May 29, 2020

Chris de Hoyos

HACU National Internship Program welcomes summer interns with virtual orientation

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities National Internship Program welcomed its 2020 summer interns with a virtual orientation on May 28, 2020, for college students serving virtual internships. Internships are being held remotely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This marks the first time that all students will be participating in virtual internships.

A welcome was given by HACU President and CEO Antonio R. Flores, followed by remarks by the HNIP staff regarding the internship program. Two program alumni also addressed the interns and discussed their internship experiences.

The following agencies in the Washington, D.C., metro area and field offices throughout the country are among those providing these internship opportunities to students:

  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  • Food & Drug Administration
  • Federal Reserve Board
  • Library of Congress
  • National Science Foundation
  • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
  • U.S. Census Bureau
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS

Over 100 students will be participating in these internships for the next 10 weeks, as part of HACU’s National Internship Program. College students from the following institutions are among those participating in summer internship session. Click here for a full list of interns.

American University
Auburn University
Barry University
Baruch College, CUNY
Bowie State University
Broward College
Brown University
Buffalo State College, SUNY
California State University, Fresno
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, San Bernardino
California State University, Stanislaus
Chicago State University
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Colorado State University–Pueblo
Contra Costa College
Cornell University
Delta State University
Emory University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Florida Atlantic University
Florida International University
George Mason University, Fairfax
George Washington University
Georgia Institute of Technology, Mai
Gettysburg College
Idaho State University
Illinois Central College
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San German
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Michigan State University
New Mexico State University
Northeastern Illinois University
Pitzer College
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Puerto Rico
Purdue University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Campus
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark Campus
San Antonio College
San Francisco State University
Southern Wesleyan University
St. Philip's College
Texas A&M International University
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
The University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Towson University
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Riverside
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Central Florida
University of Georgia
University of Houston
University of Maryland Global Campus
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Puerto Rico, Cayey
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
University of South Florida
University of the District of Columbia Community College
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Virginia State University
Washburn University
Williams College 

HACU is accepting applications for the fall internship session of Sept. 3 – Dec. 18, 2020. The application deadline for the fall session is June 5, 2020. Information about eligibility and online application is available here.