HACU National Internship Program bids farewell to summer interns with ceremony

August 8, 2024

HACU National Internship Program bids farewell to summer interns with ceremony

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities bid farewell to its 2024 summer interns with a ceremony on Aug. 8, 2024. The participants were undergraduate and graduate students who served internships with federal agencies across the country, as part of the HACU National Internship Program.

Executive Director of HNIP Diana Vasquez welcomed and congratulated the interns on completing their internship. A keynote address was given by Virgilio Barrera, former HNIP intern and current Senior Vice President for Cassidy & Associates.

Remarks were given by current interns Thaniya Shankar, Victoria Macali, and David Muñoz, who shared their internship experiences for this session and highlighted the recipient of the HNIP Champion Award, Larry Cordova.

Over 100 students participated in these internships for a total of 10 weeks. The following agencies in the Washington, D.C., metro area and field offices throughout the country provided the internships opportunities:

• Department of Justice
• Department of Labor
• Export-Import Bank of the United States
• Farm Credit Association
• Federal Reserve Board
• Library of Congress
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• National Science Foundation
• Small Business Administration
• U.S. Agency for Global Media
• U.S. Agency for International Development
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
• U.S. Department of Commerce
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Food and Drug Administration
• National Institute of Health
• U.S. Department of the Treasury
• Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Internal Revenue Service
• U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

HACU is accepting applications for the 2025 spring internship session. Internship dates are Jan. 6 - April 18, 2025. Applications will be accepted until Oct. 18, 2024. Information about eligibility and online application is available here.