Partnership between ECSU and Barnes & Noble to launch BNC First Day® Complete Program
By Sheyla Fairley
Barnes & Noble College, a Barnes & Noble Education company, will be implementing the First Day Complete Program for Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, NC.
According to an article, the program ensures “students have access to all their required course materials on or before the first day of class, allowing them to engage with course content from day one, making them better prepared and facilitating their academic success” and offers “academic freedom for faculty.”
“We are pleased to join forces with Barnes & Noble College to further enhance the teaching and learning journey for both our students and faculty,” said Lisa McClinton, ECSU Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance. “This partnership will deliver the industry’s largest inventory of affordable course materials in both physical and digital formats to our students and faculty, as well as on-campus convenience. With First Day Complete, faculty will have a broad range of tools to easily research course material, and students will be positioned for success.”
For more details, read the full article here.
Two Maryland HBCUS partner with PERF and BPD for summer internship program
By Sheyla Fairley
The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) and the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) have collaborated with Morgan State University and Coppin State University — both located in Baltimore, MD — to launch the HBCU Summer Internship Program.
In a release, the program will last ten weeks where eight students or recent graduates from both universities will spend the summer working in the BPD “learning about police operations” and “offering insights on how policing in diverse communities such as Baltimore can be improved.”
“PERF is proud to fund this pilot program and eager to learn from the students,” said Executive Director Chuck Wexler of PERF. “We hope this pilot will provide insight into building a national program. Communities are faced with unprecedented challenges in building trust with the police and attracting the best and brightest to serve. The profession’s complexities call for building bridges to the next generation of police officers, and HBCU graduates are critical to advancing the policing profession in a manner that reflects diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.”
Adobe creates internship program for HBCU and HSI student-athletes
By Sheyla Fairley
Adobe, a computer software company, is launching a new internship this summer to support student-athletes at historically Black colleges & universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs). The internship program is called the Student Athlete Micro Internship (SAMI).
“Our summer internship program has always been at the heart of Adobe’s culture of innovation. As a former college football player myself, I’m excited to welcome a new cohort of student athletes from HBCUs and HSIs to Adobe, where they’ll be exposed to career opportunities in tech and get to experience all the industry-disrupting innovations that we have to offer,” stated Kenneth Imo, Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Adobe.
For more information, read the full article here.
Bank of America invests $500,000 in Claflin University program
By Sheyla Fairley
Claflin University, Orangeburg, SC, has received $500,000 from Bank of America in support of the university’s Center for Social Justice and the Pathways From Prison Program.
The program is a collaboration between Claflin and the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) to help incarcerated individuals access the university’s academic programs. As stated in a release, these individuals that meet “Claflin and SCDC requirements can earn a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, psychology, and organizational management” and “also earn minors and certificate credentials.”
“Education is a gateway to a better life,” said Kim Wilkerson, president of Bank of America in South Carolina. “We appreciate Claflin University’s leadership and recognize the success and progress made through the Pathways From Prison Program. Issues of racial equality and economic opportunity are deeply connected, and it’s important to remove the barriers to success and focus on areas where systemic, long-term gaps have existed.”
UVI Board of Trustees approves of new degree programs
By Sheyla Fairley
The University of the Virgin Islands Board of Trustees has approved three new degree programs in horticulture, aquaponics, and dance, music performance & theater.
According to an article, students pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Horticulture or Aquaponics will be required to “complete 120 credit hours plus two credits of physical education, including general education coursework.”
For horticulture, 55 credit hours will be in required courses which will include “plant pathology, general horticulture, and tropical horticulture” and 8 credits in elective courses, including “tropical agroecology, forest and nursery management and special topics in agriculture research, and entomology are needed.” For aquaponics, 50 credit hours in required courses which will include “aquaculture production, aquaculture techniques, and hydroponics and aquaponics,” and 9 credits in elective courses, including “introduction to biotechnology, agricultural regulations, and principles of agricultural business.”
Students pursuing a degree major in Dance, Music Performance, & Theater will have to complete “48 hours of general education coursework to allow for more performance-based courses within the majors.”
Read the full article, here.
