庆祝年代.Res.本周SPC 639

作为u.S. SENATE UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVES NATIONAL HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS WEEK WITH S.RES.639, ST. PHILIP’S COLLEGE, COMMUNITY CELEBRATE

When the Senate of the United States unanimously called upon the people of the United States 和 interested groups to observe a special occasion this week with activities that demonstrate support for degree-granting institutions that have a full-time equivalent undergraduate enrollment comprised of at least 25 percent Hispanic students, one of the diverse institutions answering the U.S. Senate's call to give back 和 celebrate student success was St. 菲利普的大学, a member of the 澳门新葡京博彩区 with a unique status.

参议院S号决议.Res.639 was adopted unanimously by the full senate on Sept. 18, leading to an unprecedented alignment of educational observances at St. 菲利普的大学. 

St. 菲利普的大学 traditionally observes National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week with observance dates established by The Hispanic Association of 大学 和 Universities, 和 because its 2018 HSI Week observance coincided with both the 120th anniversary of the college 和 the 300th anniversary of 圣安东尼奥, St. 菲利普的大学 dedicated resources for its President's Lecture Series project to the Hispanic Heritage Month keynote speaking debut of Hidden Figures author 玛戈特·李·谢特利 for an overflow audience Sept. 20岁在大学. In addition to the two major anniversaries 和 the college celebration of STEM scholarship with Shetterly 和 outst和ing students in 圣安东尼奥, the week had additional double significance at the college in 2018 as HBCU Week overlapped with HSI Week (Sept. 17-23) for the first time in memory at the world's only Historically Black 大学 和 Universities member institution with Hispanic Serving Institution status.

"The 492 HSIs in the United States 和 Puerto Rico not only enroll 65% of all Hispanics, they also enroll 21% of all African Americans, 39% of all Asian Americans 和 18% of all Native Americans, making them the most diverse cohort of higher education institutions, 和 a true reflection of the diversity of our nation," HACU President 和 CEO Antonio R. 弗洛雷斯在9月的一次采访中说. 19日，美国国务院发布新闻公报.S. 参议员鲍勃·梅嫩德斯的办公室. HSIs play a critical role in educating Hispanic youth 和 improving the communities in which they are located. The institutions are located in 21 states 和 Puerto Rico with emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions located in 33 States 和 the 区 of Columbia, 根据圣堂. 19日发布.

访问网页查看 的9月. 19日发布 为了查看 S.Res.639 - A resolution designating the week beginning 9月 17, 2018, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".