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Aaron Cortes David De Sousa Melissa Simon Emma Diaz Natalia Suarez Montero Presenters: John Gatica, senior advisor for strategic initiatives, Equal Opportunity Schools Adelina Silva, Ph.D., vice chancellor for student success, Alamo Colleges Aaron Cortes, director for STEM initiatives, Northeastern Illinois University Melissa Simon, M.D., vice-chair for clinical research, Northwestern University David De Sousa, Ph.D., associate director, engineering academies, Texas A&M University Natalia Suarez Montero, VST network education specialist, University of Illinois Chicago Jesse Ruiz, deputy governor for education, Office of Governor JB Pritzker, State of Illinois Monica Ayala Jimenez, dean of pre-college high school programs, Palo Alto College Patricia Ramos, dean of workforce and economic development, Santa Monica Colleges Giovanna Gutierrez, admissions counselor, University of Wisconsin-Parkside Emma Diaz, director, San Bernardino Valley College Alicia Diaz, HACU interim chief advocacy officer and John Aguilar, HACU executive director of legislative affairs, will also give an update on the HERE Act of 2019 (Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment Act) that would create a new grant program to support partnerships and collaboration between Hispanic- Serving Institutions (HSIs) and Hispanic-Serving School Districts. For additional information, contact Jeanette Morales, Director of PK-12 Initiatives, at [email protected] or at (210) 576-3220. HISPANIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Agenda and online registration available at www.hacu.net. Regular and onsite cost of event: $260 Online registration is available through Sept. 20, 2019. The PreK-12/Higher Education Collaborative Symposium is a pre-conference event focusing on high impact collaborative practices implemented between colleges, universities, school districts and the community that have led to systemic change. The Symposium benefits higher education leaders, PreK-12 administrators and other community stakeholders to be able to promote and empower their communities to implement collaborative practices utilizing the resources and connections highlighted during the Symposium. CHICAG0 2019 October 5, 2019 - Hilton Chicago - Chicago, Illinois Fifth PreK-12/Higher Education Collaboration Symposium #HACU19 Keynote Address: Using Data to Address Inequity: Creating STEM Career Pathways: Addressing Inequities through Collaborative Partnerships: John Gatica Adelina Silva Jesse Ruiz Monica Ayala Jimenez Patricia Ramos Giovanna Gutierrez
