The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities hosted a virtual Emerging Leaders’ Summit focused on preparing students for internships and career opportunities in various fields.
HACU’s Emerging Leaders’ Summit provides students from HACU-member institutions with opportunities to develop their leadership potential. Participants are given opportunities to engage with industry professionals to gain valuable career insights.
The event brought together students from over 20 colleges and universities to meet and learn from industry professionals for a one-day event on Aug. 29, 2025. Opening remarks were given by HACU Executive Director of Student Services Belia McDonald.
Students from the following institutions were among the participants:
- Arizona State University
- Arizona Western College
- Austin Community College District
- Buffalo State University, SUNY
- California State University, Fresno
- California State University, San Bernardino
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Central Washington University
- College of Southern Nevada
- Florida International University
- George Mason University
- Hofstra University
- Lehman College, CUNY
- Long Beach City College
- Northwest Vista College
- Our Lady of the Lake University
- Palo Alto College
- Phoenix College
- Purdue University Northwest
- Reedley College
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark Campus
- San Diego State University
- Texas A&M University
- Texas A&M University-San Antonio
- The University of Texas at Austin
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- The University of the South
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of California, Riverside
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- University of Houston
- University of Houston-Downtown
- University of Illinois Chicago
- University of the Incarnate Word
The next Emerging Leaders’ Summit will be held in person on Oct 2, 2025, at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
