{"id":48058,"date":"2016-09-19T13:33:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T17:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo2016.hispanicprwire.com\/english-big-red-soda-and-the-hispanic-association-of-colleges-and-universities-hacu-announce-the-big-red-avance-scholarship-program-to-increase-educational-attainment-within-the-u-s-hispani\/"},"modified":"2016-09-20T17:03:03","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T21:03:03","slug":"big-red-y-la-asociacion-hispana-de-universidades-hacu-en-sus-siglas-en-ingles-anuncian-el-programa-de-becas-big-red-avance-para-incrementar-logros-academicos-en-la-comunidad-hispana-de-los-es","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/big-red-y-la-asociacion-hispana-de-universidades-hacu-en-sus-siglas-en-ingles-anuncian-el-programa-de-becas-big-red-avance-para-incrementar-logros-academicos-en-la-comunidad-hispana-de-los-es\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Red Soda And The Hispanic Association Of Colleges And Universities (HACU) Announce The Big Red \u00a1Avance! Scholarship Program To Increase Educational Attainment Within The U.S Hispanic Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">AUSTIN, Texas<\/span>, Sept.\u00a019, 2016 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (<span class=\"xn-chron\">September 15<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">October 15<\/span>), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigred.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Big Red<\/a>, America&#8217;s original and best-selling red soda, has partnered with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hacu.net\/hacu\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities<\/a> (HACU), the only national educational association that represents Hispanic-serving Institutions, to support students pursuing a higher education. Big Red will grant five <span class=\"xn-money\">$1,000<\/span> <i>Big Red \u00a1Avance! scholarships<\/i> to assist students with the cost of higher education. Scholarships will be awarded for the 2017-2018 academic year. Students can learn more about the scholarships at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigred.com\/scholarship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.bigred.com\/scholarship<\/a> and sign up to be notified when the scholarship application is live in <span class=\"xn-chron\">January 2017<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg77d8left\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg77d8left\" title=\"368652LOGO\" border=\"0\" alt=\"368652LOGO\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnvar\/20160517\/368652LOGO\"\/><\/div>\n<p>According to Pew Research Center, Hispanic college enrollment has been on the rise. In 2014, 35% of Hispanics ages 18 &#8211; 24 enrolled in a two- to four-year college education, up from 22% in 1993. &#8220;Big Red is proud to play a part in these students&#8217; journey to pursue a higher education. Big Red&#8217;s partnership with HACU will reach some of America&#8217;s brightest young leaders and set them on a path for continued success. Big Red is honored to be HACU&#8217;s first beverage partner by establishing the <i>Big Red \u00a1Avance! Scholarship Program<\/i>,&#8221; says <span class=\"xn-person\">Sergio Trujillo<\/span>, marketing director at Big Red.<\/p>\n<p>Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated every year between <span class=\"xn-chron\">September 15 &#8211; October 15<\/span> to recognize the contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans to <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>. To reach qualified students about the <i>Big Red \u00a1Avance! Scholarship Program<\/i>, Big Red will utilize in-store point of sale, a program microsite, public relations and social media. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Allen Bernard Cabanillas<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Antonio Huerta<\/span> are two recent HACU scholarship recipients. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;HACU gave me confidence because an organization believed in me and therefore, I can achieve. I am grateful for these opportunities for my education.&#8221; \u2013 <span class=\"xn-person\">Allan Bernard Cabanillas<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">California State University<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The HACU Scholarship Program helped me attend college and gave me tools to achieve my goals. I am truly blessed to have been a part of the HACU Scholarship Program.&#8221; \u2013 <span class=\"xn-person\">Antonio Huerta<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Colorado State University-Pueblo<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about HACU, please visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hacu.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.hacu.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>ABOUT BIG RED<br \/><\/b>Big Red Inc. is one of the top 10 beverage companies in <span class=\"xn-location\">North America<\/span> with a history dating back to 1937. Along with Big Red<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, recognized as the number-one selling red soda, Big Red Inc. also markets beverage brands Big Red Zero<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Big Blue<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Big Peach<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Big Pineapple<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, NuGrape<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, and Nesbitt&#8217;s<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> products. Distributed widely throughout the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Independent Bottlers and Pepsi Beverages Company, consumers across the country enjoy Big Red Inc.&#8217;s beverages. For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigred.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.bigred.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>ABOUT HACU<br \/><\/b>The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) represents more than 450 colleges and universities committed to Hispanic higher education success in the U.S., <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Spain<\/span>. The association&#8217;s headquarters are located in <span class=\"xn-location\">San Antonio, Texas<\/span>, with offices in <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, D.C.<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Sacramento, California<\/span>. HACU, the only national association representing existing and emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), is celebrating its 30<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary this year. Information is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hacu.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.hacu.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211;\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20160517\/368652LOGO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20160517\/368652LOGO<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">AUSTIN, Texas<\/span>, Sept.\u00a019, 2016 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (<span class=\"xn-chron\">September 15<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">October 15<\/span>), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigred.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Big Red<\/a>, America&#8217;s original and best-selling red soda, has partnered with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hacu.net\/hacu\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities<\/a> (HACU), the only national educational association that represents&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48059,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entretenimiento"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48058"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48058\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}