Arianna'sTuesday, April 1

This morning we attended the first day of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) 24th Annual National Capital Forum on Hispanic Education. As a group, we met diverse people from across the country such as Tennessee and Michigan. We shared each other's existing hispanic/latino-related clubs at our institutions. An opportunity arose to share our personal experiences living at border cities which led to a successful and flowing conversation. It was a great experience to learn from each other while also referencing current events. During multiple presentations by guest panelists, we were constantly reminded of the immense increase of hispanic higher education enrollment. A few issues mentioned had to do with higher education, retention, and pell grant funding. The responses given by panelists showed sincerity as they explained why some processes take longer than others and where the complications come from. A few sessions later, we reviewed our topics for our appointments scheduled tomorrow.  For dinner we met with Melody Buckner, along with two very kind ladies from main campus.