UNCF Hosting 3rd Annual UNITE Summit for Black Higher Education
03 Julio 2024 - 1:38PM
For the third consecutive year, UNCF (United Negro College Fund),
celebrating its 80th anniversary, will host UNITE, the nation’s
premier annual gathering of educators, college and university
presidents, students, thought leaders and influencers, to discuss
strategies to accelerate Black higher education and support the
institutional transformation of Black colleges and universities in
Atlanta, GA.
UNITE is organized annually by UNCF’s Institute for Capacity
Building, whose mission is to partner with historically Black
colleges and universities (HBCUs) and predominantly Black
institutions (PBIs) to help them propel student success, community
impact and the advancement of educational equity and racial
justice.
The conference will feature speakers and attendees from across
the higher education spectrum with the goal of building connections
and transforming institutions. UNCF is in the unique position to
centralize and elevate the messages that will come out of the
conference – Black colleges and universities uniting around a
comprehensive strategy of institutional transformation and
continuous improvement.
To celebrate UNCF's milestone, a special 80th anniversary
concert celebration will be held for attendees on Sunday, July 28,
at 7:00 p.m. Headlining the concert will be performances by Grammy
Award-winning gospel singer, songwriter and record producer Yolanda
Adams and renowned singer-songwriter, music producer, author and
actress Ledisi.
WHO: More than 1,000 participants
including representatives from over 70 Black colleges and
universities, are expected to attend including several national
thought leaders in Black higher education and public and private
industry executives speaking during the summit on various
topics.
WHY: UNITE will feature conversations on increasing
investments in HBCUs,pioneering innovation through the use of AI
and other technologies, and how UNCFand its partners are
collaborating to maximize and improve institutional excellence
andoperational effectiveness at HBCUs and PBIs.
UNITE is designed to reach across traditional
lines of responsibility and present 360degree views of key issues
in higher education, including five Guiding Pillars –
institutionalexcellence, student success, research and innovation,
economic mobility and systemschange – that support advancing the
missions of Black colleges and universities andstrengthening Black
higher education.
WHEN & WHERE: July 28-August 1,
2024SIGNIA by HILTON ATLANTA159 Northside Drive, NWAtlanta, GA
30313
To learn more about UNITE 2024, visit:
uncfunite.org and follow UNCF’s Institute for Capacity Building on
LinkedIn, X and Instagram @uncficb.
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About UNCFUNCF (United Negro College Fund) is the
nation’s largest and most effective minority
education organization. To serve youth, the community and the
nation, UNCF supports students’ education and development
through scholarships and other programs, supports and strengthens
its 37 member colleges and universities, and advocates for the
importance of minority education and college readiness. While
totaling only 3% of all colleges and universities, UNCF
institutions and other historically Black colleges and universities
are highly effective, awarding 15% of bachelor’s degrees, 5% of
master’s degrees, 10% of doctoral degrees and 19% of all STEM
degrees earned by Black students in higher education. UNCF
administers more than 400 programs, including scholarship,
internship and fellowship, mentoring, summer enrichment,
and curriculum and faculty development programs. Today, UNCF
supports more than 60,000 students at over 1,100 colleges and
universities across the country. Its logo features the UNCF torch
of leadership in education and its widely recognized
trademark, ‟A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”® Learn
more at UNCF.org or for continuous updates and news,
follow UNCF on Twitter at @UNCF.
Roy Betts
UNCF
2407033384
roy.betts@uncf.org