Highlights of HACU's 33rd Annual Conference

October 5-7, 2019
Chicago, IL

Saturday, October 5

18th Annual Latino Higher Education Leadership Institute

• Concurrent Roundtable Workshops:
  When Doing your Job Leads to Controversy presented by Rickey Hall, Vice President for Minority Affairs & Diversity, University of Washington
  
  Multi-Institutional Alliances: Communication, Buy-In, and Sustainability presented by Yolanda Treviño, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President for Strategy, Planning and Assessment, Indiana University
  
  Transformational Change to Achieve Equity presented by:
  Edward Bush, Ph.D., President, Cosumnes River College
  Robert Montañez, Ph.D., Vice President of Instruction and Student Learning, Cosumnes River College

• Afternoon Speaker by Mariam Lam, Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Diversity Officer, University of California, Riverside

Fifth PreK-12/Higher Education Collaboration Symposium

• Using Data to Address Inequity panelists:
  John Gatica, Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives, Equal Opportunity Schools
  Adelina Silva, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Student Success, Alamo Colleges

• Creating STEM Career Pathways moderator and panelists:
  Aaron Cortes, Director for STEM Initiatives, Northeastern Illinois University (Moderator)
  David De Sousa, Ph.D., Associate Director, Engineering Academies, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University
  Natalia Suarez Montero, VST NetworkD Education Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago

State of HACU 

Presented by Antonio R. Flores, Ph.D., President & CEO, HACU

Sunday, October 6

9:00 - 10:15 am concurrent sessions

• Promoting Hispanics and Women Faculty through NSF Broadening Participation Programs presented by:
  Marie Mora, Ph.D., Associate Provost, Academic Affairs & Professor, University of Missouri, St. Louis (@Marietmora)
  Ala Qubbaj, Ph.D., Dean, College of Engineering & Computer Science, UTRGV(@Alaqubbaj)
  Havidán Rodríguez, Ph.D., President, University of Albany, SUNY (@HavidanUAlbany)
  Edelgard Wulfert, Ph.D., Interim Provost, University at Albany, SUNY
   
• Meeting Workforce Needs Collaboratively: Los Alamos National Lab and Local Colleges presented by:
  Cynthia Rooney, Ph.D., CEO, The University of New Mexico, Los Alamos (@UNMLosAlamos)
  Rick Bailey, Ph.D., President, Northern New Mexico College (@NorthernNNMC)
  Kathy Keith, Director, Community Partnerships Office, Los Alamos National Laboratory (@LosAlamosNatlLab)
  Rebecca Estrada, Community Outreach Specialist, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  
  
• Advancing Your Career in Higher Education Administration presented by Richard Wueste, J.D., Executive Search Consultant, Association of Governing Boards Search (@rawueste) 
  
  
• Implementing All-Inclusive and Digital Learning: An HSI Student Success Initiative presented by:
  Carlos Morales, Ph.D., President, Tarrant County College
  Mark E. McClendon, Ed.D., President, Bibioteca

10:30 - 11:45 am concurrent sessions

• Funding Partnerships that Work at NIFA/USDA presented by Irma Lawrence, Ph.D., National Program Leader, NIFA/USDA 
  
  
• Emergency Aid: Multifaceted Efforts to Help Ensure Student Success presented by:
  Amy Geist, Director of Strategic Initiatives, NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (@StudentARC)
  Denise Bevly, Ph.D., Director, Student Wellness & Basic Needs Initiative, California State University System
  Cynthia Olivo, Ph.D., Vice President, Student Services, Pasadena City College
  Judy Juarez Crawford, Care Services Coordinator - Broncos Care Basic Needs Program, California Polytechnic University, Pomona
    
• What Every President Needs to Know About Maintaining Appropriate Oversight of the Title IV Student Financial Assistance Programs presented by:
  Joel V. Harrell, Ed.D., Senior Advisor, Federal Student Aid, Customer Experience Group/School Experience Group
  General Mark A. Brown, Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid
  
  
• Championing for Equity: Building Professional Learning Programs for Cultural Inclusivity presented by:
  Lynn Tashiro, Ph.D., Director for the Center for Teaching and Learning, Sacramento State
  Tina  Jorda, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President, California State University, Sacramento
  Bridget Parsh, Ed.D., Professor, California State University, Sacramento
  
  
• Discovering Healthcare Careers & Beyond presented by:
  Jessica Saavedra, Workforce Education Specialist, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago (@LurieChildrens)
  Selina Kowalski, Program Manager, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
  Maria Rivera, Manager, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
  Clemencia Garnica-Palao, Program Coordinator, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

