Historic Milestones

`Historic Milestones of NHU`

2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998
1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992	1991
1990	1989	1988	1986	1985	1983	1981

1999 NHU signed an agreement with East Side Union High School District (ESUHSD) to prepare 100 Latino students for college admission with guaranteed enrollment in the fall of 1999.

Sobrato Development Companies renewed the $50,000 Sobrato Family Scholarship on March 1, 1999.

Frito-Lay donated $20,000 to NHU to establish an Internship Program for employees, February 1999.

SGI constructed SGI Lab at NHU with 12 computer stations. By fall 1999, 12 additional computer stations were donated and upgraded with new hardware and software, together with a maintenance contract and a training program for our faculty, February 1999.

Frito-Lay agreed to help NHU with a public relations campaign to promote joint degree programs.

NHU received a $500,000 grant over 3 years from the National Security Agency (NSA) to establish a Matematicos (mathematicians) Pipeline Project.

Lockheed Martin and Rudolph & Sletten established Scholarship/Internship Programs for Latino students in 1999 in support of Project HOPE, March 1999.

SJSU/NHU partnership was expanded. Library, cross-registration, joint career placement, and distance-learning agreements reached.

Mayor Ron Gonzalez is NHU 1999 Commencement Speaker on June 5.

NASA/Ames Research Center approved a part-time webmaster to upgrade NHU’s web page and outreach via Internet, May 1999.

1998 Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) granted candidacy for accreditation to NHU on June 25, 1998.

NHU signed a partnership agreement with San Jose/Evergreen Valley College District on October 27, 1998 to increase the number of Latino students transferring from a community college to a four-year University.

NHU prepared more Latino bilingual teachers in Northern California than any other four-year institution.

SAP Labs approved a $71,000 grant to NHU on December 1998 to train and teach R/3 software to our faculty to promote R/3 software in the curriculum.

Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space printed 5,000 copies of new 1998-2000 NHU Catalogue.

ADOBE donated computer furniture (tables and chairs) for new computer lab.

NEC Foundation of America approved a $10,000 grant to NHU on October 30, 1998 to initiate Project Hope (Hispanic Opportunities in Higher Education).

1997 Re-accredited through December 31, 1999 by the Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools.

President Robert L. Caret (SJSU) and President Roberto Cruz (NHU), established a partnership and articulation agreement for joint degree programs to prepare the future workforce.

Established a $750,000 endowment fund for long-term stability.

Dr. Robert L. Caret (SJSU) delivers the 1997 Commencement Speech for the NHU graduating class of 1997.

Safeway Food & Drugs, Inc., sponsored First Annual Safeway/NHU Golf Classic and raised $150,000 to help establish first NHU endowment fund.

Dr. Harry McDonald, Director of the NASA/Ames Research Center established a Partnership through an Memorandum of Understanding with the University for education and collaborative research opportunities that will bring more Hispanics into the aerospace and technology fields.

Several top Silicon Valley and national corporate leaders were elected to the NHU Board of Trustees: John Sobrato Sr, CEO, Sobrato Development Companies; James Gallagher, President, Westinghouse; Joe Parisi, President, Therma Inc.; L.L. Vic Victorino, Executive Vice President, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space.

1996 Launched education initiative, "A contract with Hispanic America: Rebuilding Broken Dreams," featuring nationally renowned Rev. Robert A. Schuller, Randolph A. Hearst, Frank Bennack, Jr. and Dr. Armando Rodriguez.

The National Hispanic University awarded $500,000 Endowment Challenge Grant, U.S. Department of Education.

Crystal Cathedral featured The National Hispanic University on the internationally televised Program “The Hour of Power.”

Sobrato Family Foundation established The National Hispanic University Scholarship Fund.

The Hearst Foundation awarded The National Hispanic University $400,000 general support grant.

1995 Approved as CLAD/BCLAD Teacher Credentialing Institution by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC).

Established an Endowment Board headed by Herbert M. Baum, CEO, Quaker State Oil Corporation.

Granted re-approval as a Degree Granting Institution from the California State Department of Education.

1994 Relocated to a 10.8-acre campus in San Jose.

1993 Received accreditation from the Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS).

Signed a Memorandum of Understanding with U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Ron Brown to promote Hispanic entrepreneurship through education.

1992 Received the Community Service Award from National Society of Hispanic MBA’s.

Merged the Oakland campus into the San Jose campus.

1991 Expanded Student Services through Cooperative Education.

Established a model Translation Studies certificate program and center in the language combination of English and Spanish.

Established an Educational Talent Search Program in San Jose to impact middle school and high school students from low-income backgrounds.

1990 Established Upward Bound Program in Oakland for economically disadvantaged high school youth.

Expansion of The National Hispanic University to San Jose.

Received a commitment from IBM Corporation to develop and implement a five-year program to provide equipment to support the administrative requirements of NHU along with a computer laboratory in support of a degree program in Computer Science/Information Systems.