| Thursday, June 2, 2022 | | | | | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | | | | | 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | Advisory Board meeting | | | | | 2:05 – 2:45 p.m. | Program Committee walkthrough / tour of site | | | | | 2:45 – 4:45 p.m. | Sponsors will share information about their organizations and latest innovations with Deans. During this meeting, find out how to contact sponsor representatives directly to set up one-on-one meetings. | | | | | 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Opening / Texas Deans’ welcomePresenters: Dr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young, President Texas Southern University Dr. Glenell Pruitt, Provost Jarvis Christian University Dean Munir Quddus, Prairieview A&M University Dean David Yen, Texas Southern University
| | | | | 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Dinner | | | | | 6:45 – 7:30 p.m. | Executive Committee meeting | | | | | 7:30 – 10:00 p.m. | Opening Reception | | | | | 10:00 p.m. – until | Networking | | | | | Friday, June 3, 2022 | | | | | 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast | | | | | 8:45 – 9:00 a.m. | WelcomePresenter: President Fikru H. Boghossian, Ph.D. | | | | | 9:00 – 9:50 a.m. | Opening session | | | Presenters: - Dean, Howard University
- Dean, Clark Atlanta University
- Dean, Morgan State University
- Dean, Texas Southern University
The PNC Foundation awarded a $16.8 million grant to create the Howard University and PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship. Institutional participants are Howard University, Clark Atlanta University, Morgan State University, and Texas Southern University. The goal is to create a center for entrepreneurship education and research that serves the nation’s network of 101 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their communities. The $16.8 million grant is part of PNC’s $88 billion community benefits plan announced in April, which is one aspect of PNC’s commitment of more than $1.5 billion to support the economic empowerment of Black Americans and low and moderate-income communities. The purpose of this session is for the deans to share how the proposal was developed, the donor identified, and engagement in a successful win. It is hoped that the session will encourage other deans and HBCUs to work together to secure larger funding, impact more students and the broader community of minority businesses. | | | | | 10:00 – 10:15 a.m. | Concurrent sessions | | | Presenters: - Lorna Hawthorne (Founder, LLHOMD)
- Omar Hawthorne (Co-founder, LLHOMD)
- Haywood Hawthorne (Co-founder, LLHOMD)
- Daren Hawthorne (Co-founder, LLHOMD)
Black businesses have been more adversely impacted by the dual health and economic crisis caused by Covid. New York has the largest concentration of black-owned businesses in the country and as such the negative impact on the local economy was severe. The Hawthorn family is known for their legendary Golden Krust brand that provided scaled Jamaican cuisine through franchises. Now, the family has entered the billion-dollar beauty market by launching a new brand - Llhomd. Lorna and Omar will share with the deans how they used transferable skills and partnerships that created success in the retail food market and entered the beauty market during the Covid crisis. They will also share their commitment to students in underserved communities through funding of scholarships in two family foundations. | | | | | | Presenter: Munir Quddus, Dean, College of Business, Prairie View A&M University A major challenge of business schools, including those in HBCUs, is the size and quality of intellectual contributions portfolio, and its impact. Another concern is faculty qualification, especially faculty categorized Scholarly Academic (SA) and Scholarly Practitioner (SP). The presentation will focus on the experience of one business school in an HBCU – Prairie View A &M University – in substantially improving these metrices on a small budget to attain initial accreditation and later reaffirmations. I will discuss some of the strategies we have employed over the years to successfully improve the size and impact of the research portfolio in our college, and to keep it high. The secret to our success has been strategies to encourage (and reward) research in general, with a special emphasis on joint research and publications. | | | | | | Presenter: Dr. Charles W. Richardson, Jr., Dean, Alabama A&M University There are a number of local municipalities across the country that are in need of developmental plans to transition their communities into sustainable, self-sufficient enterprises. The most obvious and pressing challenge for these communities is the lack of access to the appropriate capital resources – cultural, human, knowledge, institutional, financial, man-made, and natural endowments. This presentation will describe a set of activities that have taken place over the last several years, utilizing faculty and students at Clark Atlanta University, Claflin University and Alcorn State University. The operative words for these activities have been “to do, and then to teach”. Under the direction and supervision of faculty members, students have worked in functional teams to support various local municipalities and communities, to address social and environmental injustice, and to establish themselves as sustainable communities. Initial activities have been supported by the Marketing department in the Business Schools. Additional areas of academic disciplines will be utilized as the scope of projects expands and diversifies. | | | | | 10:20 – 10:35 a.m. | Concurrent sessions | | | Presenter: Dr. Kendra L. Harris, Dean, School of Business, The University of the Virgin Islands I. Why global research leaders value collaborating with industry
II. Highlighted Best Practices for Improving University-Industry Partnerships
III. Maintaining Successful Partnerships
IV. Lessons Learned from Experiences in Building Partnerships | | | | | | Moderator: Dr. Charles W. Richardson, Jr., Dean, Alabama A&M University Panelists: - Damian Carson, Director (or designee), Operation Hope
- David Snyder, Executive Sales Manager (or designee), Zahn Associates
- Helena Johnson, Coordinator, Career Opportunities in Real Estate
Curriculum Development Through Corporate/Industry Partnerships and Collaboration
