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Propel Center will provide students and faculty with world-class skills and leadership development opportunities through virtual and in-person instruction听听

Saint Augustine’s University ( 探花精选) is proud to announce its partnership with Propel Center, a new global campus headquartered in Atlanta that will support innovative learning and development for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) nationwide. Saint Augustine鈥檚 University will collaborate with Propel Center and the entire HBCU community to bring leadership and career development programming to its students.聽

Propel Center was imagined and designed by Ed Farm, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing education through technology 鈥� with Apple and Southern Company supporting the project as founding partners. The Propel Center is designed to connect HBCU students to technology curriculum, cultural thought leaders, entrepreneurship skills development, and accelerator programs, with a focus on social justice and equity.听听听听

The first-of-its-kind initiative will serve as a hub for all 100+ HBCUs, and is designed to connect students and faculty from across the community and provide them with the knowledge, skills, tools and resources necessary to transform our nation鈥檚 talent pipeline and workforce. Curriculum options will include AI and machine learning, agricultural technologies, social justice, entertainment arts, app development, augmented reality, design and creativity, career preparation, and entrepreneurship tracks.听听听听

鈥淲e are extremely excited about our new partnership with the Propel Center,鈥� said Dr. Maria A. Lumpkin, 探花精选鈥檚 Interim President. “As a liberal arts institution, Saint Augustine鈥檚 University is intentional about preparing the budding scholar not simply to enter the marketplace, but to reimagine a marketplace that is yet to be constructed. This partnership encapsulates the cultivation of our Blue Ocean Strategy to continuously seek out ways to differentiate ourselves as part of our approach to building sustainability well beyond the next century.鈥澛�

Students from participating schools will access Propel Center鈥檚 online digital learning platform from anywhere, and will also have access to the 50,000 square-foot Propel Center headquarters in Atlanta, equipped with state-of-the-art lecture halls, learning labs, and on-site living for a scholars-in-residence program.聽

鈥淭he HBCU community is a tremendous engine of Black creativity, entrepreneurship, and inclusive opportunity,鈥� said Lisa Jackson, Apple鈥檚 Vice President of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives. “We are thrilled to join with partners and community stakeholders to support the Propel Center and be part of this groundbreaking new global hub for HBCU innovation and learning, devoted to helping faculty create best-in-class curriculum and ensuring students have access to cutting-edge skills.鈥澨�听聽

鈥淲e know inequities exist in our society, and it鈥檚 up to each of us to be more intentional in our efforts to make a difference and bridge the gap,鈥� said Tom A. Fanning, chairman, president and CEO of Southern Company. 鈥淲e know more must be done, and the establishment of the Propel Center is another important demonstration of Southern Company fulfilling our commitment to move our communities to a more equitable future. Partnering with Apple in this initiative is an exciting way to connect future leaders with these critical resources.鈥澛�

鈥淭hese investments are critical as we begin to truly scale Black innovation ecosystems,鈥� said Anthony Oni, chairman, Ed Farm. 鈥淏y leveraging technology and partnerships to connect students with unique learning opportunities, we can lift up the talent that already exists at these institutions of higher learning and accelerate their development. In doing so, we will have a hand in shaping the workforce of the future 鈥� and the leaders of tomorrow.鈥澛�

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