Formed around a shared identity, common goal, or mutual interest, HACC Affinity Groups serve as a platform for creating brave and welcoming spaces, fostering open and honest dialogue, and empowering partnerships across differences. All students are invited to join a group(s) that relate to your identity, experience, and lifestyle.
Current Affinity Groups:
Jewish Student Association
Latin Student Group
LGBTQ+ Student Union (LSU)
Men of Color
Military and Veteran Affairs
Second Chances (Reentry and Justice Involved Students)
Sisters of Color
I want to establish a new Affinity Group (email: mrdavis2@hacc.edu)
I want to request funds for my Affinity Group (email: mrdavis2@hacc.edu)
I want to reserve space on campus for Affinity Group programming or meeting (https://www.cognitoforms.com/HACC2/EventRequestForm)
The role of the Advisor is to help the group meet its stated goals. Some Advisors may play a very active role, attending meetings, working with student representatives, and assisting in program planning and development. Others may maintain a more distant relationship to the affinity group. It is expected that each Advisor will maintain some regular contact with their affinity group and be informed about activities and events of the group.
The Advisor should:
Some roles assumed by the Advisor may include: mentor, team builder, liaison, conflict mediator, resource referral, motivator.
https://www.cognitoforms.com/HACC2/AffinityGroupInterestForm
Through a support network of advisors, allies and peers, HACC’s Affinity Council helps to promote a sense of belonging by:
Contact: jsa@hacc.edu
The Latin Student Affinity Group's mission is to create an unbiased community for HACC’s students and the Latinx community at large by defining values and expressing the importance of culture.
Contact: latinstudents@hacc.edu
The LGBTQ+ Affinity Group’s mission is to increase LGBTQ+ visibility and representation within the organization and community at large to address the exclusive issues facing the LGBTQ+ community and to provide support and mentoring opportunities to its members.
Contact: lgbtq+@hacc.edu
The Men of Color Affinity Group’s mission is to champion successful male students of color in retention increase and higher graduation percentages while making the collegiate body aware of diversity and equity within the organization.
Contact: moci@hacc.edu
The Military Veterans Affairs Affinity Group’s mission is to facilitate the inclusion of veterans, military members, and their families by supporting the recruitment, retention, comradery, and ongoing success of military veterans.
Contact: vaoffice@hacc.edu
The Second Chances Affinity Group's mission is to provide a safe space of support and a place of belonging for students who have been incarcerated or have family members who are or have been incarcerated.
Contact: secondchances@hacc.edu
Sisters of Color Affinity Group’s mission is to provide a comprehensive program with a sense of belonging for the students of color of HACC to share their trials, transparencies, and triumphs.
Contact: sistersofcolor@hacc.edu