Tuesday

3:15 - 3:45 p.m.

Coffee Break Grand Hall D Foyer - Lobby Level

3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

HACU Town Hall The Synergies of HSIs and Latino/as in Clean Energies: Making America the Powerhouse of the World’s Economic Prosperity Grand Hall D - Lobby Level

The Town Hall will focus on the leadership role of HispanicServing Institutions (HSIs) in climate mitigation. Lessening the effects of climate change and affording environmental justice has become even more pressing as the world continues to recover from the pandemic. HSIs and their students are an asset to strengthen the country’s global role in STEM careers, particularly in clean energies and environmental justice that will need technicians, engineers, and scientists. Equitable federal and private investments are demanded to achieve this common aim.

Moderator:

Irma Becerra, Ph.D.

President Marymount University

Speakers:

Andrés Gluski, Ph.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer The AES Corporation

Pedro J. Pizarro, Ph.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer Edison International

6:30 - 10:30 p.m.

Networking Dinner/Dance Seaport Ballroom - Second Level

The closing dinner event of HACU’s Annual Conference provides an additional opportunity to engage with fellow conference attendees at an evening of networking, with a dance to follow.

Tuesday, Oct. 11

8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

HACU Eleventh Annual Deans’ Forum on Hispanic Higher Education: Building a Culture of Inclusiveness, Respect and Tolerance.

(Post-conference event. Additional registration required.)

Hillcrest ABCD - Third Level

A Forum for higher education deans and senior administrators featuring keynote presentations and discussions on the topic of “Building a Culture of

Inclusiveness, Respect and Tolerance.” Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto, Ph.D.

Dean of the Clinton School of Public Service University of Arkansas

Sharon Stroye

Director of Public Engagement in the School of Public Affairs and Administration Director of the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Center Rutgers University – Newark,

Martha Garcia, Ed.D.

Superintendent/President College of the Desert