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HACU’s 24th Annual Conference

$2 million in scholarships available to Latino students

Keeping the Dream Alive: Resource Guide for Undocumented Students

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute offering Scholarships, Internships and Fellowship Opportunities

College Admissions 411 Launched by HITN & HACU

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HACU’s 24th Annual Conference

September 18, 2010

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September 20, 2010

Excerpt from: www.hacu.net

“Championing Hispanic Higher Education Success: Expanding Opportunities in Challenging Times”

When:  September 18-20, 2010

Where: Hilton San Diego Bayfront
San Diego, CA

Who: Top undergraduate, graduate and professional school students from colleges and universities throughout the Americas will be active participants at HACU’s 24th Annual Conference in San Diego, September 18-20, 2010. These students represent a wide range of academic disciplines. They arrive with resumes, eager to discuss career, internship, research and advanced education opportunities. Students represent a wealth of study, internship, workplace, research and community service experience. Special Student Track Workshops, Leadership Forums, Student Mixers and a Career Fair will be part of HACU’s 24th Annual Conference. You can be an active part of the Student Track by becoming a Student Track Sponsor or by sponsoring a Student Ambassador. Students can also submit an application for a scholarship to attend this conference.

How:  “Student Conference Scholarships” pay for the student’s conference registration, travel, lodging, and meals with conference-sponsored events.  The “Student Ambassador” program enables colleges and universities to sponsor students to attend HACU’s Annual Conference. Applications for both programs are available online. You may also contact studenttrack@hacu.net for more information.

Why sponsor Student Conference Scholars? 
Please contact Ana Esquivel, Executive Director of Development, for information about how corporations, federal agencies/organizations and colleges and universities can support the HACU Student Track at (210) 576-3224 or aesquivel@hacu.net.

For more information click here

Source: www.hacu.net

$2 million in scholarships available to Latino students

The Orange County Register reported that more than $2 million in college scholarships will be awarded this year to Latino students through the Washington, D.C.-based Hispanic College Fund, program officials have announced.

The scholarships range from $500 to $10,000 and are based on merit and financial need.

Last year, five Orange County students won a Hispanic College Fund scholarship, out of 592 recipients total.

More than 500 students nationally are expected to receive a scholarship this year.

“Hispanics are the fastest-growing population in America, and we owe it to them – and our country – to make sure that young Latinos pursue higher education and productive careers that will strengthen our economy,” the scholarship fund said in a statement.

To qualify, undergraduate and graduate students must maintain a 3.0 out of 4.0 GPA; be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident residing in the United States or Puerto Rico; be enrolled full-time at an accredited university for the 2010-2011 school year; and demonstrate financial needs.

Santa Ana native Uriel Guadarrama, who received a $4,000 scholarship, attends USC, where he’s majoring in international business and Chinese.

“The HCF scholarship has been a blessing to myself and to my family,” Guadarrama said in a statement. “The financial support that I have received has made it easier for me to focus on my academic and career goals.”

The scholarships are supported by a number of private donors, including Denny’s, Ford Motor Company Fund, Google, Kaiser Permanente, the Manuel Candamo Memorial Scholarship, Verizon, PepsiCo, and J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation.

To apply, go to http://scholarships.hispanicfund.org.

Source: www.ocregister.com

Keeping the Dream Alive: Resource Guide for Undocumented Students

Keeping the Dream Alive: Resource Guide for Undocumented Students

NCLR designed this student-friendly resource handbook to help undocumented students better prepare for postsecondary education options and, in particular, a college degree.

The guide presents information on state-level initiatives which offer in-state tuition to undocumented students as well as information on the “Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act.” In addition, students will learn about college requirements, means of fundraising for college, and academic and extracurricular activities which pave the way to college.

To read the guide, click here.

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute offering Scholarships, Internships and Fellowship Opportunities

CHCI, the nation’s premier Hispanic educational and youth leadership development organization, launched a national campaign to recruit Hispanic students - college-bound, undergraduate and graduate - for its nationally recognized leadership development programs and scholarships.

