6 The HBCU Advocate


Volume 2 Number 2


DSU hosts annual HBCU Philanthropy Symposium


August/September 2018


Holland & Ortiz named 2018 CIAA Women of the Year


COURTESY OF THE CIAA Sydney Holland


COURTESY OF DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY Delaware State University


recently hosted its 8th annual HBCU Philanthropy Symposium at the Dover Downs Hotel & Casino July 25-27, 2018. The HBCU Philanthropy Symposium is an annual gathering of advancement leaders designed to provide a forum for transparent discussions about common challenges and successes regarding philanthropy.


This year’s symposium had the


largest and most diverse attendance in the eight-year history. 150 philanthropic and Institutional Advancement leaders representing more than 40 schools and organizations attended from over 20 different states, District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This year Community Colleges and other Minority Serving Institutions joined public and private HBCUs in a conversation on philanthropy and fundraising.


Participants had the


opportunity to engage in dialogue with senior program officers from various Foundations that included the Kresge Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation, and JP Morgan Chase. The symposium also featured keynote addresses by Dr. Wilma Mishoe, president, Delaware State University, William Moses, managing director for Education, Kresge Foundation, and Dr. Harry Williams, president and CEO for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Each speaker reminded the attendees how important it is to continue their work in philanthropy and how it makes a difference to the students they serve.


The overall theme throughout


the Symposium was student success. The Symposium traditionally focuses solely on philanthropy and training for Development professionals; however, this year was the first time the symposium incorporated a discussion with academic success leaders. Member universities and leaders from Complete College America, the Association of Governing Board Institutional Strategies unit, and the Association of Public Land Grant Universities also participated in the symposium. The purpose was


to help the symposium attendees better relate to how philanthropy impacts the needs for student success at each of the institutions.


In addition to engaging


with foundation leaders, the Symposium provided attendees with the opportunity to engage with corporations including Discover Bank, and Delmarva Power/Exelon. The attendees participated in several breakout sessions on professional development and strategy. The topics were on Annual Giving, Alumni Relations, Campaigns, Major Giving, Prospect research, and a special session for Vice Presidents for Institutional Advancement. Breakout session leaders were selected through a call for presentations before the symposium.


Rob Henry, vice president,


Education at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) was presented with the Symposium’s Advancement Award. The award is presented to an advancement leader with exemplary service in the industry that has been a longtime supporter of the Symposium.


The HBCU Philanthropy


Symposium is supported by the Kresge Foundation. A three-year capacity building grant was awarded in 2016. Since that time the Symposium has continued to expand its outreach to HBCUs, Community Colleges, and other institutions that serve underrepre- sented populations with a shortage of resources. Symposium leaders expect to establish grant funded- consortiums with institutions that participate in the annual HBCU Philanthropy Symposium. The Thurgood Marshall College Fund is also a major supporter.


Information will be


announced soon regarding the dates and location for the 2019 HBCU Philanthropy Symposium. If you have additional questions or would like to learn more about how to participate as a speaker, sponsor, or attend the next Symposium, check the website at www.hbcusymposium.com.


Charlotte, NC - The Central


Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and its Senior Woman Administrators (SWA) Association sub-committee have selected the 2018 CIAA Co-Woman of the Year. This year's honorees include volleyball athletes Sydney Holland of Winston-Salem State University Arlicia Ortiz from Fayetteville State University.


Holland and Ortiz will both


represent the conference as considerations for the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year Award, which accepts two honorees if at least one of the student-athletes is a woman of color or international student- athlete.


Holland, a Durham, NC native,


was an exercise physiology major and sports medicine minor at Winston-Salem State University. Named to WSSU's Dean's List each of her four years of study, Holland graduated Cum Laude with a 3.14 GPA. She is prominant in her community, spending the past four years as a youth mentor at local elementary schools. Holland has also served as a youth volleyball coach and WSSU Project Give volunteer. In 2017, the outside hitter assisted her team to a CIAA Volleyball Championship title and was named Tournament MVP in


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Arlicia Ortiz


addition to earning 2nd Team All-CIAA honors. Similarly in 2015, Holland and the Rams were named CIAA Volleyball Champions and Holland was named to the All-Tournament Team and 1st Team All- Conference. Her freshman season, she earned CIAA Rookie of the Year and 1st Team All-Conference honors.


Ortiz, a psychology major


from Spanaway, Washington, has an outstanding record on and off the court. She graduated from Fayetteville State University with a 3.04 GPA, has earned FSU Dean's List recognition, and won first place in the CIAA Coca-Cola Scholarship Essay Contest in 2017. In her community, Ortiz spends time volunteering for non-profits and at hospitals, in addition to mentoring youth through various clinics and camps. Athletically, the libero/utility player was named 1st Team All-CIAA in 2017 and 2nd Team All-CIAA and to the All-Tournament team as she assisted her team to a conference runner-up finish in 2016. Ortiz earned campus-wide recognition as FSU's Volleyball MVP (2017) and Volleyball Defensive MVP (2016). In two seasons with the Broncos, she has amassed 880 total digs (4.31 digs/set).


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