Alabama (EDPA) has finished the third cohort of the HBCU Innovation Practice Program of the HBCU Innovation Partnership. The event held in Birmingham, was not one of the pomp and condition, was not one of the pomp and the situation, but was the opportunity to develop a professional development for members of the fourth cohort. Students had the opportunity to hold a group and one-on-one talks with the specialists of Alabama strength and other fields and organizations of the network and interview.
Graduate participants made presentations sharing the main points of the practice experience. In the second half of the day, the fourth cohort, the fourth cohort, the interview team met with potential employers, Time gave a chance to test while looking for a match for his experience.
Genryl Young, who worked for the development of Alabama, helped to hire specialists in the interview seminar and facilitating the event.
“It takes a village.” “We all had someone to help us along the way, so you only have the right to pay it forward.”
Not just an experience
The HBCU Innovation Program program was developed by the EDPA, to diversify the Pipeline of Alabama Tech Talent and create opportunities for non-placed populations in the technical sector. The Appalachian Regional Commission provides a 12-week program, supported by Coca-Cola United and Innovate Alabama, with a business experience with paid, project-based experience and additional professional development. Software partners from Eight Black College and University (HBCUS) in Alabama:
“Alabama is a very low level of 50 states for black entrepreneurs and startup companies,” said Carolyn Williams, Director of HBCU Innovation Experience. “This program was created to create this network and this network to create these students in the province of Alabama and to study these students with those companies and related to their companies.”
The HBCU Innovation Practice Program aims to face young black experts when presenting opportunities with various Alabama-based technical beginners, accelerators and incubators. The long-term goal is that the participating students will have a career in Alabama.
Kristin Taylor, who is a student at the Tiyaga College, used the power of Port to Port to increase the chain of paper supply and local business. (Javacia Harris Bowser / Alabama News Center)
Alabama State University, Iskandariya Trammer, a marketing student, was the opportunity to present on the experience of the Alabama team, and the experience of the program. (Javacia Harris Bowser / Alabama News Center)
Angele Monconduit, Central, Corporated Real Estate Director in Alabama Power, the interview seminar hopited to the future because the students attended the innovative ideas. (Javacia Harris Bowser / Alabama News Center)
As Benni, students, HBCU innovation experience also helped develop research skills. (Javacia Harris Bowser / Alabama News Center)
Darryl Young, who worked in the development of Alabama, helped to organize a mock meeting seminar on April 4 for the participants of the HBCU Innovation Practice Program. (Javacia Harris Bowser / Alabama News Center)
Isaac Anokye, who is a student at Alabama A & M University, worked for the experience of HBCU innovation along with Techbirmingham. He joined the graduation day by Tech Birmingham Team – Deon Gordon, Anna Topping and Jarrod Stisher. (Javacia Harris Bowser / Alabama News Center)
Throughout the courses of internship, students are also involved in professional development seminars, such as the training of interview skills proposed at the event.
“There are technical skills of a large number of students, but what soft skills are trying to figure out what they appear,” said Williams. “Those soft skills do not enter the room or not to enter new rooms. So we are trying to develop it.”
Professional development workshops cover both technical and soft skills. For example, students learned how to use programs like Canva and Microsoft Excel. We have obtained information about the financial and budget. However, they worked on communications and presentation skills.
“We don’t want to be practiced,” said Williams. “We want this to have an experience.”
Classes learned
Instead of walking along a scene to get a certificate, the HBCU innovation experience program is another opportunity for professional development to graduate for participants. Alumni is instructed to give short presentations about the experience of experience, share their projects, and share their skills in the road they work.
Believe or do, Kristin Taylor can also make dry water. Taylor is a business management in the college of the HBCU in the college and is part of the HBAMA business intelligence center for two cohorts, and then the HBCU Innovation Practice Program for a Practice Nominator. The latest experience project in the center of the supply chain known as Gypsum, who said Taylor’s new favorite word “
The project will increase employment opportunities for the territory, explored ways to increase the gypsum shipment through Port.
“I believe I use my degree to strengthen small communities,” Taylor said.
Alexandria Trammer, a marketing student at Alabama State University, has an opportunity to practice with the Alabama team, as a mentorship from the Program Director Carolyn Williams.
“It’s been something I felt that I would be useful for me for a long time to lead him and to be the wisdom, and I expect this network and to keep upgrading this connection.”
Ishaq Anokye, experiment with TechBirlingham and said he studied different companies in time with the experience of experience and HBCU Innovation Practice.
“I need to learn more about many companies I don’t know if there is no existence here.” “I was exposed to me and let me know that I have many options.”
To educate future leaders
Darryl Young, as an investment in the future, he said with HBCU innovation experience program.
“In an HBCU, you learn how to rush and learn how to live and how to live, but you are very educated.” “When you enter the workforce, this feeling of upbringing comes out of the equation.”
Young selected experts for the mock interviews that students are raising those needed, but they will help you prepare them for life outside the class – a fleet engineer, such as specialists, Alabama power.
The last HBCU Innovation Practice Day, students like Oluwatosin Jaiye-Williams in the third cohorth of the program, the opportunity to share the highlights, including the warnings, including key Takeay and skills. (Javacia Harris Bowser / Alabama News Center)
The HBCU Innovation Practice Program and the fourth cohort of the next fourth Kohort’s graduates and interview skills with the specialists of Alabama strength and other areas and organizations and organizations one by one. (Javacia Harris Bowser / Alabama News Center)
In addition to handicrafts, the participants of the HBCU Innovation Practice Program also gain opportunities for the development of soft skills such as network and public speech. (Javacia Harris Bowser / Alabama News Center)
Quinton Land, a fleet engineer with the power of the center, Alabama, helped a great way for Atele’s mockery. (Javacia Harris Bowser / Alabama News Center)
“Someone helped me to go where I was in college, so I want to take time to go back to students,” Alabama graduated from A & M.
A project manager who graduates from Alabama Power Foundation and Tennessee State University Marsha Morgan, was honorable to help with mock interviews.
“I am a proud HBCU graduate, so I have the opportunity to deal with our students, I cherish him.” “HBCU is so important to me as professionally to help the next generation of graduates to shape the next generation and shape.”
Adrienne Fowler Payne, Administrative Director of Administrative Director for Comprehensive City and Village Experience (Cu²re) Program Birmingham’s Heersink Medical School said there are more than 4 April experience interviews.
“Because they continue to work in education or career, there are connections and relations for these students,” he said.
Angele Monconduit, Director of Corporate Real Estate in Alabama Page, hoped to the future at the meeting seminar.
“I was very impressed by these students talent and ingenuity,” he said. “This is a testament for the work done by the HBCU. Students are well prepared, innovative and creative. I am excited to have them and work for the world.”

