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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 184 / Thursday, September 23, 2010 / Presidential Documents 58283 

Proclamation 8566 of September 17, 2010 

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, 2010 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

Education is critical to our children’s future and to the continued growth 

and prosperity of our Nation. To maintain our leadership in the global 

economy, we have an obligation to provide a high-quality education to 

our children and ensure they can obtain higher education and job training. 

Currently, Hispanics are the largest and fastest growing minority group in 

our Nation, and they have been a vital force of innovation and development. 

As we look to deliver a world-class education that will determine America’s 

success in the 21st century, we must ensure Hispanics have access to the 

resources and tools needed to compete and thrive. 

Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) are key members of our higher education 

system and vital sources of strength for our Nation’s students. They play 

an important role in attracting underrepresented Americans to science, technology, engineering, and math—fields that will be pivotal in the 21st-century 

economy. HSIs are committed to improving the lives of their students as 

well as helping revitalize the communities where they serve. Graduates 

of these institutions are helping expand our economy and enriching all 

aspects of our national life. 

To prepare the next generation of great American leaders, my Administration 

has set a goal to have the highest proportion of college graduates in the 

world by 2020. Enhancing educational opportunities for Hispanics will be 

vital to achieving this objective, and we will need the continued leadership 

of our HSIs to increase the enrollment, retention, and graduation rates of 

our Hispanic students. Working together, we will open doors of opportunity 

for all our children and help them succeed on a global stage. 

This week, we celebrate the contributions of the more than 200 HispanicServing Institutions in communities across our country, and we recognize 

the students, alumni, parents, teachers, and school leaders whose vision 

and dedication has brightened countless futures. We will need their dreams 

and hard work, ideas and talents, perseverance and daring in the days 

ahead to build a stronger, more prosperous tomorrow for our Nation. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States 

of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution 

and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 19 through 

September 25, 2010, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week. I call 

upon all public officials, educators, and people of the United States to 

observe this week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities 

that acknowledge the contributions these institutions and their graduates 

have made to our country. 

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58284 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 184 / Thursday, September 23, 2010 / Presidential Documents 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventeenth 

day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand ten, and of the 

Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirtyfifth. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24098 

Filed 9–22–10; 11:15 am] 

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