{"id":983,"date":"2024-04-05T14:21:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T14:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"\/about\/?page_id=983"},"modified":"2026-01-07T19:23:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:23:28","slug":"hispanic-serving-institution","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/hispanic-serving-institution\/","title":{"rendered":"Hispanic-Serving Institution"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"983\" class=\"elementor elementor-983\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ddaa3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63ddaa3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f55440d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f55440d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-id=\"de07e70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6c49ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f6c49ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bd4a3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bd4a3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb76e91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb76e91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"264\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/HSI-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1018\" alt=\"WCSU, Hispanic Serving Institution\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/HSI-logo.png 264w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/HSI-logo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e7f3eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e7f3eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0085765 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0085765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Western Connecticut State University is proud to be designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) by the United States Department of Education.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b73309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b73309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does it mean to be a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI)?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-957ad8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"957ad8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to the U.S. Department of Education, a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) is defined as an institution of higher education that has an enrollment of at least 25 percent undergraduate Hispanic students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5c994d elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c5c994d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025HSI_QuickFactsSheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">HSI Facts Sheet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2cf7bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2cf7bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does a HSI designation benefit WCSU's community?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-334ddf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"334ddf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a result of the HSI designation, which also requires financial measurements, WCSU will be able to apply for federal Title III and Title V grants. Grant funds may be used for activities such as: scientific or laboratory equipment for teaching; construction or renovation of instructional facilities; faculty development; purchase of educational materials; academic tutoring or counseling programs; funds and administrative management; joint use of facilities; endowment funds; distance learning academic instruction; teacher education; and student support services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a3ea50 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a3ea50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaec83b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aaec83b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4723f8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4723f8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Events<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7316164 elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"7316164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-3f515f7 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Latin Block Party 2025\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a31fc7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#past-events\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Past Event Photos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7f266f e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7f266f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Im-first-1.jpg\" alt=\"WCSU, Hispanic Serving Institution\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/HSI-family.jpg\" alt=\"WCSU, Hispanic Serving Institution\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Im-first.jpg\" alt=\"WCSU, Hispanic Serving Institution - Im First\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01e66c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"01e66c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78d6b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78d6b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/elementor\/thumbs\/president-r84owlk9218fx45vfpe4c51reo047ojc019dv98pu8.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73da923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73da923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">&#8220;WestConn\u2019s identity as a Hispanic-Serving Institution isn\u2019t just a designation\u2014it\u2019s a promise. We are opening doors wider, building pathways stronger, and ensuring that every student who enters has the opportunity to thrive and lead.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8211; WCSU President Dr. Jesse M. Bernal\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-062a929 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"062a929\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3154133 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3154133\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-531f808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"531f808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Focused on student success<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2b11e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2b11e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">We are proud of all our Hispanic alumni and are committed to continuing to make sure our students are both successful at Western Connecticut State University and after graduation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bffe4e e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bffe4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecf6fc5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ecf6fc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc01306 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc01306\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fad2dda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fad2dda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WCSU Success Stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a23979 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a23979\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231bb26 elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"231bb26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/success-stories\/students\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW More Stories<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a28ae91 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a28ae91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1204f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e1204f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fccbd30 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fccbd30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6350223 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6350223\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2260098 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2260098\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0231d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0231d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Confidence, communication and computer skills gained at WCSU enabled Gizmo Rivera to build an award-winning Visual Effects career<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d8932d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d8932d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands. As a first-generation student growing up in New Britain, Guillermo \u201cGizmo\u201d Rivera was interested in a career in media or entertainment, but he had several things working against him. His family could not afford a computer and his high school guidance counselor, based on her experiences with his older brother, had suggested that \u201ccollege isn\u2019t for everybody\u201d and did nothing to assist him with his search.<\/p><p>So, Rivera did the research himself, applied to several universities and \u201cleft the doors open and let it be.\u201d He ended up being accepted to universities in Maine, Rhode Island and several in Connecticut. Rivera made his decision based upon the first acceptance packet he received \u2014 from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/\">Western Connecticut State University<\/a> \u2014 and took the first steps toward fulfilling his California dream&#8230;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f43a4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3f43a4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/success-stories\/2023\/02\/13\/confidence-communication-and-computer-skills-gained-at-wcsu-enable-gizmo-rivera-to-build-award-winning-visual-effects-career-in-la\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d18957 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d18957\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5be820d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5be820d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Gizmo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1201\" alt=\"Guillermo Alexis \u2018Gizmo\u2019 Rivera WCSU Graduate\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Gizmo.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Gizmo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Gizmo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Gizmo-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-504f780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"504f780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alumnus Guillermo Alexis \u2018Gizmo\u2019 Rivera<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15bab0d e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15bab0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7798856 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7798856\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1707764 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1707764\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17cbfb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17cbfb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Ana-Mendieta.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1223\" alt=\"Ana Mendieta WCSU Graduate\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Ana-Mendieta.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Ana-Mendieta-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Ana-Mendieta-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Ana-Mendieta-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fddb7ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fddb7ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ana Mendieta<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9f4b57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d9f4b57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d9efec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d9efec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Service-learning opportunities spark educational, career goals for first-generation WCSU alumna<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3d26e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3d26e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Like many of her peers at Danbury High School, Ana Mendieta had immigrated to Fairfield County at age 10 from Ecuador. By the time she was ready to graduate from DHS, it seemed logical that as a fluent bilingual speaker in Spanish and English, a future as a Spanish teacher made sense. Her high school guidance counselor suggested she look at two local community colleges and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/\">Western Connecticut State University<\/a>\u00a0as her higher education options.<\/p><p>\u201cI went to an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/pcaap\/upward-bound\/services\/\">Upward Bound<\/a>\u00a0Financial Aid night, and a WCSU Admissions counselor told me I would be able to attend WCSU,\u201d Mendieta said. \u201cThey sat and helped my father and I complete a FAFSA form, and the assistance they gave us convinced me that WCSU was where I needed to go.\u201d&#8230;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-847244d elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"847244d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/success-stories\/2022\/10\/10\/social-science-classes-service-learning-opportunities-spark-educational-career-goals-for-first-generation-wcsu-alumna\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b69c7d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b69c7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e5510c elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9e5510c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/success-stories\/students\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW More Stories<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a21bd91 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a21bd91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e2abbf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e2abbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ce8099 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ce8099\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a7c25a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a7c25a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WCSU and The Volare Institute<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-901631a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"901631a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WestConn participated with other Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) in Volare, a mentoring program through the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) to improve the research capacity of universities and take more advantage of funding and grant opportunities.<\/p><p>The original team for this project &#8212; Tricia J. Stewart, Ph.D, <span class=\"markn97mkh60j\">Paul<\/span>\u00a0Steinmetz, Director of Sponsored Research, and Katie Lever-Mazzuto, Ph.D, &#8212; conducted a survey of WestConn faculty to establish a baseline of research experience, interest, and capability at our institution.<\/p><p>The effort is ongoing, and has included brown bad discussions of faculty research, a grant-making workshop, and will ideally increase the number of grants that the university pursues and is awarded..<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a2e4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28a2e4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00d0db2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00d0db2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Volare.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1580\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Volare.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Volare-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Volare-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Volare-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08f435b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"08f435b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a4230c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a4230c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-126f7a4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"126f7a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2b6c04 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2b6c04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf74b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbf74b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db2659 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2db2659\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9203a8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9203a8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"past-events\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Past Event Photo Galleries<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a36662 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a36662\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b2bf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"92b2bf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Hispanic Community Celebration 2025 <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1531\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-599ea96 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"599ea96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1507801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1507801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" 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