webinar, the award presented to the Secretary of Labor and more, at the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities eNewsletter.

May 02, 2012 Join List | Forward | Contact Find us on Events   Conferences Employment   Resources   America Reads Spanish -Newsletter #68 HACU News Member Advisories The Voice of Hispanic Higher Education Magazine Subscribe today   Reserve your ad by  July 6 for the fall issue of The Voice Magazine e-mail: njgarcia@hacu.net Register Today! Early Bird Deadline  expires May 31st Latino Higher Education Leadership Institute, Student Track, and the HNIP Emerald Gala Sponsorship and Advertising Opportunities Available  Download a PDF Hispanic College Quiz seeks participants for the 2012 show Deadline: May 22 Entries are currently being accepted from U.S. HACU-member institutions for the 2012 television broadcast of the "Hispanic College Quiz.” The television program will feature students answering a series of multiple-choice questions on Latino history and will air during Hispanic Heritage Month. Deadline to submit entry is May 22. More>>     Headlines College students can still apply for a travel award   Deadline: May 11 College students can still submit an online essay entry by May 11th for the travel award program offered by Southwest Airlines and HACU. Dándole Alas a Tu Éxito/Giving Flight to Your Success™ ¡Lánzate! Travel Award is available to students who travel away from home to attend college. More>> HACU scholarship application  Deadline: May 25  Students attending HACU-member institutions can apply online for HACU's 2012-13 Scholarship Program. Deadline to apply is May 25th. More>>   Free webinar: College Board 101 June 6, 2 p.m. EDT, Duration: 1 hour 30 min.  Learn more about the resources and services offered to higher education institutions and how your institution can leverage some of the financial aid and recruitment tools as well as free data reports that can help support your institutional goals. See "Other Events" for additional details and to register online.  Mark your calendars to observe HSIs Week on your campus Sept. 16-22 HACU is calling on all presidents and chancellors of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) to make plans to celebrate National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week this fall, September 16-22, 2012. More>> HACU presents award to Secretary of Labor HACU recently presented its 2011 President’s Award for Excellence to the Honorable Hilda L. Solis, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor. More>> HACU-member institutions granted HSACU certification The United States Department of Agriculture has released its procedures to certify eligible Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) as Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities (HSACUs). From the 71 HSIs that qualify for this designation, 57 are HACU-member institutions. More>> Apply to Host On-Campus Training for EducationUSA Advisers Proposal Deadline: May 26 Accredited U.S. higher education institutions are invited to submit proposals to host the on-campus portion of the Fall 2012 EducationUSA Training Institute (October 21-27, 2012). In addition to reimbursement for adviser expenses (lodging, food, transportation, materials), campus hosts will receive an honorarium of $6000. Visit the EducationUSA website for more information and to download the host campus application. More>> Call for award entries from colleges and universities Deadline: July 15  The Government of Jalisco, Mexico has launched its2nd International Human Cities, Inclusive Cities Award. Colleges and universities are encouraged to submit projects for consideration under the following categories: Heritage Areas, Natural Areas and Marginal Areas.  All projects must be submitted online. More>> Special Discount Offer to HACU Members  U.S. News STEM Solutions 2012  June 27-29, 2012                   HACU is a partner of the U.S. News STEM Solutions 2012 – A Leadership Summit. HACUmembers can take advantage of the  HACU Co-Chair discount. Register online at www.usnewsstemsummit.com.  Enter code: HACU025