The Congressional Internship Program provides college students with Congressional work placements on Capitol Hill to learn first-hand about our nation’s legislative processes. Interns are responsible for conducting extensive legislative research, monitoring day-to-day hearings, managing constituent communications and assisting with general office matters.

The Congressional Internship Program application deadlines are:
Spring 2010 semester: November 13, 2009
Summer 2010 semester: February 5, 2010
Fall 2010 semester: April 30, 2010

The twelve (fall and spring) and ten (summer) week summer internships include housing, roundtrip transportation to and from Washington, D.C., and a stipend of $3750 for semester participants and $2500 for summer interns.

The Graduate & Young Professional Fellowship Program offers exceptional Latino graduates and young professionals unparalleled exposure to experience in the underserved public policy areas of health, housing, law, international affairs, and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

CHCI’s Public Policy Fellowship Program, conducted from September to May, provides college graduates with national hands-on public policy experience in a congressional office, federal agency, nonprofit sector, or corporate setting.

With more than $2 million in need-based scholarships awarded to Hispanic students since 2001, CHCI’s Scholarship Program is available to students enrolled in a two or four year accredited college or university. Keep in mind that, Scholarship Program application deadline is April 16, 2010.

To be eligible, all program applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents, have remarkable leadership potential, and have a demonstrated history and commitment to community and public service.

For more information call CHCI at (202) 543-1771 or visit www.chci.org

College Admissions 411 Launched by HITN & HACU

HITN - TV and HACU ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF COLLEGE ADMISSIONS 411
An inspirational and practical guide for US Latinos about how to get into college

The Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network (HITN), in partnership with The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), announced the launch of College Admissions 411.  The Spanish-language series, which will air weekly on HITN-TV beginning September 9, provides practical information about the complicated college admissions process.  The program is intended to help and inspire US Latino students, their families, teachers and their community, according to the producers, while answering questions such as “Is it worth going to college?”

One answer provided by the program is that, on average, college graduates earn $1,000,000 more in their lifetime than high school graduates.

The series is available in its Wednesday prime time slot on HITN TV and on the program’s dedicated website, http://www.hitn.tv/CA411/

Each episode features Spanish-speaking educators who address the issues that really matter to U.S. Latinos who are applying to college.  Big questions like: How much will it cost? and How can I pay for it? as well as the complicated details like How do I fill out the financial aid form?

“HACU helped us receive a tremendous response from leading American universities and colleges” says HITN founder and CEO Jose Luis Rodríguez. “Contributors include HACU-member institutions such as South Texas College, as well as Brooklyn College, MIT and the University of Southern California.  Latino community organizations asked us to help them improve their college prep programs. Our new series is a response to their urgent need,” says Rodríguez.

According to Dr. Antonio Flores, President and CEO of HACU, “Both HITN and HACU want to reach every student in America who dreams of a better life through a college education but may not be aware of the opportunities within his or her reach.  Through College Admissions 411 we also aim to help every Spanish-speaking adult who is working with an aspiring Latino student - as a parent, teacher, administrator or mentor - become a true champion of Hispanic success in higher education..”

Many of the sequences involving High School students were filmed at Harlem’s Frederick Douglass Academy.  “This amazing project will be very successful,” says Dr. Hodge, the school’s principal.  “American educators everywhere are determined to improve college attendance amongst Latinos.”

Topics that are examined this Fall season include: Strategies for U..S. Hispanics; The Application Timeline; A Step-by-Step Guide to Financial Aid; The Importance of Grades; and How to Succeed in the Standardized Tests..

HITN is currently producing 25 episodes of College Admissions 411, with another series planned in 2010.

College Admissions 411, an exclusive series from HITN TV
Wednesdays 9:30 pm ET/6:30 pm PT
Saturdays 12 pm ET/9 am PT

Source: Hispanic PR wire