Torres and Tim Gutierrez, senior program manager of Special Programs, are serving on HACU's local planning committee with others nationally. The ROP and McNair scholars programs assist minorities to aspire to and attain post-graduate degrees. Gutierrez adds that 60 McNair scholars are providing poster exhibits of their work. Torres, Gutierrez and others in Student Affairs are making it possible for UNM to send 10 ambassadors to the conference. Most universities are sponsoring one ambassador.
Torres is a conference presenter with two scheduled presentations.
Also on Saturday, the HACU governing board, and the presidents from international universities will attend a reception at University House. In the evening, UNM President William C. Gordon officially opens the conference at a reception and grand opening of the exhibit hall. Hispanics will be the largest minority in the United States by 2025. Through programs we offer that encourage minority students to earn post-graduate degrees, we will change the face of higher education. The next generation of Hispanic students in college will see more Hispanics as college professors and administrators.