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The HBCU Advocate


Volume 2 Number 9


Career and Business Opportunities NSU Renews Partnership with U.S. Coast Guard


Texas Southern FROM PAGE 1


in legislative advocacy and has a deep passion and commitment to shoring up efforts to increase knowledge of the political process for her colleagues, peers, and others nationwide.


A proud graduate of the University


of Washington and Seattle University School of Law, Rye serves on the boards of the following groups: Congressional


Howard University FROM PAGE 2


BY NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY NSU Interim President Melvin T. Stith, Sr., Ph.D., and Vice Admiral Scott Buschman


Norfolk State University Interim President Melvin T. Stith, Sr., Ph.D., and Vice Admiral Scott Buschman, Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area, signed a formal memorandum of agreement Friday, March 22, that continues the partnership between the two entities. The agreement is part of the Coast Guard’s College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI) program.


“This partnership is so very


important to Norfolk State,” said Stith. “It’s a great day for Norfolk State – to have this kind of document and this kind of partnership.”


CSPI is a scholarship program Coast established


Guard in


1989 to improve the diversity of its officer corps. The initial partnership between Norfolk State and the Coast Guard was rejuvenated in 2017. The program


Scholarship Watch provides opportunities to


has alumni who have completed the program.


Development Fund for Black Students in Science and Technology


The Development Fund for Black Students in Science and Technology (DFBSST) is an endowment fund which provides


scholarships to


African-American undergraduate students who enroll in scientific or technical fields of study at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).


SELECTION PROCESS DFBSST identifies students through the assistance of Engineering and Science


Department deans


and professors at pre-selected, predominantly Black colleges and universities. DFBSST requests the deans and faculty members to identify a specified number of students that they would like to be considered for scholarships, and to pass on DFBSST scholarship application forms to these students.


ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA


To be eligible for scholarships offered by DFBSST, all applicants must meet the following criteria: African-American, undergraduate student majoring


(or intending to


major) in a technical field of study (i.e., engineering, math, science, etc.), Be enrolled (or identify his or her intention to enroll) at one of the predominantly


Black colleges or


universities listed below, and Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. EVALUATION CRITERIA Applicants are evaluated based on the following criteria:


Academic achievement (grades and


SAT scores, especially science/math), Personal essay describing career goals, current and past relevant extracurricular activities, etc., Recommendations


(teachers and


guidance counselors), and Financial need. Applicants are first ranked based on consideration of items 1, 2 and 3 above. If two (2) applicants are considered to be equal, the candidate with the greatest financial need is ranked higher. AWARD DETERMINATION The amount of the scholarships awarded each student is determined by


the DFBSST Scholarship Committee. Scholarships are based on merit and financial need. Scholarship awards are up to $3,000 per year. Support is renewed annually, for a maximum of four (4) years, as long as the students remains in good academic standing at the same institution, maintains at least a 3.0 in their major, enrolled in a full-time, undergraduate science or engineering curriculum, and submits a renewal application.


OBTAINING A SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION


Applications can be obtained by contacting the science or engineering department


at one of the schools


listed below. We do not distribute applications directly to students. All applications must be obtained through and pre-screened by the schools. There can be no exceptions. Scholarship applications are currently available at the following schools:


Bennett College Clark Atlanta University


Elizabeth City State University Fisk University Florida A&M University Fort Valley State University Hampton University Howard University Langston University Lincoln University (PA) Morehouse College Morgan State University North Carolina A&T State University Prairie View A&M University Southern University Spelman College Tennessee State University Tuskegee University Wilberforce University Xavier University of Louisiana


Scholarship applications become


available April 15th and must be submitted by June 15th. Scholarship recipients will be notified in early September.


receive a funded education


Entertainment, Beyoncé’s management and entertainment company, to select three HBCU campuses for advance screenings


aligns Photo courtesy of NSU with


a salary and a rewarding career. Recent program updates allow Vice Admiral Buschman, as the Executive Champion, to select a qualified student


from NSU for the CSPI scholarship. “This joint initiative with NSU will serve as a key component in building and supporting a diverse, mission-ready Coast Guard workforce,” said Buschman.


NSU will promote the Coast


Guard and share the opportunities that it offers to students. Wayne Ivey, NSU’s director


of military


services and veterans affairs, said like NSU’s Army and Navy ROTC branches, the Coast Guard offers student


other related benefits to prospective applicants


scholarships, training and and that the University


with Abiola Oladele, the bold


elements of HBCU culture featured during the performance at Coachella.


a senior


biology and chemistry student from Ewing, New Jersey, had the honor of introducing the screening to her peers.


“For years, Howard has stood


as the nation’s premier HBCU, and tonight, we are the first to showcase this film which showed us how Beyoncé used her platform at Coachella to celebrate our heritage as an HBCU,” Oladele said.


The audience was treated to a video message from former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama, who praised the film for its bold stance on uplifting Black culture.


“I love that this is both a


celebration and a call to action,” said Obama, before giving a special shout out to the students of Howard University to the delight audience.


of the Scholarship Watch


silent as Beyoncé’s public relations strategist took


the stage.


surrounding a possible Beyoncé appearance.


Noelle-Shure


Anticipation grew told the


audience, “what you are about to see is profound,” before directing their focus to the large center screen for a “special message from Beyoncé.”


“Hello to all my brothers and


sisters, I see you and I respect you,” Beyoncé said at the start of a video, receiving a roaring applause from the audience. “Your enrollment at an HBCU preserves and the


protects legacy of those before us. I


wanted you to be among the first to see this film.” Her message to the University was one of fellowship and appreciation, and set the perfect scene for the advance screening.


Produced by Netflix, the film


is described as a detailed, intimate look at the nearly two-hour long performance, revealing the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement. For more information, visit Netflix.com.


Finally, the lively audience fell Yvette Noelle-Schure


Black Caucus Institute, Seattle University School of Law Alumni Board, Women in Entertainment Empowerment


Network and


Government Technology & Services Coalition. She is also a member of


Washington


The Links, Incorporated, Government


Relations


Group, the National Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.


the


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