The HBCU Experience

IN RECOGNITION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH

The HBCU Experience

Why I Chose My HBCU and How It Helped Me Prepare for My Career

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

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Meeting ID: 849 8406 5852 | Passcode: 970763

	MODERATED BY Anita Connors White, Ph.D. Dean of Student Support and Equity, IMSA	Dr. White attended Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and received her doctorate in Chemistry from the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC).
	Justin Alfred Current Employer: Lockheed Martin	Studied Civil Engineering / Computer Science at Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge
	Joseph Bertrand ‘20	Senior, Studying Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro NC
	Darryl Burrell Jr. Current Employer: City of Houston, Houston Public Works	Studied Civil Engineering at Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD
	Dr. Garry J. Kennebrew Jr. ‘04 MAJ, US Army Reserve Emergency Medicine Physician -Hospitals of Providence -University Medical Center of El Paso	Studied Biology at Morehouse College, Atlanta Received Doctorate in Medicine from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
	Jaida Lewis '15 Owner: Poised Lips by Jai Current Employer: Program Coordinator for CVS Health	Studied Chemistry at Texas Southern University
	Ja’Nae McGee Current Employer: DOW Chemical Company	Studied Mechanical Engineering at Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge
	Zoe Mitchell ‘19 Current Employer: Software Engineer for Block Inc.	Studied Computer Science at Xavier University, New Orleans
	Joseph Pollard Current Employer: Product Security & Penetration Tester at Emerson Electric	Studied Physics and Mechanical Engineering at Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama
	Tony Richardson II Current Employer: Production Engineer at The Boeing Company	Studied Mechanical Engineering at Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge
	Jayda Yancy ‘19 Current Employer: Process Chemist at Eli Lilly and Company	2023 Graduate of North Carolina A&T State University