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1 0 t h I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c eThursday, February 2830Conference Agenda (cont.)3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.Session 8Bowie C“Líderes del Futuro: Developing Leaders Through Service”Presenters:Laara ManlerDiversity Outreach SpecialistPeace CorpsWashington, District of ColumbiaUSAPatricia Leon-GuerreroManaging Director of National Alliances and Latino InitiativesTeach for AmericaWashington, District of ColumbiaUSABethany Dickerson WynderDirector of Diversity Recruitment InitiativesCity Year, Inc.Boston, MassachusettsUSAAbstract:Join City Year, Teach For America (TFA) and the Peace Corps foran interactive panel discussion featuring individuals who have takenaction and impacted the Hispanic community in the U.S. and aroundthe globe. Líderes del futuro: Developing Leaders Through Servicewill feature returned Peace Corps Volunteers, Teach For AmericaCorps members/alumni and City Year alumni. This session will allowparticipants to engage panelists through live question and answer.3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.Session 9Mission A“Hispanic Achievement Ecosystem at Lone Star College”Presenters:Shah ArdalanPresidentLone Star College, University ParkHouston, TexasUSAMassey VillarrealPresident and CEOPrecision Task GroupHouston, TexasUSADr. Richard CarpenterChancellorLone Star College SystemHouston, TexasUSADr. Steve HeadPresidentLone Star College, North HarrisHouston, TexasUSAAbstract:While there are several dispersed grants and initiatives trying toaddress the unacceptable numbers and level of Hispanic studentachievement across the country, the results are not promising. A groupof influential Hispanic leaders and the Lone Star College System haveinitiated the Hispanic Achievement Center to provide a pervasive andsystemic approach to increase student success. This multi-dimensionalecosystem includes national and local Hispanic leaders, school districts,universities, chambers of commerce and employers with Lone StarCollege at the center.3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.Session 10Mission B“Internationalization Across the University: From Peripheryto Mainstream”Presenter:Dr. Scott A. VeneziaDean of College of Business and ManagementCETYS University, MexicoEnsenada, Baja CaliforniaMexicoAbstract:Whether it is through study abroad, international studentrecruitment, or other forms of international education, collegesand universities around the world are intensifying their activitiesinvolving internationalization. An increasing number of institutionsare moving from a single type of international activity to morecomprehensive forms of internationalization. This session will focuson comprehensive approaches to internationalization drawing from theexperience of CETYS University in Mexico.5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.“International Networking Session: Building Connections”Bonham BThe main goal of this session is to facilitate conversations betweeninstitutions of higher education across national borders. The gatheringwill serve as a platform for institutions around the world to discusstopics related to international education, such as student and teacherexchanges, dual degree programs, research project collaboration, andthe training of doctoral degree level faculty.The International Networking Session will allow participants tonetwork with colleagues and start the process of creating partnershipsof mutual interest. Attendees will be given the opportunity todistribute materials about their international programs. HACU willprovide a table for participants to place these materials.7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Dinner and Cultural PresentationLone Star Salon A-B-CMaster of Ceremonies:Marvin MartinezPresidentLos Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, CaliforniaUSA