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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 280 

Designating the week beginning September 19, 2011, as ‘‘National HispanicServing Institutions Week’’ and recognizing the achievements of the 

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 

Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. REID, Mr. UDALL of New 

Mexico, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. REED, Mrs. MURRAY, 

Mrs. BOXER, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr. COONS, Mrs. 

GILLIBRAND, and Mrs. HUTCHISON) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating the week beginning September 19, 2011, as 

‘‘National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week’’ and recognizing the achievements of the Hispanic Association 

of Colleges and Universities. 

Whereas Hispanic-serving institutions play an important role 

in educating many underprivileged students and helping 

those students attain their full potential through higher 

education; 

Whereas Hispanic-serving institutions are degree-granting institutions that have a full-time equivalent undergraduate 

enrollment of at least 25 percent Hispanic students; 


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Whereas in 2010, there were 307 Hispanic-serving institutions in the United States, enrolling 1,348,436 Hispanic 

students in nonprofit postsecondary schools; 

Whereas Hispanic-serving institutions are actively involved in 

stabilizing and improving the communities in which the 

Hispanic-serving institutions are located; 

Whereas 54 percent of Hispanic students in the United 

States attend nonprofit, postsecondary Hispanic-serving 

institutions; 

Whereas celebrating the vast contributions of Hispanic-serving institutions to the United States strengthens the culture of the United States; 

Whereas the achievements and goals of Hispanic-serving institutions are deserving of national recognition; 

Whereas 2011 marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, an organization that works to improve the capacity 

of Hispanic-serving institutions in helping students 

across the United States succeed; 

Whereas the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities fulfills its mission by promoting the development of 

member colleges and universities, improving access to, 

and the quality of, postsecondary educational opportunities for Hispanic students, and meeting the needs of business, industry, and government through the development 

and sharing of resources, information, and expertise; and 

Whereas the week beginning September 19, 2011, would be 

an appropriate week for national recognition of Hispanicserving institutions: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 


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1 (1) recognizes the achievements and goals of 

2 Hispanic-serving institutions across the United 

3 States; 

4 (2) recognizes the achievements of the Hispanic 

5 Association of Colleges and Universities throughout 

6 the 25 years since the establishment of the organiza7 tion; 

8 (3) designates the week beginning September 

9 19, 2011, as ‘‘National Hispanic-Serving Institu10 tions Week’’; and 

11 (4) calls on the people of the United States and 

12 interested groups to observe the week with appro13 priate ceremonies, activities, and programs to dem14 onstrate support for Hispanic-serving institutions. 

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