Venture for T.H.E.M.

New Year, New Opportunities, Same Mission 🎉 We are thrilled to announce that our HBCUniverse National Scholarship Program launches today! 🚀 Our team will be providing $5,000 Scholarships all throughout the year, with our first winner being announced at the HBCUniverse Summit on February 8th at Morgan State University. The first scholarship will be exclusively open for our Campus Ambassadors, but other scholarships moving forward will be open to all HBCU students. Stay Tuned!! 💰🎉🎉 https://lnkd.in/eiHtUA4x #HBCUniverse #HBCUniverseSummit

End of semester (2nd year, 1st semester) recap🎉…but with a twist. Every time when I’ve done my previous semester recap, it’s mostly sharing my accomplishments and successes. I decided to do it differently this semester because I know how intimidating it can be to see a list of accomplishments and douting if you are doing enough. (P.S. You are❤️! The fact that you think about it and desire more means you are on the right track!) This year has taught me that you will encounter a lot of failures before getting the success you desire. All that being said, here are the highlights from my second year, first semester. Successes: ✅ Maintained a perfect G.P.A and made the President’s list (took 21 credits, actually 22 but a 1 credit course was taken as 0 credits) ✅ ⁠Selected for the Goldman Sachs Emerging Leaders Series ✅ ⁠Got inducted into the Earl Lester Cole Honors college (desired this since my first year) ✅ ⁠Completed the Black Girl Ventures (BGV) NextGen program (1 of 25 student visionaries) ✅ ⁠Flew to Washington D.C. to attend the BGV NextGen summit and visited the Visa office ✅ ⁠Elected as first Student Government Association (SGA) Representative for the African Student Association ✅ ⁠Won 1st runner up at the Golden Pitch competition ✅ ⁠Selected as ambassador for HBCUniverse and Venture for T.H.E.M. ✅ Inducted into the President Student Leadership Initiative (giving me a possible opportunity to work with the President’s office, Pres. Martin Lemelle) ✅ Completed the Harvard Aspire Institute Leaders Program and was recognized for increasing Grambling student applications for the next cohort ✅ ⁠Served as a member of the Grambling State University concert choir ✅ ⁠Selected as a finalist for the BizTech challenge organized by Nexus Louisiana and pitched on the grand stage in New Orleans Now, it’s time for the failures or better said, opportunities that’ve helped me grow. Growth opportunities: ✅ Thought I would fail a class when I fell to around 70% after midterm exams (ended the class with over 100%) ✅ Lost my on-campus job due to budget cuts ✅ ⁠Spent the entire semester with no job and struggling financially ✅ Participated in the I3 competition at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University but did not make it to the final pitch (took an almost 48 hour bus trip to and fro to North Carolina for it) ✅ ⁠Engaged in two other pitch competitions but didn’t win any(Lost 3 pitch competitions before getting a win at the Golden pitch competition) ✅ ⁠Rejected for many programs and applications I hope this post inspires someone reading to know that the failures are all part of the process to getting those wins! Don’t let others accomplishments make you feel like you are not doing well; behind the successes you see are many failures. Keep going and maintain persistence! Merry Christmas break and happy holidays everyone 🎊 Last post for 2024💃 2025 will be better!!!

Pitch Deadline January 17th, 2025

Are you a student looking for an internship or full-time role for Summer 2025? 🚨🚨🚨 Join our Career Fair at the HBCUniverse Summit! We’ll be at Morgan State University on Saturday, February 8th. Don’t miss your chance to connect with top employers and explore your career options at our upcoming career fair. If you’re an entrepreneur looking to showcase your business & products, be sure to join our Founder Expo! Sign Up Here 💡 : https://lnkd.in/e_gv7d64

Our HBCU Rocket Pitch 🚀 is back at #HBCUniverse Summit! Join us on 02.08.25 at Morgan State University for a chance to win big 💰💰💰 with your 90 second pitch! Come out, represent your HBCU, blow the judges away, & take thousands of dollars home for your startup! (Apply by Jan 17th!) Thank you to our HBCU Rocket Pitch Sponsors - Microsoft! Apply Here: https://lnkd.in/ePVy8aeG

MORGAN 2035 🌍 As a tribute to our host campus for HBCUniverse Summit 2025, we’ve used OpenAI’s Sora to reimagine what a futuristic campus could look like at Morgan State University Join us in The Future on 02.08.25 Get your FREE ticket at https://lnkd.in/eiHtUA4x 🎟️ #HBCUniverse #HBCU #morganstateuniversity

Wild ’N Out World Tour🎤🌍 I had the incredible opportunity to participate in the Wild ’N Out World Tour this past Friday as an HBCUniverse Ambassador! 🎉 A huge thank you to, Venture for T.H.E.M. , Fearless and all the amazing sponsors who made this experience possible. During the event, I had the privilege of participating in a VIP panel, networking with inspiring leaders, professors, and reconnecting with my cohorts from Coppin State, Tennessee State, Morgan State, and many more. This experience was more than just an event; it was a celebration of community, inspiration, and the power of education and advocacy. A special shoutout to the incredible panelists and the CFA Marketing team who shared their insights and stories—it was an honor to share space with so many trailblazers. Opportunities like these fuel my passion for learning and growing, and I’m excited to see where this journey takes me next. 💫 #HBCUniverse #WildnOutTour #Networking #Gratitude

You never know who we might bring out for HBCUniverse Summit! Join us Saturday, February 8th at Morgan State University 🐻 Tickets are available now at 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/eiHtUA4x We brought out BET to our conference at Howard University earlier this Fall! Erica Knox leads PR & Social Impact at BET, and she is also representing Morgan State University! In this clip, Erica shares more about the art of not settling and continuing to raise the bar in expectations 🔥 🎥: @ptqiv4 #HBCUniverse #FounderFEST #MorganStateUniversity #HowardUniversity

HBCUniverse Summit 🚀 returns to Morgan State University on Saturday, February 8th!! Tickets are available Now ! 🚨 FREE for students and $20 Early Bird tickets for Non-Students RSVP at: https://lnkd.in/ebCsW-Hk 🛸 If you are interested showcasing your company at the Career Fair + Founder Expo, please complete the following interest form: https://lnkd.in/dgD29UMG #HBCUniverse #HBCU #MorganStateUniversity

You never know who we might bring out for HBCUniverse Summit! Join us Saturday, February 8th at Morgan State University 🐻 Tickets are available now 🚀 at https://lnkd.in/eiHtUA4x We brought out Dreamvile to our conference at Howard University earlier this Fall! Christopher Davis, MBA is the Manager of Product & Strategy at Dreamville ! In this clip, Chris shares more about the power of collaboration over competition 🔥 🎥: @ptqiv4 #HBCUniverse #FounderFEST #MorganStateUniversity #HowardUniversity