Delta Regional Authority and partners will announce the six historically black colleges and universities selected for the inaugural HBCU Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Initiative.
The announcement will be made at 2 p.m. Monday, July 18, at the School of Business and Management at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
Participants will include Delta Regional Authority co-chairman Chris Masingill, UAPB Chancellor Lawrence Alexander and program manager Von Nkosi for HBCU Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Initiative.
UAPB and Philander Smith College are among the selected HBCUs. The initiative will help these institutions expand programming opportunities and support services for their student populations engaging HBCU leaders, community leaders, and student entrepreneurs in a series of activities that support the growth of minority-owned businesses on college campuses in the Delta region.