Excelencia in Education, a leading U.S. institution in its efforts to advance Latino student success in higher education, this week elected Southwestern Adventist University to be part of the President of the Latino Student Success Network announced that it did.

This important national network is made up of college presidents and presidents committed to providing educational institutions with learning environments in which Latino students can thrive. The institutions in Excelencia’s network are transforming higher education.

More than 150 leaders from 175 institutions in our network of thousands of colleges and universities nationwide enroll 1 in 4 of all Latino students in higher education. More importantly, these institutions account for her one in three of all Latino alumni.

A subset of the Excelencia network, the 24 Seal of Excelencia-accredited institutions account for 10% of all Latino enrollment in the United States and 12% of all Latino graduates I’m here.

Excelencia’s experts, leadership network, and its campus team actively collaborate to leverage evidence-based practice and strategic analysis of student data to identify the talents, skills, and contributions of Latino students and institutions. supports and enhances

“Higher education leaders with skill and vision are the foundation of our nation’s strong recovery,” said Sarita Brown, co-founder and president of Excelencia. “Those who are ready to engage and purposefully serve Latino students while serving all students will pave the way.”

Excelencia is proud to work with trendsetter presidents and prime ministers who have accepted this challenge. The network’s leaders align with Excelencia with a common goal of accelerating the success of Latino students in higher education.

“Southwestern Adventist University is a proud Hispanic institution and we are proud to join the Excelencia in Education network,” said Patterson. “We look forward to working with like-minded leaders as we seek to implement strategies that lead to student success. Our campus prepares all students for a life of leadership and service. We are committed to providing quality education for

Through this network, Patterson will work with Excelencia to leverage collective expertise and resources, foster partnerships and scale current efforts at the national level.

To learn more about the Presidents for Latino Student Success Network and leaders of institutions across the country affiliated with Excelencia, visit edexcelencia.org/leadership/presidents-latino-student-success.