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HACU 2019 : HACU's 33rd Annual Conference Call for Presentations | |||||||||||||
Link: https://www.hacu.net/hacu/Call_for_Papers_AC.asp | |||||||||||||
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The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) premier conference on Hispanic higher education is seeking workshop proposals that address the theme, "Championing Hispanic Higher Education Success: Meeting the Challenge of Prosperity and Equality" in any of its six tracks.
Track 1: Grants and Fundraising Opportunities: Grant and fundraising opportunities available from government, private and individual sources. Presentations on outcomes of programs implemented at colleges and universities and made possible with grant and fundraising assistance. Topics may include: Title V, Farm Bill, HUD, NSF, USAID, and other federal grant opportunities for Hispanic-Serving Institutions Private and corporate foundation grant opportunities Grant applications 101: researching and writing a winning proposal Research and statistical analysis tools for grant and fundraising solicitations Cultivating and stewarding individual and corporate donors Partnerships and learning opportunities for emerging HSIs Track 2: Partnerships that Work: Exemplary collaborative practices for student success. Topics may include: PreK-12 and postsecondary education: Hispanic-Serving School Districts/HACU-member institutions collaboration Growing the Hispanic professorial pool: faculty and leadership for the future Effective partnerships between Hispanic-Serving Institutions and emerging ones Curriculum alignment for collegiate success Collaborative grants and shared resources Community college partnerships Business/industry and education partnerships: making it work for both sides Intra-institutional partnerships and collaboration Track 3: Executive Leadership for Presidents, CEOs and Trustees: Issues of special interest to university presidents/CEOs. Topics include: Leading Hispanic-Serving Institutions effectively & embracing the HSI identity Demographic and workforce changes driving institutional renewal Transparency and accountability: practices that work Developing sustainable institutions and reducing costs Engaging trustees as effective governance partners Trustee's role in advancing HSI mission and advocacy Emergency preparedness: ready for the unthinkable? Effective engagement between President's Office and Institutional Advancement Presidents/CEOs as corporate board of director candidates Track 4: Championing Academic Success for Hispanic Students, Research and Practice: Exemplary programs and strategies that embrace and foster the educational success of Hispanic students. Topics may include: Effective practices in the PreK-12 college pipeline Effective STEM 2- to 4-year and beyond articulation programs Growing our own: effective graduate student recruitment and graduation What does it mean to serve Hispanic students? Exemplary practices at Hispanic-Serving Institutions on teaching and learning Current and ongoing research on Hispanic academic success and/or Hispanic-Serving Institutions Track 5: Advocacy and Policy: The latest developments in federal or state policy affecting higher education and advocacy work of HACU-members. Topics may include: Key legislation: federal or state resources for Hispanic-Serving Institutions, the DREAM Act/Immigration reform, policy proposals for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA), institutional accountability proposals, the Farm Bill implementation, the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and STEM competitiveness Hispanic-Serving School Districts in the education pipeline and in federal legislation Innovative advocacy models: how to be effective advocates for your campus HACU’s advocacy efforts for improved legislation and greater appropriations Federal agency/Hispanic-Serving Institution partnerships - grants and research opportunities State legislation and partnerships Track 6: International Partnerships: Successful working models and opportunities for international collaboration in higher education. Topics may include: The “100,000 Strong in the Americas” partnership: how is it working? Transnational accreditation of degree programs and institutions Efforts and issues in Hispanic-Serving Institutions and Hispanic international education New opportunities and effective programs for international higher education Effective governmental-HACU member partnerships How to fund international partnerships Successful international partnerships: exemplary experiences Technology-related partnerships in international education |
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