Howard University partners with Kaplen to offer free test prep
By Sheyla Fairley
Howard University, Washington, DC, has partnered up with Kaplen, a global provider of educational programs with comprehensive learning strategies and courses, to provide its undergraduate and graduate students with free test prep courses for graduate-level admissions exams and professional licensing exams.
“Part of our mission at Howard University is ensuring that education is accessible to students, regardless of their economic status,” said Anthony K. Wutoh, Howard University Provost and Chief Academic Officer, in a release. “Bringing Kaplan’s All Access initiative to Howard University will relieve the financial barrier many students are faced with when it comes to the critical step of preparing for graduate admissions tests and licensing exams. With immediate access to free test prep through this initiative, Howard students will be empowered to take the next step in their education, encouraging even more students to pursue their career goals and have a positive impact in their chosen profession.”
FSU Concert Choir to perform at Carnegie Hall
By Sheyla Fairley
On April 9, 2023, the Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC, Concert Choir will perform at Stern Auditorium/Perelman located in Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, at 2:00 p.m.
According to an article, the singers will spend “five days and four nights in New York City in preparation for their concert” and will also spend “nine to ten hours in rehearsal as well as touring New York City.”
“I am immensely proud of our performers,” said Denise Murchison Payton, FSU Director of Choral Activities. “They’ve worked hard to receive this honor, and I know this will be an experience they will remember for the rest of their lives.”
For more details, read the full article here.
N.C. A&T student’s mural design at Bojangles will last until Dec. 31
By Sheyla Fairley
North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, visual arts student Laila Rahman-Latta designed the 2022 homecoming mural for Bojangles, which the public will be able to view until December 31, 2022 at the restaurant’s location at 1115 E. Bessemer Avenue, Greensboro.
“It felt really good and also felt unreal seeing my work displayed like that,” said Rahman-Latta in a release. “As a designer, sometimes it feels as though my art goes into a black hole but when this happened, people are able to see it each day.”
“It was challenging to get the design done in time for homecoming because I only had two weeks to complete it: one week to draft a design and execute it and one week to complete revisions. I had to go back to the drawing board a few times,” she continued. “Finally, I took the idea of faceless silhouettes and thought about things we may see at homecoming – the football game, the Aggie dog, Mr. & Miss A&T, tailgating – and I wanted to make sure I embodied all of that energy within the design.
Partnership between Alamance Community College and North Carolina A&T to provide no-cost ACE training
By Sheyla Fairley
North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, and Alamance Community College, Graham, NC, have partnered up to provide students with America’s Cutting Edge (ACE) machining training at no cost.
According to an article, ACE is “a U.S. Department of Defense program designed to reestablish American leadership in the machine tool industry, provides online and in-person training.”
The program is composed of two parts with the first being “an online requirement that covers an introduction to CNC and 3D modeling using Fusion 360 and virtual machining applications” and upon completion of that, students are qualified to “advance to a week-long, hands-on lab training ‘bootcamp’” that provides opportunities for “eligible students to learn in a high-intensity environment through hands-on, in-person training.”
For more details, read the full article here.
Texas HBCU alumna makes a donation of $100,000 to support minority students who are studying medicine
By Sheyla Fairley
According to an article, Dr. Brandy Williams, a graduate at Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, owns her own pharmacy, We Care Rx, “an independent, family-owned, full-service retail pharmacy specializing in compounding, offering delivery and shipment services across Texas,” and has made a contribution of $100,000 to TSU’s medical program in order to support minority students who are also pursuing their medical degrees.
“My contribution was special to me because I’ve been in the position of trying to figure out how I was going to pay for books, board testing, and supplies. So, I wanted to help students matriculate through the program without a financial burden. I hope it will ignite a spirit of generosity and teach them the importance of giving back to places and people who have poured into them,” said Williams.
Read the full article, here.
