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Mba iN NortH caroliNa

(Online MBA Today)
University, long known
for its leadership studies
programs, to conduct
leadership development
programming in broadening
STEM participation for
emerging academic
leader. Based on CASL’s
research findings, this effort
n.c. a&t, at&t collaborate for will seek to establish the
foundation for informing
online MaSter’S for eMPloyeeS HBCUs and all of American
higher education on the
research-based strategies
for producing new leaders to
North Carolina A&T is collaborating “N.C. A&T’s program is a great Business administration will be broaden STEM participation.
with AT&T, a global leader in fit for our culture of continuous administered in the College of
telecommunications, media and learning,” said Scott S. Smith, chief Business and Economics while The Association of American
entertainment, and technology, to human resources officer, AT&T information technology and N.C. A&T AmoNg ReCipieNTs Colleges and Universities,
provide AT&T employees access to Communications. “Outstanding technology management will be recognized nationally and
online master’s programs. relationships like this one help administered in the College of of $9M nSf grant for internationally as the leading
us deliver training to our global Science and Technology. In total,
The collaboration is designed to workforce, and help our employees A&T offers 29 master’s programs SteM leaderShiP reSearch association dedicated to
advancing the quality,
help working professionals acquire continue to develop their skills to with 46 concentrations across vitality and public standing
the tools critical to advancing in the ensure they’re equipped for the jobs eight colleges; eight of those of liberal education and
competitive workforce. of the future.” programs are available in the online national science Foundation enables HBCu study by CasL inclusive excellence in
environment.
“This program presents a significant AT&T has been widely recognized as results of this work are UVI, which houses several higher education, will lead
the knowledge transfer and
opportunity for AT&T employees an innovator in providing learning In addition to this announcement, The National Science expected to aid HBCUs and other NSF-funded projects, outreach efforts of CASL.
to gain the information and skills opportunities for employees, and the telecommunications giant Foundation (NSF) has other institutions of higher will lead the research It will leverage its research
necessary to become leaders and is in the midst of what Fortune will also make a donation to the awarded a grant of $9 million learning in developing a component of the project. findings to rightfully place
change agents in their industry,” said Magazine last year said “may be the Cheatham-White Scholarship. that will allow the Center new generation of leaders The research will focus HBCUs at the center of our
Clay Gloster, interim vice provost most ambitious retraining program for the Advancement of to broaden participation on studying the nature of nation’s effort to produce
for research, graduate programs in corporate American history.” The Cheatham-White Scholarship STEM Leadership (CASL) to in STEM. the leadership styles and a more diverse and
and extended learning and dean is a merit scholarship program at widen and deepen its work strategies associated with competitively trained
of The Graduate College. “This is a “I’m excited that N.C. A&T is A&T and North Carolina Central to advance and accelerate Funded by the HBCU- the stellar record of HBCUs STEM workforce.
model corporate partnership for The joining universities like Georgia University established by the state diversity and inclusion in Undergraduate Program at in graduating African
Graduate College that we hope to Tech, Notre Dame and the legislature that gives recipients a the nation’s STEM higher NSF, the project involves Americans in STEM and in CASL’s administrative
replicate in the future.” University of Oklahoma in this fully funded four-year award that education enterprise. four partner institutions in being national leaders in offices will be housed in
initiative,” said Venessa Harrison, covers the cost of tuition, student
In June, AT&T announced to its more president of AT&T North Carolina fees, housing, meals, textbooks, CASL will examine how higher education: University preparing African Americans Washington, D.C., on Capitol
Hill and headed by the
for doctoral study in STEM.
of the Virgin Islands (UVI),
than 250,000 employees that these “And I’m proud that educational a laptop, supplies, travel and leadership at historically Fielding Graduate University, center’s executive director,
three programs can be completed resources found here in North personal expenses along with black colleges and North Carolina A&T State N.C. A&T, a leading HBCU Orlando Taylor, who is also
exclusively online in one and one- Carolina will be making a difference funded enrichment and networking universities (HBCUs) has University (N.C. A&T) and research university in the vice president for strategic
half or two years. Enrollment for in the lives and careers of my AT&T opportunities. To receive state funds played a role in broadening the Association of American STEM fields, will team initiatives and research
AT&T employees began this fall. colleagues around the globe.” for the scholarship, A&T must raise the participation of African Colleges and Universities. with Fielding Graduate at Fielding.
matching funds. Americans in STEM. The

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