6 The HBCU Advocate


Volume 1 Number 10


April/May 2018


HBCUs Partner in $1 Million Scholarship Program to Support Student Entrepreneurship in DC


Ronald Mason, Jr. “There’s a lot of talent and entrepreneurial energy being generated in the District, and we’re focused on creating great graduates who are self-aware and contributing right out of the gate.”


Presidents of MSU, UDC and Bowie; scholarship recipients and representatives from the Clifton Foundation


Photo courtesy of MSU As part of an effort to identify


and maximize individual strengths in emerging entrepreneurs and top college achievers, Morgan State University President David Wilson joined University of the District of Columbia (UDC) President Ronald Mason and Bowie State University President Aminta H. Breaux to announce the availability of a new $1 million


scholarship program.


The Capital Builders Center is an exciting new entrepreneurship-fo- cused student scholarship program and training institute open to all DC residents who are enrolled at Morgan, UDC, or Bowie State.


“We are excited to be a part of


this collaborative effort to cultivate the entrepreneurial spirit of local DC students, presenting


them


with the educational opportunities available at each of our prospective universities,” said Morgan President David Wilson. “Morgan has a long history of attracting students from the District, particularly as result of the DC TAG program. Through our involvement in this new partnership, we look to expose more students to the elite educational programs at Morgan and supporting these promising students as they pursue their entrepreneurial ambitions.


Touted as a public-private partnership with the Clifton


Foundation, UDC and the District of Columbia


government, the


three-year grant is administered by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and supports District residents attending UDC and other historically black public institutions within close proximity (Bowie State and Morgan State) who are completing their freshmen year


and all graduating high


school seniors from the District of Columbia who are entering their first year at Morgan, UDC, or Bowie State. Freshmen currently enrolled at Morgan can apply online to participate.


The Capital Builders Center enhances student learning through courses and coaching based on strengths-based leadership and assists undergraduate degree programs in management and entrepreneurship.


All incoming


freshmen take a strengths-based course with individualized coaching. Boot camp participants and full-program scholars will gain valuable life and entrepreneurial skills, real-world work experience, and a pathway to middle-class jobs and beyond.


job


“Our focus is really about creation


and helping our


students leverage their strengths in the workplace,” said President


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Julliard for local high potential students that organizations


of unlimited size,”


added Jim Clifton, Chairman and CEO of the Clifton Foundation, which is the funding partner of the scholarship program.


The Capital Builders Center at the University of the District of Columbia


success with summer boot camps, second-summer


entrepreneurship coursework, life skills training, coaching, mentoring and more. UDC is proud to offer this significant stepping stone along the pathway to the middle class.


“This is a great program. I see


it as an avenue to a different way of thinking. And as a new Morgan student, it will allow me to be on the


front


change not only in my community but also worldwide.” – Ajani Young


Incoming Morgan freshman


Ajani Young Ajani Young Incoming Morgan freshman,


Class of 2022 Majoring in: Primary


Education Capital


participant “This


Builders initiative Center positions


the University of the District of Columbia on the cutting-edge in education, research and outreach focused on identifying


and line of implementing


supports student apprenticeships,


“This is the entrepreneur’s can build


maximizing ial


local entrepreneur- talent,” said Interim Deputy


Mayor Ahnna Smith. “We are opening doors of opportunity for District residents and getting more Washingtonians on pathways to the middle class. This program ensures more DC residents are prepared


to participate in the


District’s thriving economy and UDC is helping us do just that.”


is proud


“Bowie State University to


partner with University of the District their


the of


Columbia on the Clifton Scholars Program to create opportunities for our students to develop and enhance


skills while in college,”


entrepreneurship said


Bowie State University President Aminta H. Breaux. “Entrepreneur- ial thinking is a key skill for the workforce of today and tomorrow – through this program, talented Bowie State University students will


have learning access to experiences the needed


deep to


succeed in their future careers and the practical support to contribute to the next-generation workforce.”


UDC is building corporate broad and community


participation in support of this initiative. Microsoft was eager to join as the Capital Builders Center technology partner.


“Through UDC’s partnership


with Microsoft, we are providing 30 Surface Pro devices for students to have an engaging experience supporting the entrepreneur- ship boot camp this year.


Our


mission at Microsoft Education “Empowering students of today to create the world of tomorrow,” said Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO.


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