NJCU Receives the 2017 Outstanding HACU-Member Institution Award

New Jersey City University is the recipient of the national 2017 Outstanding HACU-Member Institution Award from the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities.

President Sue Henderson accepted the award on behalf of the University on October 29, during HACU’s 31st Annual Conference – “Championing Hispanic Higher Education Success: Driving America’s Prosperity” – which was held October 28-30, at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, in San Diego, California.

HACU’s Governing Board approved the establishment of the award to “recognize and honor the extraordinary efforts and success of an institution that has excelled in advancing the mission and goals of HACU,” according to the association.

HACU represents more than 470 colleges and universities committed to Hispanic higher education success in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Latin America, and Spain.

The University has been a member of HACU since 1989.