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HETS Services West Coast Best Practices Showcase
Yubelkys Montalvo, M.A.HETS Executive Director
Who we are
The Hispanic Educational Technology
Services is the first bilingual consortium
dedicated to serving the higher education
needs of the fast-growing Hispanic
communities.
Our Members
Puerto Rico
Florida
Kansas
New Jersey
New York
Texas
Massachusetts
Missouri
California
Colombia
Universities or Colleges located at:
Corporate Partners and
Non-Profit OrganizationsBb, ETS, RMA, Dialpad, Cengage,
Grupo Parada, Transworld
Systems & Lighthouse Translation
Services
HETS Members Profile 2014-2015
Total of students enrolled: 800,311
197,482 (25%)
551,829 (69%)
51,000 (6%)
PR
US
International
HETS Members Profile 2014-2015
Student Enrollment among HETS Member Institutions by State (2014-2015)
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
PR TX CA NY NJ KS PA MA FL MD/DC
197,482214,424
145,218
135,170
23,154
13,825 9,218 6,622 3,854 344
HETS Board of Directors
(major authority –presidents at all member institutions)
HETS Board of Directors Meeting (meets twice a year to establish and monitor the organization)
Our Mission
To promote, support, and increase the capabilities of
member institutions in order to enhance
Hispanic/Latino student success and opportunities in
Higher Education.
Our Portal: www.hets.org
Our
Online
Services
www.virtualplaza.org
Our virtual center for
academic and support
resources for faculty,
administrators, and
students
Our Virtual Plaza
Our Virtual Plaza
(estimated savings of more than $100,000)
TERC services
Need to search for scholarships, internships and
practice test like GRE, LSAT, NCLEX, MCAT, US Citizen,
Military Tests, Auditor, Real State, etc.?
Student Placita - TERC
(exclusive for members – free of charge)
Click at the
institution
name link
and enter the
access code
Student Placita - TERC
(Practice Tests & E-books)
More than
200 practice
exams with
e-books to
get prepared
Student Placita - TERC
(Practice Test Reports)
Student Placita - TERC
(Family Planning Center)
Resources & more than 8 billion dollars in scholarships,
including graduate degrees
Career Transitions services
Looking for jobs, internships, prepare your resume,
practice an interview, information about careers,
etc.?
Student Placita – Career Transitions
(exclusive for members – free of charge)
Click at the
institution
name link and
enter the
access code
Student Placita – Career Transitions
(exclusive for members – free of charge)
Just enter the zip code
to search for jobs
Student Placita – Career Transitions(resumes, cover letters, career tips, interview simulators)
Banner to promote this service
Career Exploration Module
Bilingual Entrepreneurship Courses
(non credit courses with videos in English and Spanish)
Bilingual Entrepreneurship Courses
(non credit courses with videos in English and Spanish)
Student Placita – Student Readiness
(Tool and resources for Online Environment)
Student Placita – Student Readiness
(Tool and resources for Traditional Environment)
Student Placita – Tool and Resources
(English & Spanish)
Student Placita – Financial Aid at HSIs
(Opportunity to promote your scholarships)
Student Placita – Scholarships for Hispanics
Internships
Goal: celebrate the event annually to connect with
HETS member institutions’ students in PR & USA
Objectives:
Identify leadership from student organizations and
innovative student projects
Promote HETS services among students and
request their support in forwarding the
information to their peers
Outreach corporate sponsorships
Replicate the event in USA
September 30, 2016
IAUPR,
Metropolitan Campus
Connecting with more than 400
students from 12 institutions
Promoting HETS services
Highlights of the event held in NY
April 15, 2016
John Jay College
Invitation to be part of the Advisory Committee
Opportunity to participate at Board of Directors meetings and represent
HETS at events
Coordinate events and projects that support their needs
Experience can be included at their resumes (recommendation letters)
Sent resume with a letter explaining why is the best candidate to:
Current Advisory Committee
Faculty &
Administrators
Placita …
Collaboration Initiatives
(Inter-institutional model)
Professional Delopment
(Free of charge access to learning objects, tools, and resources)
Faculty & Administrators Placita - Modules
Resources
(Access to Web 2.0 repository)
Faculty & Administrators Placita
Hispanic Educational Research
Trends on Hispanic Higher Education
Trends on Distance Education
Administrators
Research
Professional Organizations & Associations
Fellowships
Fellowship Information
(additional areas))
…
New service presentation
Strategy to identify experts, share and strengthen HETS impact
among faculty and administrators - 63 joined already (2 discussion
groups)
Space for collaboration and exchange of ideas, knowledge, and best
practices among all HETS member institutions
o Replicate the success of the CUNY Academic Commons
o Think tank activities that lead to new projects and initiatives
o Focus on the enhancement of teaching and learning through
technology
Led by Carlos Guevara, Hostos Community College
HETS Publications
Formats: Interactive & PDF
(repository at hets.org)
Special Events
(special members rate)
Academic Fair (free of charge)
BPS 2016 Conference Summary
Did you like HETS Services?
Join us & use it! Only a
click away at the Virtual
Plaza
Share them with your
colleagues and students
Send your
recommendations or
links to additional
services to:
For more information:
Yubelkys Montalvo, M.A.
Executive Director
www.hets.org
(787) 250-1912 exts. 2372, 2373