There is an increasing trend within higher education to recognize and respond to the need for developing students as well rounded and “global citizens”. One of the facets of this development is the increased presence of service and experiential learning as components of the academic curriculum. This session presents opportunities grounded in activities that can be managed and performed by any institution prepared to examine and integrate pedagogical approaches that address the societal and educational needs that higher educational institutions will need to adopt if they expect and hope to be viable partners of both the students enrolled and the entities providing employment opportunities of their graduates. This session reports on an approach to higher education that intends to facilitate increased interaction and cooperation between the traditional worlds of academia and commerce. There needs to be a comprehensive approach to the excellent preparation of African-American students for productive, long-lasting, successful careers. Regardless of field, function or focus, we need to transition our thinking from working a job to managing a career, or better yet, managing a life. This session should particularly benefit those who are involved in policy making at the institutional level, development personnel responsible for raising capital, and faculty and administrators responsible for curriculum development. | | | | | 10:40 – 10:55 a.m. | Concurrent sessions | | | Presenters: - Manishimwe Theoneste, School of Business and Entrepreneurship, American University of Nigeria
- Ndifreke Clinton-Etim, School of Business and Entrepreneurship, American University of Nigeria
In this presentation the authors discuss their recent research on entrepreneurial education in tertiary institutions in Nigeria and the need to collaborate with HBCUs for faculty development and training. In their research they analyze regional and national entrepreneurial strategies and the demand for entrepreneurship education. Their paper, “Investigating the level of entrepreneurial orientation and desire for self-employment of students in selected tertiary institutions, North-East Nigeria" reviews several factors in developing entrepreneurial education. As HBCU Business Schools develop entrepreneurial talent, partnerships and collaborations with African and other diaspora educational entities may yield greater economic development outcomes for underserved populations. It is the hope of these scholars that more collaborations can be developed for entrepreneurship research, training, and transatlantic partnerships. | | | | | | Moderator: Dr. Jo-Ann Rolle, Dean, Medgar Evers College, CUNY Panelists: Amb. Amina Salum Ali, Ambassadorial positions, with the United Republic of Tanzania and Zanzibar Governments, and the African Union Erastus Mong’re, Executive Director Start-Up Africa Jeannie B. Scott, Principal America to Africa Consulting Mussie Haile, Principal Revolt, Cypher, LLC
How can HBCUs co-create better partnerships that yield improved economic between Africa and her diaspora? This panel is a case study of women cooperatives in Zanzibar where the public and private sectors converge to provide scalable solutions to attract investment and to carry out trade between Zanzibar, American and other foreign markets. Ambassador Amina Salum Ali’s career portfolio spans decades of addressing the problem of how to empower Tanzanian and Zanzibarian women and youth through entrepreneurship and education. In her many roles she has worked with several domestic and international partners. The current challenge is to develop strategies for women cooperatives to leverage resources and scale production for regional and foreign markets. The purpose of this session is for deans to explore more opportunities, best practices and successes from the African diaspora for economic development partnerships leveraging diaspora resources, opportunities and successes. | | | | | | Presenter: Theodore R. Daniels, President and Founder, The Society for Financial Education and Professional Development For more than 24 years, SFEPD, based in the Washington, D.C. area, has served as an award-winning financial literacy and professional development nonprofit teaching financial skills to people of all ages and backgrounds, focusing on communities of color and HBCU college students. Additionally, SFEPD spearheads a successful nationwide Student Ambassador Program teaching financial education on HBCU campuses. It is hoped that this session will encourage the HBCU business deans to join SFEPD to help close the wealth gap and create generational wealth in the African American community. | | | | | 11:00 – 11:50 a.m. | Sponsors will share information about their organizations and latest innovations with Deans. During this meeting, find out how to contact sponsor representatives directly to set up one-on-one meetings. | | | | | 12:00 – 12:50 p.m. | Lunch | | | | | 1:00 – 1:15 p.m. | Concurrent sessions | | | Presenter: Dr. Tracy H. Dunn, Dean, Benedict College Innovation and entrepreneurship have long been incorporated into the curriculum of business schools. However, many institutions are creating innovation and entrepreneurship programming to reach non-business majors in an effort to respond to their government and business stakeholders. Since innovation is believed to drive economic growth, many states are segueing from emphasis on tax incentives to attract big business to their state to more of a focus on innovation as a means to grow the economy. Many colleges and universities have demonstrated their support of this new strategy through the creation of entrepreneurship centers, innovation labs, business development centers, maker spaces, incubators, accelerators, co-working spaces, and commercialization offices on their campuses. The sole purpose of these programming initiatives is to engage and support their students and faculty in the pursuit of innovation. While many institutions have followed this trend, some have lagged behind, unsure of how to proceed. This presentation traces the journey of one HBCU's effort to push innovation and entrepreneurship across the campus beyond the walls of the business school. | | | | | | Presenter: Micah E. S. Crump, PhD, Professor, Medgar Evers College, City University of New York (CUNY) Medgar Evers College is the first