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The HBCU Advocate


Volume 3 Number 3


Fan Voting Opens for the Lowe’s CIAA Senior CLASS Award


Innovation Centers FROM PAGE 1


training and development opportunities to faculty and staff and to incubate and test approaches to implementing embedding technical the liberal arts.


disciplines Center Fayetteville


in Fayetteville, collaboration


State NC, will


University foster


with industry and


institutional partners; promote interdis- ciplinary instructional strategies across STEM and liberal arts disciplines; and drive improved liberal arts student development of digital literacy skills and improved STEM student development of liberal arts/human-centered skills.


Healthcare Liberal Arts Innovation Center


Voorhees College in Denmark, SC, will proactively


UNCF-member identify


the for minority and institution intersections


and highlight the critical impact that liberal arts and multidisciplinary studies theory and practice have on healthcare access and equity


BY CENTRAL INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Fan voting


for the Lowe’s Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA®) Senior CLASS Award men’s and women’s basketball


candidates is now open.


Fans are encouraged to visit www. lowesciaasca.com to vote for their favorites among the 22 candidates from now through February 17, 2020. At the end of the voting period, fan votes will be combined with those of CIAA coaches and media to determine award winners.


The Lowe’s CIAA Senior CLASS


Award®, which focuses on men’s and women’s basketball players from the CIAA, is a division of the national Senior CLASS Award program that recognizes


student-athletes in 10


NCAA Division I sports, with the CIAA being the only DII conference affiliated with the prestigious honor. Earlier this month, 22 CIAA men’s and women’s basketball student-athletes, who excel both on and off the court, were selected as candidates for the award.


“Lowe’s commitment acknowledging


excellence said


to


recognizing the accomplishments of our student-athletes with


CIAA


aligns perfectly academic


in our conference, commissioner


Jacqie


McWilliams. “CIAA student-athlete accomplishments both on and off the court and in the community highlight the best-of-the-best. Last year CIAA fans were heavily engaged in voting for their favorite


players. We are


looking forward to votes exceeding last year in this 75th year of the CIAA tournament.”


An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying


in School ®, the Lowe’s CIAA Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages players to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as


leaders


in their communities. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as a senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence:


community, classroom,


character and competition. “These


student-athletes are


positively impacting their classrooms and communities, making noticeable differences that go beyond the court,” said Marvin Ellison, Lowe’s President and CEO. “We know these student- athletes have bright futures ahead and look forward to honoring them at the CIAA Tournament in our hometown of Charlotte.”


Award


The Lowe’s CIAA Senior CLASS candidates


were


by their respective academic


Of the 22 student-athletes, all are in excellent


preseason


nominated universities.


standing at


their universities with five holding GPAs of 3.5 or greater, and five were honored with


upholding


organizations and causes a


reputation for conference


honors for outstanding performance on the court. Each of the candidates volunteers his or her time with charitable while


positive character on campus and in the community.


the male and female winners will be


Following the voting period, announced


during


Tournament Carolina,


prestigious and presented the


in Charlotte, North with


Senior CLASS Award


trophy at the championship games on Saturday, February 29.


For information on part-time and full-time career opportunities email us at:


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CIAA the


rural populations. Through their center, Voorhees will offer online certificate programs such as Abuse Prevention and Education Certification, HIV Prevention Counselor I, SC Community Health Worker Certification, etc.


Education Liberal Arts Innovation


Center Talladega


College an interactive


AL, a UNCF-member institution, will institute


in Talladega, professional


learning process for faculty, which will lead to increased student learning and retention. Professors will study student responses to active learning strategies during technology-enhanced lessons using a variety of techniques to include training models focusing on critical thinking, communication, and problem solving skills.


Finance Liberal Arts Innovation Center


LA, which is also a UNCF-member institution,


Dillard University in New Orleans, will


introduce a new


learning model, Humantics, that blends technical and social skills to develop higher-order mental skills in students that will prepare them to effectively function in and move between jobs and tasks. Professors at Dillard will embed lessons on conflict negotiation and resolution, verbal communication,


content


empathy, planning, teaching and leadership into their courses while also


into STEM Liberal Arts Innovation


teaching students how to fully utilize programs necessary for data analytics.


“We’re extremely excited to begin the work that will result in innovations from each of our participating institutions to advance the knowledge and skillsets of their students


and their transition from


post-secondary education to careers in their chosen fields,” said Dr. Samaad Wes Keys, strategist for UNCF’s Institute


for Capacity action and the Building.


“Higher education has forever been a foundation for innovative thought, entrepreneurial


building of best practices. The LAICs are UNCF’s response to the liberal arts community that will strengthen the influence that liberal arts have on other professions and career paths. We look forward to working together with these institutions to build their capacity


to provide


solutions-based and experiential


students.” “The


career economic learning


mentorship, pathways, to their


mobility cross-pollinate liberal for


students who have a base in a liberal arts education is evident. UNCF is eager to


arts


pedagogy into professions that will provide


the all-encompassing skill


sets that 21st-century employers value,” said Dr. Michael L. Lomax, UNCF president and CEO. “These critical skills that can fuel students’ careers forward with higher earning potential. Thank you to the Lilly Endowment


for entrusting UNCF


with this very important initiative.” Since


their arts inception, institutions have provided


liberal a


broad-based education that adequately prepares students for a wide range of professions.


the


The UNCF CPI, funded by Lilly


three-pronged approach


to delivering pathways for students:


Endowment, Inc., is a comprehensive career guided


and written creation,


pathways, curricular enhancements, and integrated co-curricular engagement. The goal of the CPI is to help students find meaningful employment in their desired career fields. Awarded to UNCF in 2015, the $50 million Lilly Endowment gift marked the second largest gift in UNCF history. Currently, 24 HBCUs or predominantly black institutions actively participate in the UNCF CPI.


To learn more about CPI, visit UNCF.org/CPI.


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