Student Freedom Initiative

Texas Southern University's Aviation Science Management program is Up! Up! And Away 🛫 🌎 Thank you, Dr. Terence Fontaine, for your hospitality this week and offering a behind-the-scenes look at the University's flight simulator. TSU's Aviation Science studies are part of the Department of Transportation Studies. The Department also provides comprehensive transportation education in Maritime Transportation Management and Security and Transportation Planning and Management. #StudentFreedom #TexasSouthernUniversity #AviationStudies #AviationScience #TransportationStudies

📣 #HBCUs do more with less every day—and UNCF brought receipts! Historically Black Colleges and Universities generate: 💸 $16.5B in Economic Impact 👩🏾⚕️ 136K Jobs 💰 $146B in Lifetime Earnings Check out more from the "Transforming Futures: The Economic Engines of #HBCUs" report here: https://lnkd.in/eGc5eTnJ Watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/gsqGwnxq

Thank you, Reinvestment Fund, for the opportunity to talk about creative financing alternatives to address the workforce housing shortages within communities anchored by Minority-Serving Institutions (#MSI) and Student Freedom Initiative's Living Space Initiative. Our President Keith Shoates was joined by Brandon Gibson, Wesley E. Myrick, and Kendrick Whittington on a panel moderated by Christina Alexis. The Living Spaces Initiative is a workforce housing project to ensure workers within the MSI-anchored communities can afford to live nearby. It also aims to build student housing to increase the retention and graduation rates of students attending #MSIs or #TCUs. SFI partners with capital providers and general contractors who are mission aligned; have the expertise, capacity and past performance; and are willing to adhere to guiding principles coordinated within our participating institutions. #StudentFreedom #MinorityServingInstitutions #WorkforceHousing #StudentHousing

Welcome to the team, Ayoola 👋🏾! Ayoola Akinlawon is a sophomore Accounting major at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University. Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, Ayoola serves as the Secretary of AAMU's National Association of Black Accountants. He plans to pursue a CPA license and become a tax consultant or internal auditor for a Big Four accounting firm. #AAMU #NABA #AccountingMajor #StudentFreedom

This is important: UNCF's "Transforming Futures: The Economic Engines of #HBCUs" highlights the substantial contributions the nation’s 101 historically Black colleges and universities make to their students, local communities, and the nation at large. Bottom line: The economic impact of #HBCUs is unmatched: 💸 $16.5B Total Economic Impact 👩🏾⚕️ 136K Jobs 💰 $146B Lifetime Earnings of 2021 Graduates

#UNCF had the honor of welcoming Robert F. Smith founder, chair, and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, to our UNCF Board Meeting for an inspiring breakfast and fireside chat with our Board Chair, Milton H. Jones, Jr. 🙌🏾 A native of Denver, CO, Robert Smith grew up watching his parents donate to charities like UNCF every month, and he continues their legacy by making a difference every day through his own philanthropy. Mr. Smith’s commitment to giving back is unmatched. From founding the $48M Fund II Foundation STEM Scholars Program to launching the Student Freedom Initiative and making a historic $34M gift to Morehouse College, he’s transforming lives and creating economic justice for students across the country. 💼✨ Swipe through the photos to catch a glimpse of this unforgettable event! 📸👇🏾 #UNCF #RobertSmith #EconomicJustice #Philanthropy #STEM #HBCU #GivingBack #StudentSuccess #VistaEquityPartners #FundIIFoundation

To our newest partner, RED LAKE NATION COLLEGE, thank you for the warm welcome and symbolic Signing Ceremony. Along with our partners Fund II Foundation, internXL, Cisco, and the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, we were invited to explore Red Lake Nation College and learn more about Ojibwe culture. The Signing Ceremony began with Prayer and an Honor Song. Red Lake Nation College President Chief Dan King and SFI President Keith S. delivered remarks about the partnership, and several partners addressed the group before the Ceremonial Signing. (Click this post for photos of the event.) We're excited to officially welcome #RedLakeNationCollege to the Student Freedom Initiative! #TribalCollege #TribalCollegesandUniversities #RedLakeNation #Ojibwe #Indigenous #Native #StudentFreedom

Thank you, Shaw University, for honoring our President and Chief Executive Keith Shoates with the distinction of speaking at your Founder's Day Convocation! Keith Shoates is an important leader at Student Freedom Initiative, having served the organization since the beginning. His passion for helping students access higher education without debt and his determination to supporting #MinorityServingInstitutions is instrumental to our success. Congrats on this honor, Keith! #StudentFreedom #HBCUs #ShawUniversity #FoundersDay

We're so proud to see Huston-Tillotson University - Austin, Texas's Collegiate 100 induction ceremony, led by 100 Black Men of America, Inc.. Karl Spencer, a member of 100 Black Men, is also a valuable internXL partner. We've partnered with 100 Black Men for more than four years and they're one of SFI's most robust partnerships. Congratulations to all the students, faculty, staff, and volunteers who made this happen. #100BlackMen #Collegiate100 #HustonTillotson #StudentFreedom

This #IndigenousPeoplesDay learn about our #TribalCollege partner RED LAKE NATION COLLEGE. “We're trying to to build up our people: Give them their language, their culture, their pride, their history, so that they see everything from a #Native perspective.” — Chief Dan King, President of Red Lake Nation College #TribalColleges #IndigenousPeoplesDay2024 #StudentFreedom