Mario Hernandez

Education

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  Augustana College

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  Bachelor of Arts - BA Speech Communication and Rhetoric 2.97

  Activities and Societies: President, Latinos Unidos; Recipient, Intel-X 2000 Wall Street Seminar Award [American Airlines Scholar], Manhattan, NY; Community Activist, Project Now Community Action Center, Rock Island, IL; Recipient, Michael J. Curry Scholarship Award, Office of the Governor of Illinois; Recipient, League of United Latin American Citizens Scholarship Award, Davenport, Iowa. Major coursework included instruction in public speaking, business speaking, classical rhetoric, voice and articulation, interpersonal communication, conflict management and presentations; required strong relational, critical thinking, persuasion and writing skills.

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  Black Hawk College

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  Associate of Arts - AA Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 2.75

  Activities and Societies: Recipient, Non-Traditional Student of the Year Award, President, Association of Latin American Students; Managing-Editor, The Chieftain [Student Newspaper]; Education Specialist/Sports Coordinator-Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Mississippi Valley, Moline; Intern, Community Block Grant Division-Illinois Department of Public Aid, Springfield; Intern, Consumer Advocacy Division, State of Illinois Attorney General's Office, Rock Island; Member/Alumnus, Learning To Lead Institute, WIU, Macomb. Black Hawk College began as Moline Community College in 1946 in the Moline High School to accommodate World War II veterans seeking higher education. Moline Community College was organized into three divisions – Moline Cooperative Extension of the University of Illinois, Terminal Course Division for career training and Adult Education Division for personal enrichment. The college continued to offer transfer, career, and adult education classes, and in 1961 it became Black Hawk College – the… Show more Black Hawk College began as Moline Community College in 1946 in the Moline High School to accommodate World War II veterans seeking higher education. Moline Community College was organized into three divisions – Moline Cooperative Extension of the University of Illinois, Terminal Course Division for career training and Adult Education Division for personal enrichment. The college continued to offer transfer, career, and adult education classes, and in 1961 it became Black Hawk College – the first county-wide junior college in Illinois. The College expanded as neighboring school districts petitioned to join the College district. In 1965, with the passage of “The Illinois Public Junior College Act,” Black Hawk College became part of the state’s system of higher education, committed to offering traditional liberal arts courses, occupational courses, and adult education courses at its campus in Moline, IL. Show less