Prospanica was first formed in 1988 as the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA), but outgrew its name, adopting its new name Prospanica in 2016. The organization advocates the pursuit of higher education and advancing Hispanic leadership. Prospanica is The Association of Hispanic Professionals with more than 40 Chapters and hundreds of community partners across the United States and Puerto Rico. For more information on Prospanica, visit www.prospanica.org. Though Hispanics with MBAs had been the sole focus, Prospanica now extends its reach beyond the MBA community to undergraduate students. NSHMBA realizes by building Hispanic talent from the ground up, they are empowering Hispanic business professionals to achieve their full educational, economic and social potential. Current trends depict that Hispanics are the largest and fastest growing minority group, having the highest drop-out rate, and are severely underrepresented in professional employment. With Hispanics expected to account for 60 percent of the U.S. populations growth between 2005 and 2050, Prospanica knows that Hispanic success in education and the labor market is of immediate and long-term importance to the nationÍs economy. Vision: Be the leading catalyst for Hispanic achievement by 2025 Our Mission: Empower Hispanic business professionals to achieve their full educational, economic and social potential. Vivid Description: Hispanics will share in the affluence of the United States in proportion to their share of the population, as they attain higher education and leadership positions in record numbers. The entire country will be stronger as a result of greater participation from the Hispanic community. Major Goals: - Increase Hispanic Participation in formal education - Accelerate Hispanic advancement through entrepreneurship and corporate placement - Become a leading, nationally recognized and respected Hispanic professional organization