2:00 - 3:15 pm concurrent sessions

• THE HSI Network of Wisconsin: Inter-Collegiate Partnerships for Success presented by
  Jacki Black, Associate Director for Hispanic Initiatives, Marquette University
  Wilma Bonaparte, Ed.D., Vice President, Milwaukee Area Technical College Mequon Campus
  Alberto Maldonado, Director of the Roberto Hernandez Center, UW-Milwaukee
  Ruth Lopez, Coordinator of Latino Student Engagement & Multicultural Programs, Alverno College
   
• Roadmap to Latino Prosperity: A Model for Institutional Renewal presented by:
  Judy Castro, Ed.D., AVP of Student Experience, Project Director HSI, John F. Kennedy University
  Mara Perez, Ph.D., Founder and Principal, LATINO FUTURES (@mperez_mara)
  Marcey Vasumpaur, Activity Director HSI, JFK University (@JFKUniv)
   
• Bolstering Latino Undergraduate Retention Through Faculty Mentored Student Research presented by
  Mitzi Ramos, Ph.D., Academic Skills Specialist in English, University of Illinois at Chicago
  
  
• Paving the Road for Minority Male Success at Hispanic Serving Community Colleges presented by:
  Larry Johnson, Ph.D., President, Phoenix College (@PhxCollegePrez)
  Jonelle Knox, Ed.D., Associate Higher Education Officer, Bronx Community College
  
  
• Mentorship and Beyond: More Graduates, Better Job Opportunities presented by:
  Marie Zara, Director of Advancement, The PhD Project
  Marcus Bellamy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Boston University
  Anjelita Cadena,Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of North Texas
   
• Federal Funding for Hispanic-Serving Institutions presented by:
  Beatriz Ceja-Williams, Director, Hispanic-Serving Institutions Division, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education
  Evelyn Kent, Program Manager, HBCU/MSI Science Program, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, U.S. Department of Defense
  Irma Lawrence, Ed.D., National Program Leader, Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
  Talitha Washington, Ph.D., Program Director, Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI Program), National Science Foundation

Monday, October 7

International Plenary - "International Partnerships: Joint and Dual Degree Programs, Faculty/Student Exchanges, Joint Research Projects and More"

Presented by:

10:30 - 11:45 am concurrent sessions

• When 2+2 is not Enough: Dual Strategies for Latino Transfer Student Success presented by:
  Aurelio Valente, Ed.D., Vice President for Student Affairs, Governors State University (@GSUVeep)
  Jessica Specht, Director of Dual Degree Program, Governors State University
  Ivan Soto, Transfer Specialist for the Dual Degree Program, Governors State University
   
• HACU Advocacy: Your Voice, Your Moment presented by:
  Connie Beimer, Director, Office of Government and Community Relations, The University of New Mexico
  Suleyma Perez, Ph.D., Executive Director of Government Relations, Northeastern Illinois University
  Vince Vasquez, Director of Government Relations, National University System 
  
  
• Building International Academic Programs from Europe to America, the ISA Lab Program presented by:
  Javier Orozco-Messana, Director for International Affairs, Universitat Politécnica de Valencia
  Juan Miguel Martínez-Rubio, Vice President, Universitat Politécnica de Valencia

2:00 - 3:15 pm concurrent sessions

• Project RAISE: a Regional Alliance in STEM Education presented by:
  Rich Hartmann, Ph.D., Dean of Natural Sciences, Fullerton College
  Mark Greenhalgh, Dean of Mathematics and Computer Science, Fullerton College
  Megan Drangstveit, Project Director, Project RAISE, California State University (@drangstveit)
   
• Toward A More Inclusive Climate 3.0 presented by:
  Stacey Luster, Esq., Assistant Vice President, Worcester State University
  Maria Isabel Gariepy, Director of Diversity, Inclusion, Affirmative Action & Equal Opportunity, Worcester State University
   
• Engaging Hispanic Students in STEM through Project-Based Learning presented by:
  Moise Koffi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Mathematics Department, Hostos Community College
  Diandra Jugmohan, Co-Director of Proyecto Access STEP, Hostos Community College
  Briseida Cortez, Coordinator, Proyecto Access STEP and CSTEP Programs, Hostos Community College
   
• Strengthening Latinx Engineering Student Commitment Through an Engineering Abroad Program presented by
  Jo-Ann Panzardi, Department Chair/Professor, Cabrillo College

Tuesday, October 8

Eighth Annual Deans' Forum: How Institutions are Increasing Equity and Driving Economic and Social Mobility

• Keynote Presentation presented by Lorelle L. Espinosa, Ph.D., Vice President for Research, American Council on Education (ACE)
  
  
• Presentation presented by Laura Moore, Deputy Policy Director, Opportunity Insights
   
• Closing Presentation presented by Scott E. Evenbeck, Ph.D., President, Stella and Charles Guttman Community College, CUNY