EDUCATION
Notre Dame Announces Partnership For Hispanic Business
T
he Nonprofit Executive Programs (NEP) department at the University
of Notre Dame now will provide execu- tive education to the Hispanic business community through a new partnership with the United States Hispanic Cham- ber of Commerce (USHCC) Founda- tion.
More than 200 chamber leaders will participate in the year-long program that begins with a two-day session to be held on the Notre Dame campus Aug. 16 and 17 (Monday and Tuesday). “Although serving the needs of
business members is the mission of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, the chambers are also nonprofit organiza- tions that have unique distinctions and challenges compared to the for-profit sector,” said Marc Hardy, NEP direc- tor at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. “These include managing volunteers, fund development, do- nor relations and recruiting volunteer board members, just to name a few. These are among the important areas that Nonprofit Executive Programs will focus on to help their executives be even more successful in leading their organizations.” “Our organization is very proud
of our association with Notre Dame,” said Javier Palomarez, USHCC presi- dent and chief executive officer. “The partnership with an institution of such caliber will truly allow us to provide our chamber leaders with a valuable resource that will help them better serve their communities for years to come.” NEP also will be working with the Mendoza College of Business Execu- tive Education to provide sessions on business that will help the USHCC ex- ecutives better serve their members. “The number of Hispanic businesses is growing rapidly, as is the complex-
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“The number of Hispanic businesses is growing rapidly, as is the complexity of markets they serve”
ity of markets they serve,” said Joseph O’Hannigan, senior associate direc- tor of Mendoza’s executive programs. “The training we provide will help Hispanic Chamber executives with a host of business concerns to help im- prove the ways they can serve their members.” The program is structured to include
a total of 16 days in the classroom dur- ing the 2010-11 academic year, which is divided into two- and four-day ses- sions. Some of the sessions will be held off-campus in cities with large, active chamber groups, such as Dallas. Other states and regions will be California and the West Coast, Florida, New York and the East Coast. Topics as identified by a needs-assessment survey of the Chamber leaders include media rela- tions, fund development, ethical lead- ership and creating a philanthropic culture.
Founded in 1979, the USHCC ac-
tively promotes the economic growth and development of Hispanic entre- preneurs. The Chamber represents the interests of nearly 3 million Hispanic- owned businesses in the United States that generate nearly $400 billion an- nually. It also serves as the umbrella organization for more than 200 lo- cal Hispanic chambers in the United States and Puerto Rico. The Chamber of Commerce Foundation is responsi- ble for developing and implementing initiatives and educational campaigns
Celebrating 19 Years of Diversity
to nurture the community’s entrepre- neurial spirit. The partnership is the most recent collaboration in the longtime relation- ship between Notre Dame and the His- panic community. The University estab- lished the Institute for Latino Studies (ILS) in 1999, which supports interdis- ciplinary initiatives in Latino studies that advance research and strengthen the Latino community. In addition to initiating independent research proj- ects, the ILS supports the research ac- tivities of the Inter-University Program for Latino Research (IUPLR), a national consortium of university-based cen- ters dedicated to the advancement of the Latino intellectual presence in the United States. Regular sponsorship of lectures, conferences, exhibitions and cultural gatherings links Latino studies to the Notre Dame community and the general public. Hispanic Magazine consistently
ranks Notre Dame on its list of the top 25 colleges for Latinos. At the Mendoza College of Business,
the NEP offers the Cicero Youth Task Force, an annual, two-week certifica- tion program that provides executive training to nonprofit leaders in Cicero, Ill. Nonprofit organizations in the west suburban Chicago community serve a heavily Hispanic area. Mendoza’s MBA program also was named the 2010 lead academic sponsor for the National So- ciety of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) and recently won the society’s “Bril- lante Award for Excellence”http://
newsinfo.nd.edu/news/16297-notre- dame-honored-as-bright-flame-for- hispanic-community/ for the College’s contributions to fostering Hispanic leadership through graduate manage- ment education. Source: University of Notre Dame and U.S. His- panic Chamber of Commerce
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