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HACU s Role in Helping Increase Hispanic Representation in the Federal Government

What is HACU? . The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities is a national association of nonprofit higher education institutions.Established in 1986, the association represents more than 400 colleges and universities in the United States and Puerto Rico.Collectively, these colleges and u

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HACU s Role in Helping Increase Hispanic Representation in the Federal Government

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    1. HACU’s Role in Helping Increase Hispanic Representation in the Federal Government William Rafael Gil Assistant Vice President of Collegiate Programs and Federal Relations Add information to agency on cost of internships #s of participation for field interns; identify field agencies for surveys; 30 of 157 gave survey or those were from agencies sampled? Identify source of 129 total TREASURY interns.. Who’s participated? Slide 7--- HACU hosts career fair in summer… Slide 9– total majors by student applicants? Selection process.. Recommend supervisors interview candidates Don’t just look to HACU as a tool to HIRE, but also to market your agency and build relationships, and get 10 weeks of quality work Differences of SCEP and HCEP? Details of HCEP?– in brochures?Add information to agency on cost of internships #s of participation for field interns; identify field agencies for surveys; 30 of 157 gave survey or those were from agencies sampled? Identify source of 129 total TREASURY interns.. Who’s participated? Slide 7--- HACU hosts career fair in summer… Slide 9– total majors by student applicants? Selection process.. Recommend supervisors interview candidates Don’t just look to HACU as a tool to HIRE, but also to market your agency and build relationships, and get 10 weeks of quality work Differences of SCEP and HCEP? Details of HCEP?– in brochures?

    2. What is HACU? The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities is a national association of nonprofit higher education institutions. Established in 1986, the association represents more than 400 colleges and universities in the United States and Puerto Rico. Collectively, these colleges and universities enroll more than 4.6 million students HACU advocates on behalf of Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). These are schools where Hispanics constitute a minimum of 25% of the total enrollment.

    3. What is HACU? HACU schools represent less than 10% of all higher education institutions; however, enroll 2/3 of all Hispanics in higher education today. There are nearly 2 million Hispanics enrolled in higher education today. HACU member colleges and universities enroll: 24% of all African Americans in U.S. higher education 24% of all American Indians/Alaskan Natives 41% of all Asian and Pacific Islanders 21% of all White/Non-Hispanics

    4. The HACU National Internship Program (HNIP) The program began in 1992 with 24 students. Since 1992, HNIP has placed nearly 7,000 college students in challenging internship assignments with federal agencies and corporations throughout the country. We are celebrating 15 years of accomplishments in 2007. In 2007, HNIP placed 626 students with 24 federal agencies and 7 corporations. 431 in the DC area and 195 in Field locations throughout the US HACU placed students in over 90 cities this year Average GPA of these students was 3.39 The duration of this internship program is: 15 weeks during fall and spring semesters 10 weeks during the summer 18 of these students participated in the HACU Cooperative Education Program (HCEP) Interns are paid during their internship. Round trip travel is also included and we also help facilitate housing.

    5. HACU Cooperative Education Program (HCEP) A new tool to meet the goals of EO 13171. Program started in 2004 Since this time we have had nearly 100 students participate in the program. Meaning that they most likely became permanent federal employees. HCEP is similar to the Student Career Experience Program or SCEP. Students and agencies will continue to receive the same level of service: candidates, travel, orientation and facilitation of housing.

    6. The student will become an employee of the agency and will begin to accrue the hours towards the 640 non-competitive conversion. Coop students are paid according to the occupational series to which they are hired. The HNIP and HCEP programs have been identified by OPM as best practices in the recruitment of Hispanics into the federal government.

    7. HNIP and HCEP Goals Serve as a human resources pipeline to increase Hispanic representation in the federal government and private sector. Provide students with a quality educational and professional work experience that will enable them to make more educated career choices.

    8. Criteria for Students to Participate In Programs Current enrollment in an Associates, Bachelors, Masters, or Doctoral degree program. Note: A graduating senior is eligible for the summer session only. Completion of freshman year of college before internship begins. Have a minimum 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale). Be authorized or eligible to work by law in the United States * (Some placements require US Citizenship)

    9. Most Popular Majors of Students Applying for Internship Accounting Biology Computer Science Engineering Public Administration Psychology Criminology

    10. How Students Apply For The Program? Students submit the following components on-line (www.hnip.net) prior to the deadlines: Application ESSAY-- A 250 to 500 word typed essay answering the following three questions: 1) What was your personal motivation to apply for the HACU National Internship Program? 2) What are your academic and/or career goals? 3) What skills can you bring to an employer and what skills would you like to focus on throughout the Internship Current professional-level resume. The following are mailed to HACU’s offices: Certification of enrollment and class level Official transcript from home institution.

