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In 1998, Board of Regents Chair, Ed Jenkins, convened the Hispanic Task Force to explore the state's changing demographics and determine how the University System could best meet the challenge and the needs of Georgia's growing Hispanic population.
From 1998-99, the Task Force undertook a comprehensive study of the State's Hispanic population and analyzed the implications for the University System of Georgia. The major conclusion of the Hispanic Task Force's Report was that ensuring access to educational opportunities for Georgia's Hispanic population will result in significant benefits for the state.
The Hispanic Pilot Project, coordinated by the University of Georgia's (UGA) Office of International Public Service and Outreach, is a consortium project carried out by UGA, North Georgia College and State University, Georgia Southern University, Dalton State College, and Gainesville College. The Board of Regents charge to the consortium in November 2000 was to implement pilot programs that would (1) increase the number of K-12 personnel qualified to teach English as a Second Language; and (2) encourage more Latino youth to pursue higher education in the University System of Georgia (USG).
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