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Past Summits
2026 HSI Summit
- Date: September 14, 2026
- Location: University Student Union Ballroom
- Theme: Seeds of  Servingness: Growing Together
This year’s theme, Seeds of  Servingness: Growing Together, celebrates the relationships, commitments, and collective efforts that have taken root across our campus community.
Inspired by the idea that seeds carry the promise of growth and transformation, this year's summit will encourage participants to nurture practices grounded in s±ð°ù±¹¾±²Ô²µ²Ô±ð²õ²õ and cultivate new possibilities for student success at Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Sessions and networking opportunities will provide space to reflect on the roots of this work and envision new ways to build more equitable and inclusive institutions.
- Keynote Speaker
Dr. Daniel G. ³§´Ç±ôó°ù³ú²¹²Ô´Ç
We were excited to welcome nationally renowned scholar and educator Dr. Daniel ³§´Ç±ôó°ù³ú²¹²Ô´Ç as the keynote speaker at that year’s summit. He is a Distinguished Professor of Social Science and Comparative Education and Chicana/o and Central American Studies at UCLA, where he served as the inaugural director of the Center for Critical Race Studies in Education. For many scholars, educators, and practitioners whose work centered Latinx students and students of color, Dr. ³§´Ç±ôó°ù³ú²¹²Ô´Ç’s scholarship had been foundational.
Through more than 100 publications, collectively cited more than 50,000 times, he has helped shape how we understand critical race theory in education, racial microaggressions and microaffirmations, and educational access and equity. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, he has taught across the California Community Colleges, California State University, and University of California systems. He is also a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association and an elected member of the National Academy of Education. 
We were honored to welcome Dr. ³§´Ç±ôó°ù³ú²¹²Ô´Ç as part of a day of learning, reflection, and connection focused on how Hispanic-Serving Institutions could advance student success.
- Summit Agenda
Summit Agenda 2026 Time Event 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Registration & Breakfast 9:00 - 9:20 a.m. Planting the Seeds: Welcome Remarks 9:20 - 9:30 a.m. Federal Policy HSI Updates 9:30 - 10:25 a.m. Keynote Address: Dr. Daniel ³§´Ç±ôó°ù³ú²¹²Ô´Ç, HSIs as Sites of Affirmations 10:25 - 10:35 a.m. Break 10:35 - 11:25 a.m. Session 1 - Rooting Servingness: Student Panel 11:25 - 11:30 a.m. Break 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Session 2 - Cultivating Servingness: Practices for Transformation 12:15 - 1:05 p.m. Lunch 1:05 - 1:45 p.m. Session 3 - Rooted & Rising: Sustaining our Collective Servingness 1:45 - 2:00 p.m. Gathering the Harvest: Closing Remarks 2:00 p.m. Summit Adjourment - Program
- Photo Gallery
- Planning CommitteeThe success of the 2026 HSI Summit was made possible through the dedication and collaboration of the following planning committee members.
Co-Chairs- Dr. Erik Ramirez
- Dr. Audrey Paredes
- Yolotzin Aquino
- Dr. Konane Martinez
- Dr. Carmen Nava
- Rosalinda Padron
- Ariel Stevenson
- Fernando Vasquez Rendon
- Maria Venegas Escobedo
- Arely Villalobos Ayala
2025 HSI Summit
- Date: October 6, 2025
- Location: University Student Union Ballroom
- Theme: In Community, In Continuity: Sustaining Servingness through Collective Responsibility
Servingness goes beyond HSI status—it is an ongoing practice and a shared responsibility taken up within each campus and, at times, collectively across institutions and communities. In a time of shifting priorities and new challenges, this summit invited us to reflect, recommit, and rise together. Through powerful dialogue, shared practices, and bold visioning, we explored how each of us—faculty, staff, administrators, students, and community partners—can sustain a thriving HSI that centers the success and lived experiences of our students.
- Keynote Speaker
Dr. Anne-Marie Núñez
We were honored to welcome Dr. Anne-Marie Núñez as the keynote speaker for the 2025 HSI Summit. Dr. Núñez is a nationally recognized scholar and thought leader whose work has transformed how we understand and advance the success of Hispanic-Serving Institutions and the diverse students they serve. As the inaugural Executive Director of the Diana Natalicio Institute for Hispanic Student Success at The University of Texas at El Paso, she brings a powerful vision for equity, access, and innovation in higher education.
- Summit Agenda
Summit Agenda 2025 Time Event 8:00 - 8:50 a.m. Registration & Breakfast 9:00 - 9:20 a.m. Land Acknowledgement, Welcome, and Opening Remarks 9:30 - 10:15 a.m. Keynote Address 10:15 - 10:20 a.m. Break 10:20 - 11:20 a.m. Session 1: Mapping My Role in Servingness 11:20 - 12:05 p.m. Lunch 12:05 - 1:00 p.m. Spotlight On: Best Practices Plenary Panel 1:05 - 2:00 p.m. Session 2: Serving with Intention: Intersectionality in Practice 2:00 - 2:10 p.m. Break 2:10 - 3:10 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Session 3: Our Collective Future at ÌÇÐÄÔ´´: Where Do We Go From Here?
Session 4 (Students Only): ¡Tu Voz, Tu Futuro!3:10 - 3:30 p.m. Closing Remarks 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Celebration & Networking Reception - Program
- Photo Gallery
- Planning CommitteeThe success of the 2025 HSI Summit was made possible through the dedication and collaboration of the following planning committee members.
Co-Chairs- Dr. Erik Ramirez
- Dr. Audrey Paredes
- Leo Melena
- Dr. Carmen Nava
- Ariel Stevenson
- Mae Talicuran
- Maria Venegas Escobedo
- Arely Villalobos Ayala
2024 HSI Summit
- Date: November 12, 2024
- Location: McMahan House, ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ (or Zoom)
- Theme: Excelencia in Action: Advancing Latinx Success, Cultivating a Culture of "Servingness"
Servingness goes beyond HSI status—it is an ongoing practice and a shared responsibility taken up within each campus and, at times, collectively across institutions and communities. In a time of shifting priorities and new challenges, this summit invited us to reflect, recommit, and rise together. Through powerful dialogue, shared practices, and bold visioning, we explored how each of us—faculty, staff, administrators, students, and community partners—can sustain a thriving HSI that centers the success and lived experiences of our students.
- Summit Agenda
Summit Agenda 2024 Time Event 12:00 - 12:30 p.m. Registration (in-person only) 12:30 - 1:45 p.m. Comida y Creando Comunidad (in-person only) 1:45 - 3:30 p.m. Welcome & Opening Remarks
Keynote Presentation: Understanding the Seal & Our Ongoing Commitment
Fireside Chat with Campus Leadership
Closing Remarks3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Recepcion y Musica (in-person only) - Program
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- Photo Gallery
- Planning CommitteeThe success of the 2024 HSI Summit was made possible through the dedication and collaboration of the following planning committee members.
Co-Chairs- Dr. Erik Ramirez
- Dr. Audrey Paredes