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Florida Memorial Joins 13 Others To Promote Clean Energy
Fourteen HBCU presidents sign agreement with the Depart- ment of Energy.
Xavier Beats Maryland And Florida State To Advance To Sweet 16 To Face #2 Arizona
Trevon Bluiett scored 29 points against Florida State. Xavier beats Maryland and Florida State to advance to the Sweet 16.
The U.S. Department of En- ergy has signed a landmark agreement with a coalition of historically black colleges, with the aim of developing clean en- ergy initiatives, greater energy efficiency and awareness, and a clean energy economy— specifically jobs and workforce training.
The HBCU Clean Energy Coalition comprises 14 schools, each of which has a visible presence in its commu- nity, rigorous STEM programs, and sustainability practices on or near its campus:
• Benedict College • Claflin University
• Coppin State Uni- versity
• Florida Memorial Uni- versity
• Johnson C. Smith Uni- versity
• Morgan State Univer- sity
• Norfolk State Univer- sity
• North Carolina A & T
State University
• Prairie View Univer-
sity
• Southern University
New Orleans
• Southern Univer-
sity Shreveport Louisiana • Tennessee State Uni-
versity
• Texas Southern Uni-
versity and
• University of the Vir-
gin Islands.
The goals of the coalition in- clude accelerating the growth of solar and other renewable energy jobs; developing energy efficiency workforce training programs; and developing an energy education outreach campaign targeting low in- come communities.
This entire initiative is spearheaded by the HBCU Coalition through the HBCU- Community Development Ac- tion Coalition, which promotes and supports HBCUs and other minority serving institu- tions.
No. 11 Xavier became the first double-digit seed to reach the Sweet 16 in the 2017 NCAA Tournament by defeating No. 3 Florida State 91-66 on Saturday.
Bogged down by injuries and the loss of Myles Davis, Xavier looked a little out of sorts to end the regular season. That has not been the case this weekend.
There are three reasons why Xavier completed the upset:
Three-point shooting: Xavier drained 11 of 17 shots (65 percent) from 3-point range, shocking Florida State. Xavier Sophomore forward Kaiser Gates was Xavier's main X-fac- tor Saturday by scoring 14 points on 4-of-5 shooting beyond the arc.
Stifling defense: Xavier used a bevy of long wings and
guards to match up against Florida State's athletic starting lineup. The Seminoles tend to settle for outside shots, and the Musketeers made it hard for them to get good looks.
Xavier used a combination of a 2-3 zone, a 3-2 zone and some man-to-man to keep Florida State guessing and uncomfort- able.
Xavier’s Trevon Bluiett rose to the occasion: The junior star shooting guard has been a rock for Xavier all season, and he elevated his game to an even more impressive level in the NCAA Tournament by lead- ing this young, inexperienced squad to the Sweet 16.
Bluiett, who averages over 18 points per game, poured in 29 points on 8-of-14 shooting with
six rebounds. With his sweet touch from outside and growing moves to get to the basket, Blui- ett may already be the MVP of the tournament.
Eight years ago Coach Sean Miller left Xavier for Arizona. However, Xavier keeps getting in Arizona’s way in the NCAA tournament.
For the second time in three years, the Wildcats will meet Xavier in the Sweet 16, pitting Miller against his former assis- tant Coach Chris Mack and Arizona against the program where he emerged as a coaching star.
Xavier #11 will meet No. 2 Arizona on Thursday, at 9: 40 P.M. West region | SAP Center, San Jose, Calif.
HBCU Texas Southern Loses To #1 North Carolina Tar Heels
Bentonville Film Festival
For the third time in five years, the Texas Southern Uni- versity Men’s basketball team made it to the Big Dance.
The 16th seeded Tigers lost to No. 1 seed North Carolina 103- 64 in the 2017 NCAA Basketball Tournament on Friday, but fans didn't let the big difference in seeding put a damper on their hopes.
SWAC player of the year Zach Lofton struggled, finishing with nine points on 2-for-11 shooting.
The season marked another
Offering Internships
To HBCU Students
Texas Southern loses to North Carolina Tar Heels.
The Bentonville Film Festi- val is excited to announce an HBCU exclusive internship in partnership with Walmart! Walmart is located in Ben- tonville, Arkansas. This oppor- tunity will be a week-long, immersive experience across various departments introduc- ing interns to innovative meth- ods of championing diversity and inclusion.
Internship Requirements
• Current HBCU Students (Must be at lease a spring se- mester sophomore)
• 3.0 Cumulative GPS or higher
• Students interested in Com- puter Science, Engineering, Film, Television, Digital Media, Finance, and Account- ing
About the Bentonville Film Festival
Bentonville Film Festival is a one of a kind annual event
sign of solid footing for the Tigers under former Indiana coach Mike Davis in the
SWAC. This marked three NCAA appearances in four seasons going back to 2014 and 2015.
100 HBCU Students Sponsored To Attend SXSW Festival
which will champion women and diversity in all aspects of entertainment media. With en- gaged entertainment industry leaders and major corporate sponsors, the Festival is posi- tioned to deliver commercially viable solutions and initiatives to positively support content creation and distribution in support of our mission.
A research-based and com- mercially focused platform that proactively supports di- verse storytellers, the Ben- tonville Film Festival’s mission is to champion women and di- verse voices in media.
In a push to get more Black Americans involved in the world of tech, a slew of organizations teamed up with South by South- west Conventions and Festivals to help more than 100 African- American students attend the bustling interactive, film and music festival in Austin, Texas, this month.
Thanks to the new HBCU@SXSW initiative, 100 students from historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, were granted the oppor- tunity to take part in one of the largest tech industry events in the country. Last year, the inter- active festival attracted over 72,000 of the nation’s brightest thought leaders, investors, fu- ture partners and influencers.
While there are millions of
The Students from several HBCU’s attended the SXSW Convention and Festival in Austin, TX.
African-Americans across the nation who are both interested in and qualified to work in the world of STEM, Blacks and other nonwhite groups remain largely underrepresented in the tech in- dustry.
Industry giants like Google, Microsoft and Facebook have taken heat in recent years over
their failure to hire a workforce that’s as diverse as its consumer base. Just last year, Google’s very first diversity report showed that 30 percent of its staff was female and a mere 2 percent of its employees were Black.
HBCU@SXSW organizer Rod- ney Sampson saw the need for increased diversity in the tech world and decided to do some- thing about it by sponsoring the next generation of engineers to mix and mingle with top-tier tech leaders at SXSW 2017.
The inventive program was able to fund just 50 students in its first year, but more than 440 went through the onerous appli- cation process to be considered for the program this year, USA Today reported.
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