institution in the City University of New York (CUNY) system, and one of few in the nation, to respond to a demand for new curriculum for the evolving cannabis industry. A small team of academic and community stakeholders have collaborated to develop relevant cross-discipline curriculum and courses to meet the demand of the new industry. The curriculum development experience was shared at the International Conference on Business and Economic Development in 2021, a forthcoming journal article has been accepted for publication, and the team continues to co-create and develop academic and training programs to support access to new entrepreneurial and other workforce development opportunities in the industry.. | | | | | | Presenter: Dr. Charles W. Richardson, Jr., Dean, Alabama A&M University Differentiated instruction and assessment, also known as differentiated learning or, in education, simply, differentiation, is a framework or philosophy for effective teaching that involves providing all students within their diverse classroom community of learners a range of different avenues for understanding new information (often in the same classroom) in terms of: acquiring content; processing, constructing, or making sense of ideas; and developing teaching materials and assessment measures so that all students within a classroom can learn effectively, regardless of differences in their ability, experiences and backgrounds. Considering the rapid evolution of recognized generational changes and the diverse student body pursuing business degrees and other credentials, it is reasonable for business faculty and administrators to recognize the deficiencies of traditional/historical educational approaches and for them to begin considering opportunities to provide more personalized methods of instruction and measures of content understanding and retention. | | | | | 1:20 – 1:35 p.m. | Presenters: - Donald R. Andrews, Dean, College of Business Southern University, Baton Rouge
- Derrick Warren, Associate Dean and MBA Director, College of Business, Southern University, Baton Rouge
- Ronald Jackson, Instructor and Managing Fellow, Leadership Institute, Southern University
- Ashagre Yigletu, Dean, Graduate School, Southern University, Baton Rouge
The Future of Work and the Implications for Higher Education were dramatically impacted in part due to the Pandemic. The world economy is experiencing rapid acceleration in the development of computer information and biotechnologies that are changing the definition of work and affecting global labor markets. Information from the World Economic Forum, The Future of Jobs Report and the PBS Series on Future of Work provides a rich analytical background for considering the implications of these changes for educational providers, especially the opportunities and challenges for HBCUs in the areas of curriculum development, student development and institutional competitiveness.
The education sector has few incentives to change – except that the new model of lifelong learning is in the best interest of learners. Faculty and administrators alike must consider what has happened to other cultural institutions that have resisted change. As information that is more academic is digitized and alternative forms of education and work delivery become normalized, the ability to quickly transform and respond to change using adaptability, flexibility and agility will continue to grow in importance. | | | | | 1:40 – 1:55 p.m. | Moderator: Dr. Antoinette Roberson, Senior Career Services Director, MEC CUNY Panelists: Dr. Harpreet Singh, CEO, Experfy Dr. Matthew Putman, CEO, Nanotronics Henrik Bergsager, COO, 24SevenOffice US
How can HBCUs and other underserved communities keep pace with the rapid pace of technology change and the need for an evolving set of skills in the future? This panel of experts spans a broad discussion of thought leadership in the Future of Work and industry partnerships. Experfy’s CEO has interviewed corporate and government leaders to assess the coming transformation in the workplace. The interviews have included executives from IBM, Deloitte, MIT and others. Dr. Singh will share his insight with the attendees. The purpose of this session is for the deans to understand corporate perspectives on the future of work and how we can build stronger industry alliances to better prepare students at HBCUs and other underserved markets. | | | | | 2:00 – 2:50 p.m. | AACSB breakout sessionPresenter: Suzanne Mintz, Vice President of Accreditation, AACSB | | | | | | ACBSP breakout session Presenter: Jeffrey Alderman, President/CEO, ACBSP | | | | | 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. | KPMG panel | | | | | 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. | HP panel | | | | | 4:00 – 5:00 pm | Closing session | | | Moderator: Dr. Charles W. Richardson, Jr., Dean, Alabama A&M University Panelists: - Dr. Farid I. Muhammad, CEO, International Human Rights Association of American Minorities (IHRAAM) - UN/NGO Chairman, Office of HBCU Development & International Cooperation
- Dr. Raymond Gilpin, Regional Bureau for Africa UNDP, Chief Economist and Head of Strategy, Analysis and Research Team
How can HBCUs develop stronger collaborations with the African Diaspora? Dr. Farid Muhammad and a group of scholars have been working for several years to increase engagement, opportunity, and collaborations between HBCUs and Africa. In 2020 an agreement was signed between UNDP Africa and OHBCUD, Inc. Building on that agreement, an online pilot was launched in summer of 2021 with seven HBCUs. The purpose of this session is for Deans to explore more opportunities for international collaboration with UNDP Africa and African higher education institutions. | | | | | 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Break | | | | | 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Dinner reception | | | | | 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. | Awards banquetSpeaker: Stephen Metoyer, Chief Inclusion Officer at Deloitte Tax LLP | | | | | 10:00 p.m. – until | Reception and networking | | | | | Saturday, June 4, 2022 | | | | | 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast HBCU business Deans roundtable annual business meeting | | | | | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Departure | |
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