Morehouse College’s Inaugural Dream Makers Summit to Showcase Student Achievement, Innovation and Creativity
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Posted By: Reginald Culpepper on April 14, 2023 Morehouse College has announced it will host the Dream Makers Summit on April 18, 2023, to highlight the scholarly works, creativity, and innovations by the Men of Morehouse College. Students in the humanities, social sciences, media, arts, business, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines will deliver presentations and demonstrations along with supplemental presentations from industry partners and notable Morehouse alumni. "The purpose of the Dream Makers Summit is to support our scholars as they showcase their potential to shape a better future through research, creativity, and innovation.” says Dr. Triscia Hendrickson, professor of biology and associate provost for research & student training at Morehouse College. “The presentations and demonstrations span diverse disciplines and provide a glimpse into the bright future our students, partners, and alumni are working to create for themselves and the world.” The summit will include a keynote address from Grant Bennett ‘20, diversity, equity & inclusion strategist at Google, and a series of lunch-and-learn sessions with the event’s industry partners, including the Atlanta University Center Data Science Initiative, AbbVie, Baylor College of Medicine, Cummins, Holland & Knight, VM-Ware, and Wheels Up. An alumni panel discussion on “The Role of HBCUs in Innovation” will include Dr. Miles Fuller ’12, partner of Boston Consulting Group; Tavis Thompson ’20, co-founder of CodeHouse; and Jhordan Gibbs ‘10, co-founder of the Milk+Cookies Music Festival. "As a proud graduate of Morehouse College, it is an incredible honor to serve as the keynote speaker for the Dream Makers Summit," says Bennett. “Morehouse has always been a beacon of excellence, and my student experience gave me the confidence and mindset to bet on myself in any situation. The College has a proven track record of producing innovative leaders and I’m proud to be a part of that collective of men. The summit is a testament to the greatness that is Morehouse College.” To learn more about the Dream Makers Summit, visit morehouse.edu/Dream-Makers-Summit. # # # About Morehouse College Founded in 1867, Morehouse College is the nation’s only college founded to educate men of color. Ranked as Georgia’s top liberal arts college for men, Morehouse produces more Black men who go on to receive doctorates than any other college in the country and is a top feeder school for Black men entering prestigious graduate schools and MBA programs. Also named Georgia’s #1 small college, Morehouse educates a selective group of 2,200 students each year, 60 percent of whom come from families with household incomes of $40,000 or less, yet many of which are highly recruited by Fortune 500 companies. The College has created more Rhodes Scholars than any other historically Black college and university (HBCUs) and has the #1 core curriculum among HBCUs nationally. It is the nation’s top producer of Black male graduates in the social sciences, and the top HBCU producer of Black male graduates in business administration, management, operations, English, foreign languages, Mathematics, statistics, philosophy, religious studies, and physical sciences. As the national epicenter for thought leadership on human rights and equity. Morehouse is committed to helping the nation address the challenges caused by institutional racism, income and health care disparities, lack of access to capital, detrimental public policy, and the need for high-quality education. Learn more about Morehouse College at morehouse.edu. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Reginald Culpepper
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