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ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï hosted inaugural HBCU Student Leadership Summit
In the midst of a global health pandemic and deepening racial tensions, the ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Division of Student Engagement and Campus Life recently hosted the two-day inaugural HBCU Student Leadership Summit. This dynamic virtual event brought together over 120 students from more than 20 HBCUs and other institutions to explore strategies for serving as campus change agents in the midst of COVID-19 and racial trauma. Th...
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï received grant money for STEM workforce project
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï recently received continued funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support a project that prepares students from underserved communities for the STEM workforce. ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï will receive full funding of $1.25 million over the next four years to fund a proposal with innovative teaching, research, student support and pedagogical practices to prepare students from underserved comm...
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï student received scholarship from City of Kankakee
A ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï student recently received a scholarship during the City of Kankakee’s African-American Leadership Scholarship awards celebration. Janae Fleming was one of five recipients of the scholarship, which are awarded based on academics, leadership and community involvement. Fleming will major in business administration with a specialization in accounting. Click here to read the full report.
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï alumnus named 2020 YPAL award winner
A ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï alumnus was recently named a 2020 Young Professionals Association of Louisville (YPAL) award winner. Joseph Franklin, who works at TEKsystems, is a former ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï student regent and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha. According to a press release from YPAL, Franklin“ is one of 10 diverse young professionals who all have one thing in common, they are an exemplar of the YPAL’s mission, to connec...