Los Angeles Community College District Foundation and Hispanic Scholarship Fund Launch Scholarship Program.Business Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2002 Scholarship Program Honoring Former Latina Board President Aims to Increase the Number of Latinos Transferring to Four-Year Higher Education Institutions In a united effort, the Los Angeles Community College District The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the community college district serving Los Angeles, California and some of its neighboring cities. In addition to typical college aged students, the LACCD also serves adults of all ages. (LACCD LACCD Los Angeles Community College District ) Foundation and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF HSF Human Space Flight HSF Hispanic Scholarship Fund HSF Heat Shock Factor HSF HeatSink and Fan HSF Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (Fondation des maladies du coeur du Canada) HSF Heat Sink Fan ) - the nation's leading organization supporting Hispanic higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. - today announced a scholarship fundraising campaign designed to help Latinos at LACCD's nine campuses make the transition from community colleges to four-year colleges and universities. HSF and LACCD Foundation created the HSF/LACCD Community College Transfer Scholarship in honor of Sylvia Scott-Hayes, the first Latina to serve as president of the LACCD Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. in its 30-year history, recognizing her steadfast mission to increase the number of students transferring to four-year institutions and pursuing a college degree. "I am honored to be a part of the Community College Transfer Scholarship program, which I feel will help Latinos who want to take education to the next step be successful in their mission," said Scott-Hayes. "In our experience, one of the main challenges in making the transition from two-year to four-year institution is finding the financial resources. The partnership with HSF directly addresses this issue and allows us to tap into their 27 years of experience in granting scholarships and supporting Latino students." The amount of money raised this year will be matched two-to-one with funds granted to HSF from the Lilly Endowment Lilly Endowment Inc., headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana is one of the world's largest private philanthropic foundations and is among the ten largest such endowments in the United States. The endowment was founded in 1937 by J. K. Lilly Sr. and his sons Eli and J. K. Jr. , Inc. The HSF/LACCD Community College Transfer Scholarship will be awarded as $2,500 scholarships to LACCD students who are transferring to four-year institutions. "This new scholarship program will help HSF achieve its mission to double the rate of Latinos earning college degrees by 2010," said Julia Juarez, regional director of the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Regional Office for HSF. "The HSF/LACCD Community College Transfer Scholarship will ease the financial burden of college for Latino students and help them reach their goal of obtaining a four-year college degree." HSF and the LACCD Foundation will kick-off the campaign with a reception to honor Scott-Hayes attended by LACCD Board of Trustees president; the Honorable Jose Huizar, Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. Board of Education member; former HSF Scholar Dr. Mark Drummond, LACCD Chancellor; and Juarez. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a Pew Hispanic Center report, Latinos are far more likely to be enrolled in two-year colleges than any other group. About 40 percent of Latino college students aged 18 to 24 attend two-year institutions compared to about 25 percent of white and black students in that same age group. About HSF The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) is the nation's leading organization supporting Hispanic higher education. HSF was founded in 1975 with a vision to strengthen the country by advancing college education among Hispanic Americans, the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population. In support of its mission to double the rate of Hispanics earning college degrees, HSF provides the Latino community more college scholarships and educational outreach support than any other organization in the country. Headquartered in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , HSF has opened offices in Southern and Central California, Texas, New York Texas is a hamlet in Oswego County, New York, USA, near the southeastern corner of Lake Ontario. It is officially part of the town of Mexico. Geography Texas lies on Little Salmon Creek, about one-half mile above the mouth of that stream on Lake Ontario, on an east-west , Georgia and Illinois. In addition, HSF launched the Washington, D.C.- based Hispanic Scholarship Fund Institute to generate public partnerships in support of its work. During its 27-year history, HSF has awarded nearly 54,000 scholarships in excess of $89 million to Latinos from all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands who have attended more than 1,300 colleges and universities. About LACCD The largest community college district in the country, the LACCD educates more than 130,000 students each year, offering educational opportunities at nine colleges in the Los Angeles area. Approximately 50 percent of LACCD's student body is Hispanic. |
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