HCC Health Fair event focuses on healthy lifestyles

HCC Coleman College for Health Sciences campus was the site for a community health fair Saturday, April 13. The campus has become a focal point for community activities, and this event brought families together for health and wellness information and resources in a family atmosphere. Dozens of families took part of this event sponsored by [...]

HCC students inspire at Men of Honor art exhibition

Houston Community College celebrated the 2nd Bi-Annual Men of Honor art exhibition, a Minority Male Initiative (MMI) with an opening reception Friday, April 5. The exhibition showcases exceptional art from students and faculty advisors who show promise as creative workers in Houston’s growing creative economy. In attendance were HCC Trustees Bruce A. Austin, District II [...]

HCC’s STEM program unites local students, Hollywood actor

Hundreds of students and their parents packed the HCC West Loop Center Auditorium to kick off the Minority Male Initiative program Saturday, February 23. Actor Terrence Howard and the 350 in attendance were informed about the upcoming STEM Academy for 2013. In addition to meeting Howard, some of the students won door prizes that included [...]

Players tee off at the HCC Minority Male Initiative Fall Golf Classic

Dozens of players and teams made up of prominent business and political leaders teed-off at Houston Community College’s Annual Fall Golf Classic benefitting HCC’s Minority Male Initiative. The HCC Annual Fall Golf Classic was held Monday, October 8 at the at the Quail Valley Golf Course, 2880 La Quinta Dr., in Missouri City. HCC’s Minority [...]

Community connections: Minority student outreach

Houston Community College is one of the most diverse institutions of higher learning in the United States. Reflecting the population of the Greater Houston Area, HCC’s student body is 9.8% Asian, 29.9% Hispanic and 31.6% African-American. HCC’s minority initiatives reach out to students to ensure their success. To help with HCC’s underserved student groups and [...]

Events

Fiestas Patrias Parade Saturday, September 15, 2012 10 a.m. – noon Near Minute Maid Park, Texas @ Hamilton Chancellor’s Symposium on Engineering Saturday, September 29, 2012 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. Space Center Houston MMI Fall Golf Classic Monday, October 8, 12012 7:00 a.m. Registration, 8:30 a.m. Shotgun start Quail Valley Golf Club 5th Annual [...]

Community connections: Big year for HCC’s Minority Male Initiative

HCC is redefining what a community college can be and is working to make sure every student has the success they deserve. One of the programs that is pivotal in this effort is Houston Community College’s Minority Male Initiative. A significant issue confronting colleges and universities across the United States is the recruitment and retention [...]

District 9 Community Connections

Goldman Sachs Initiative for small local businesses Last February Houston was selected to join the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses initiative. The initiative, also in place in several other cities, comes with a $25 million commitment to provide loans to help local small businesses and grants to subsidize business education for current small business owners. [...]

Student spotlight

Winner of the Alliance for Minority Participation Scholarship, Edward Ybarra, is the president of the HCC Southwest Stafford Campus chapter of the Men of Honor. Ybarra is an honor student majoring in Biomedical Engineering. He hopes to transfer to the University of Houston or Rice University to pursue his baccalaureate degree and eventually apply his [...]

Save the date: HCC's Minority Male Initiative Fall Golf Classic set for Sept. 30, 2011

Houston Community College’s Minority Male Initiative Fall Golf Classic is set for Friday, September 30, 2011. Where: Wildcat Golf Club, 12000 Almeda Road, Houston, TX 77045 Registration: 7:00 a.m. Shotgun Start: 8:30 a.m. More information at http://www.hccs.edu/golf

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