Held in the Cooper Student Center on the Harrisburg Campus, the event will feature representatives from eight Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Participants include Bowie State University, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Coppin State University, Elizabeth City State University, Lane College, Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, North Carolina Central University and Virginia State University.
Connie Scott, area development director for the United Negro College Fund, will be on hand to lead a panel discussion that will encourage students to consider HBCUs and the benefits they have to offer.
"Connie Scott also will release details on a major scholarship program on which the UNCF and Hershey Foods Corporation have collaborated," said Wataru Nishida, HACC admissions recruiter. "It could mean a great deal of money for prospective students."
HACC has a longstanding relationship with HBCUs in general and United Negro College Fund (UNCF) institutions in particular. While all UNCF schools are HBCUs, all HBCUs are not members of UNCF. Bringing UNCF and HBCU representatives to its Harrisburg Campus provides an excellent opportunity for students and their parents, according to Alterman "Chip" Jackson, HACC's vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management.
"The HBCU Information Night at HACC on November 9 is significant in that it will provide an excellent opportunity for students from Central PA to learn more about the excellent education, tradition and benefits of attending a historically black college or university," said Jackson.
HACC has dual admissions and transfer agreements with five UNCF schools, including Fisk University, Nashville, TN; Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Al; Morris Brown College, Atlanta, GA; Paul Quinn College, Dallas, TX; and Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio.
HACC also has agreements with Lincoln University, Oxford, PA, and Cheyney University, Cheyney, PA. HBCUs provide access and educational opportunity to all students, but more especially to African-Americans. Many HBCUs have affiliations with churches or religious organizations.
HBCUs provide African-American students with a rich tradition of success, role models and opportunity. Students choose to attend an HBCU for the opportunity to learn more about African-American history, smaller class sizes, and for strong academic and social support.
There are 120 HBCUs, located mostly in the southern United States, comprised of two-year and four-year public and private institutions. Most are between 50-100 years old, with Cheyney University, PA, the oldest dating back to 1837.
HBCUs are symbols of excellence in education for African-Americans and are the main source of education for professionally trained African-Americans. More than 60 percent of the African-Americans who go on to graduate and professional schools in this country are graduates of HBCUs.
While representing only three percent of all U.S. colleges, HBCUs award 30 percent of all bachelor's degrees, 15 percent of all master's degrees, and 42 percent of all doctorate degrees earned each year by African-Americans.
For more information on HACC's UNCF/HBCU College Information Night, call 780-3221 or click on the Website below.