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Page 14 La Voz de Austin - March, 2010 Texas State cited for efforts to better serve Latino students Texas State University-San Marcos was among four universities cited in a recent report that examines how U.S. colleges and universities are adapting their educational practices and policies to better serve the needs of Latino students. The report “Emerging HSIs: Serving Latino Students” issued last month by Excelencia in Education with support from the TG Public Benefits Program, reveals that emerging Hispanic- Serving Institutions (HSIs) — institutions that enroll 15-24 percent undergraduate full-time equivalent Hispanic students — are not waiting for official HSI status to enact policies to better serve Latino students. A university receives the federal HSI designation when its enrollment is 25 percent Hispanic. Texas State was highlighted in the report along with Loyola Marymount University, Palm Beach Community College and Metropolitan State College of Denver. “We can learn from these emerging colleges that are producing successful results,” said Deborah Santiago, report author and Vice President for Policy and Research at Excelencia in Education. “As the number of college-going Hispanics and HSIs continue to grow, it’s important to understand what it means to serve Latino students well, and we can look to these colleges as models.” Regarding Texas State, the report stated that: · It is very close to attaining HSI status with Hispanic enrollment steadily approaching the 25 percent level. · The university’s explicit 10-year goal of achieving HSI status by 2012 was critical to achieving the milestone. · Texas State’s recruiting efforts in heavily Latino South Texas have played a large role in meeting its goals. · Texas State’s goal of diversifying its faculty and staff also has played a key role in meeting the HSI goal. Michael Heintze, associate vice president for enrollment management and marketing at Texas State, said, “Achieving HSI status will enable our faculty and staff to compete for research and student support grants that will further enhance the academic experience of all Texas State students.” The report cited all four universities for presidential leadership, efforts to improve enrollment, retention and completion, and creating or adopting promising practices. Excelencia in Education is a Washington, D.C.,based non-profit organization whose mission is to accelerate Latino student success in higher education. Check out our calendar of events on line at www.lavoznewspapers.com Word Power En Palabras Hay Poder No one can ever argue in the name of education that it is better to know less than it is to know more. Being bilingual, trilingual or multilingual is about being educated in the 21st century. We look forward to bringing our readers various word lists in each issue of La Voz de Austin. Nadie puede averiguar en el nombre de la educación que es mejor saber menos que saber más. Siendo bilingüe o trilingüe es parte de ser educado en el siglo 21. Esperamos traer a nuestros lectores de La Voz de Austin una lista de palabras en español con sus equivalentes en inglés. University Universidad Education Educación College Colégio Classes Clases Students Estudiantes Professors Profesores Counselor Consejero Library Biblioteca Study Estudiar Exam Examen Grades Grados Question Pregunta Scholarship Beca Application Solicitud Graduation Graduación
Attorney Father Grandfather Community Activist Former Army Medic in Vietnam Estoy aqui para servirle. Por favor llamame si necesitas ayuda con servicios del Estado. EddieRodriguezCampaign@gmail.com Pol. Adv. Eddie Rodriguez Campaign La Voz de Austin - March, 2010 I respectfully ask for your vote and support in the March 2nd Democratic Primary Sinceramente, Eddie Rodriguez Representante Estatal (512) 463-0674 Abogado Papá Abuelo Activista en la Comunidad Medico en Vietnam Page 15
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