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The HBCU Advocate


Volume 2 Number 8


Career and Business Opportunities Howard University Center on Race and Wealth &


University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Financial Security Retirement and Disability Research Center


Florida Memorial FROM PAGE 2 Since assuming the presidency,


Hardrick has promoted five strategic focus areas for FMU: Student Success, Operational Solvency,


Excellence, Academic Relationship


Junior Scholars Intensive Training Summer Workshop


The goals of the workshop are to :  promote the engagement of junior scholars (advanced PhD student, post-docs, and new faculty ) in research related to social security disability and retirement programs


 engage junior scholars with faculty and researcher mentors to develop proposals for new studies related to Retirement and Disability Research Center (RDRC) programs


 develop a cohort of scholars and mentors who can serve as a supportive network and potentially propose future projects for the RDRC


To learn more, visit: https://cfsrdrc.wisc.edu/jsit-summer-workshop.html JUNE 17– 21, 2019


APPLY NOW https://centerforfinancialsecurity.formstack.com/forms/jsit


DEADLINE APRIL 15, 2019 Development. Financial


Quality, and Hardrick


identified these as key areas that will drive FMU’s success into the future.


“I thank God for the opportunity to serve and lead FMU to the next level of academic excellence and national prominence. Under my leadership, FMU will be fully integrated into the


greater community graduate and and


on preparing students to compete in the global marketplace, transition rigorous


focus to


professional


schools, or develop their own enterprises,”


President Hardrick said.


“Our five strategic principles will help us continue to transform ourselves and our community.”


“A healthy and prosperous FMU is good for our diverse study body and great for this community. We cannot do this work alone. I am inviting the entire community to support our students and help us close the resource gaps that create barriers to graduation.” President Hardrick earned the permanent post after serving as interim president since July 2018.


An HBCU alumnus, Hardrick


earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette;


a


in Counseling from Prairie View A&M University; in Educational


Administration from


Baylor University. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc., 100 Black Men of America, Inc., a board member of the Florida Education Fund, Inc., and is


master’s in Education and a doctorate


an active participant in several other organizations. His scholarship has been published in the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, Association of American Colleges and Universities. He is also co-author of Making Global Learning Universal: Promoting Inclusion and Success for All Students (Stylus).


“While the nation talks about


the relevance of black colleges, 140 years affirms we are committed and ready to serve. I am looking forward to transforming FMU into one of the nation's premier HBCUs,” said President Hardrick. “In addition to being an economic engine in South Florida, FMU will play a key role in producing more talent for the nation’s workforce.”


FMU’s interim president, the Hardrick Administration


Since assuming the role as has accomplished


the following, among other things, which has made a difference: • Expanded donor pool and raised more than $1.7 million in less than a year; • Hosted 50th anniversary gala celebrating FMU’s five decades in South Florida; • Secured a partnership with CareerSource South Florida to establish a career services center; • Expanded micro-credential and vocational opportunities; • Approved the development of two health- care-oriented degree programs; • Strengthened FMU’s Division of Academic Affairs and the university’s student


engagement infrastructure;


and • Expanded student internship opportunities with various city and federal agencies.


Hardrick expressed that he is


honored and excited about the new direction of Florida Memorial.


Spring 2019


Scholarship Watch Scholarship WatchFrederick C. Branch Scholarship


In 1945, Frederick C. Branch became the first African-American Marine Officer. This scholarship represents his determination and grit that overcame countless battles he faced to blaze a trail for future generations.


WHAT WE CHALLENGE YOU TO EARN:


• Four year, three year and two year scholarships for students attend- ing or planning to attend one of 17 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).


• Full tuition • Supplemental university/college fees • A monthly stipend allowance


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