    11. 2008 Program Dates

    12. Selection & Placement Process HACU staff matches academic backgrounds to internship description provided by host organizations. All requests receive a minimum of three applications per request. For the 2007 summer session there were over 1,700 eligible applicants for organizations to choose from.

    13. Selection & Placement Process Interns work in the Washington, D.C. area and in field locations, which can be anywhere throughout the country. It is not possible for interns to select which agencies or corporations they will be referred to. Approximately 2/3 of interns are based in Washington, D.C. and 1/3 are located in field placements.

    14. New Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Regulations New regulations that went into effect in May 2006 that impact the rules associated with the student programs in two ways: 1. Participants of the HACU National Internship Program (HNIP) can receive up to 320 hours credit for their student work experience.  Previously, if a federal agency wanted to convert a HACU intern into a SCEP position, it could not apply the time that the student had worked as a HACU intern towards the 640 hour requirement for the conversion of SCEP students into a permanent employee noncompetitively.  HACU interns will still need to serve an additional 320 hours under the SCEP program for noncompetitive conversion

    15. New Regulations cont. In addition, the 320 hours that HACU interns receive credit for are transferable between federal agencies. Lastly, while 320 hours are the maximum that an intern can accumulate, these hours can be accumulated throughout internships in various agencies, not only at one.  This is important because sometimes interns participate in more than one internship. In essence, we have a database with approximately 1200 individuals who have complete 320 hours towards non-competitive conversion

    16. New Regulations cont. Agencies are now be able to waive up to half of the required hours for noncompetitive conversion for SCEP participants into federal position for students with a grade point average of at least 3.5 and an outstanding performance rating from their agency. Previously, agencies could noncompetitively hire student interns to permanent jobs only after they had completed 640 hours of federal work experience. This change will facilitate the hiring process, especially for those students that participate in the HACU Cooperative Education Program (HCEP).  To date, nearly 100 students have participated in this program since its inception in 2004. HACU advocated for many years that OPM reevaluate regulations to improve the federal government’s ability to hire qualified students.

    17. 15 Years of Proven Success HNIP 15 years – Output vs Outcome This past summer HACU celebrated the 15 year anniversary of the HACU National Internship Program To commemorate this milestone, HACU commissioned an independent analysis of the internship to truly understand the output vs. outcome of the program.

    18. The results clearly show that the program increases professional career opportunities for program participants and truly is a “best practice” in the recruitment of Hispanics into the federal government. Survey highlights include: Nearly 38 percent of survey respondents now work in the federal government. 80 percent of students that graduated with their degree were offered permanent positions or internships with the federal government

    19. As a result of their internship experience, over 90 percent of the participants considered a career with the federal government, a 44-percentage-point increase compared to their intentions prior to completing their internship assignment. 59 percent of students returning to school after the completion of their internship assignment were made offers to return in the future either as a permanent employee or as an intern. 60 percent of the participants reported that their HNIP assisted them in finding their current jobs 72 percent of the participants reported that their current employer values the experience they had as an HNIP intern

    20. 85 percent of the participants expect that their HNIP experience will be useful to them ten years from now Over 99 percent of the participants would recommend the program to students enrolled in college today. The report findings were presented to Rep. Joe Baca, Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, at the HNIP 15 year gala, who ensured HACU that it would continue to push federal agencies to support a proven best practice for the recruitment of Hispanics.

    21. Findings of Dept. of Agriculture Survey Focused on the question of how effective is HNIP as a strategic recruitment tool to attract and retain Hispanics in the Department. The USDA has hosted 439 students from 2001 - 2004. Retention – 21% of the participants work for USDA as permanent employees. In addition, 22% of the participants work in other federal, state, and local government agencies and 14% work for non-profit organizations. Spreading the word – 92% have or will recommend USDA to family and friends. 93% of the participants would consider working for USDA in the future. Conclusion: HNIP is an effective and strategic recruitment tool. The USDA should continue participating and investing in HNIP to achieve its goal of a more diverse workforce. .

    22. Contact Information William Rafael Gil HACU National Internship Program One Dupont Circle, NW Suite 605 Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: (202) 467-0893 Fax: (202) 496-9177 E-mail address: wgil@hacu.net Web Site: www.hnip.net

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