Examples of ¡Excelencia! 2010

Excelencia in Education announced the 2010 Examples of Excelencia on September 29, 2010.

The 2010 Examples of Excelencia are:

Associate Level - Carreras en Salud (Careers in Health) at Wilbur Wright College, Humboldt Park Vocational Education Center

Baccalaureate Level - College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) at California State University, San Marcos

Graduate Level - Hispanic Theological Initiative at Princeton Theological Seminary

To find out more about these programs and many more that were recognized, read the 2010 What Works for Latino Students in Higher Education or visit the Growing What Works Database.

To learn more about the Examples of Excelencia initiative visit the overview.

Selection Process

Deborah A. Santiago, Vice President for Policy and Research, leads the assessment of the applications and narrows the field for consideration by a selection committee composed of national experts.

Selection Committee Members included the following:

Estela Lopez, Senior Program Advisor, Excelencia in Education and Selection Committee Chair
Nathan Bell, Director of Research, Council of Graduate Schools
Adriana Flores-Ragade, Director of Diversity Initiatives, The College Board
Mark Lopez, Associate Director, Pew Hispanic Center
Stella A. Perez, Vice President, Operations & Technology Programs, League for Innovation in the Community College
Bruce Vandal, Director, Postsecondary Education & Workforce Development Institute, Education Commission of the States
Arturo Vargas, Executive Director, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO)