IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 791 
Supporting the goals and ideas of the Hispanic Engineering, Science, and 
Technology Initiative and recognizing the University of Texas-Pan Amer-
ican for its efforts to prepare Hispanic youth for careers in engineering, 
science, and technology. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 
Mr. HINOJOSA submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideas of the Hispanic Engineering, 
Science, and Technology Initiative and recognizing the 
University of Texas-Pan American for its efforts to pre-
pare Hispanic youth for careers in engineering, science, 
and technology. 
Whereas the Hispanic Engineering, Science, and Technology 
Initiative is a national celebration that emphasizes the 
importance of math and science literacy by highlighting 
rewarding career paths in engineering, science, and tech-
nology; 
Whereas, under the leadership of its vice president of external 
affairs, Roland Arriola, the University of Texas-Pan 
American founded the Hispanic Engineering, Science, 
and Technology Initiative as an innovative and com-
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prehensive project to encourage other Hispanic-serving 
institutions to work to increase the number of Hispanics 
in the disciplines of engineering, science, and technology; 
Whereas, although science and engineering employment op-
portunities increase at a rate 3 times greater than the 
rate of increase for all other occupations, the number of 
college students entering the fields of math, science, and 
engineering continues to decline, placing the position of 
the United States as the world’s leader in science and 
technology at risk; 
Whereas, although Hispanics will represent 1 out of 4 stu-
dents in United States public elementary and secondary 
schools by 2010, only 4 percent of scientists and engi-
neers in the United States are Hispanic, presenting both 
a challenge and an opportunity for institutions of higher 
education to attract more Hispanics entering the career 
fields of engineering, science, and technology; 
Whereas Hispanic-serving institutions, including the Univer-
sity of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg, Texas, play a 
large role in preparing the future Hispanic workforce; 
Whereas the University of Texas-Pan American established 
the Hispanic Engineering, Science, and Technology Cen-
ter of Excellence to serve as a future workforce develop-
ment model to encourage more Hispanics to enter the en-
gineering, science, and technology sectors; 
Whereas research on minority participation in science and en-
gineering points to the lack of role models and mentors, 
the lack of awareness of careers and opportunities in 
science and engineering, the loss of interest or motiva-
tion, and the lack of cultural and society support for
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science as some of the factors that discourage minorities 
from participation; 
Whereas the signature event of the Initiative, Hispanic Engi-
neering, Science, and Technology Week, aims to over-
come such limitations by providing Hispanic students 
with role models, creating awareness of different career 
paths in the engineering, science, and technology fields, 
and motivating students, parents, and teachers by 
hosting Community Night, Latina Day, and Educators’ 
Day during the Week; 
Whereas students who attend Hispanic Engineering, Science, 
and Technology Week at the University of Texas-Pan 
American have more positive attitudes about scientists 
and engineers, have more positive perceptions of the engi-
neering profession, and are more interested in pursuing 
careers in engineering than those who have not partici-
pated in Hispanic Engineering, Science, and Technology 
Week; 
Whereas, in 2003, Hispanic Engineering, Science, and Tech-
nology Week generated more than $1,000,000 in scholar-
ship funds for college students and more than 1,500 
teachers from Texas and throughout the Nation, 25,000 
community members, and 330,000 students participated 
in the Week’s activities; and 
Whereas the University of Texas-Pan American is hosting its 
third annual Hispanic Engineering, Science, and Tech-
nology Week from September 26 to October 2, 2004: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
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(1) supports the goals and ideas of Hispanic 
Engineering, Science, and Technology Week, found-
ed by the University of Texas-Pan American; and 
(2) recognizes the University of Texas-Pan 
American for its efforts to prepare Hispanic youth 
for careers in engineering, science, and technology. 
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