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The HBCU Energy Leadership Pathways is a collaboration between the historically black colleges and universities in the Carolinas and a wide variety of companies in the energy industry. The objective is to increase the number of students at the participating schools who train for and seek careers in the energy industry.
Many students from marginalized communities are unaware of the opportunity for rewarding careers in the energy industry, so the pathway is structured in three phases from first-year through graduation and beyond. The Pathway is designed to operate in parallel with a four-year undergraduate program to provide participating students with experience and credentials for a successful career in the energy industry.
In December 2020 a group of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and energy companies in the Carolinas convened a Council to create a leadership pathway for HBCU students to the energy industry. Participating Pathway students will prepare for energy industry leadership careers beginning in their freshman year. They will acquire experience and credentials in addition to their regular education making them particularly attractive to energy industry employers. Students will be from all disciplines of interest to the energy industry, not just from engineering and technical disciplines.
The Pathway activated during the Spring 2022 semester with four focus HBCUs: Benedict College, Johnson C. Smith University, North Carolina A&T University, and South Carolina State University. Cohort 1 is fully engaged and working towards completion of an 8-module energy curriculum, developed in conjunction with SEI. In 2022, 20 students were selected to participate as student ambassadors.
The Initiative is supported administratively by E4 Carolinas.
