Posts Tagged “HBCUs”
UNCF Special Programs Corporation (UNCFSP) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) formed a new partnership to coordinate mutual engagement on job opportunities, preparedness, response and recovery. The signing ceremony was held in FEMA’s state-of-the-art National Response Coordination Center. “The signed agreement with FEMA ensures that future opportunities in emergency management and disaster preparedness are available [...]
UNCF Special Programs Corporation supports students from across the country to make meaningful contributions around the globe and in their communities. Maddie Jackson, who is a Presidential Scholar from Saint Augustine’s College shares some insight with us on her passion for equality. The thoughts expressed in this blog do not in any way, shape or [...]
UNCF Special Programs Corporation supports students from across the country to make meaningful contributions around the globe and in their own back yard. This summer, UNCFSP selected five students from various Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to serve as SP Scholars. As part of their experience, Scholars were challenged to contribute to the corporation in various ways- [...]
UNCF Special Programs Corporation supports students from across the country to make meaningful contributions around the globe and in their own back yard. This summer, UNCFSP selected five students from various Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to serve as SP Scholars. As part of their experience, Scholars were challenged to contribute to the corporation in various [...]
UNCF Special Programs Corporation supports students from across the country to make meaningful contributions around the globe and in their own back yard. This summer, UNCFSP selected five students from various Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to serve as SP Scholars. As part of their experience, Scholars were challenged to contribute to the corporation in various [...]
With the theme, “Celebrating 10 Years of Health Information ACCESS at HBCUs,” UNCFSP and the National Library of Medicine’s 2011 ACCESS Meeting was well-attended by librarians and health advocates. In addition, through social media the virtual attendance was also of note as users tuned into the meeting on Twitter. During the June 13-14 event in [...]
Weight reduction, safe sex, and access to trained professionals and relevant information all help ensure healthy lifestyles. Communities lacking access to health information are often plagued with high rates of morbid obesity, sexually transmitted diseases, and preventable death. For minority communities without adequate resources, these disparities can be particularly challenging. To aid in the promotion [...]
If you’ve been watching the news lately, you know that a high priority for the nation is to trim its deficit and reduce the expenditures of the federal government. The question on many minds is what this might mean for some of the education programs that so many of our students and minority-serving institutions (MSIs) [...]
Among the many Fellows that UNCF Special Programs Corporation (UNCFSP) has supported over the years, we chose four women who have made astounding strides in their respective fields. Each Fellow has a story, and each story is extraordinary in its own right. With the help of UNCFSP, these Fellows have truly connected to their success [...]
Valentine’s Day is dedicated to showing special people in our lives how much we love them. However, romance without protection is not a love story; rather it is simply and surely a formula for a dangerous and deadly situation. HIV and many other sexual transmitted infections (STIs) can be contracted through risky behavior and, if [...]