IMMERSE D.C. - An Exclusive Black History and DE&I in Business Experience

Thursday, March 23, 2023 The event started -370 days ago

8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Off campus

Travel to Washington, D.C. for FREE for an exclusive Black history and DE&I in business experience just for UAH business students!

 

Apply Here

 

IMPORTANT DATES

- February 21, 2023 at midnight, application closes

- March 23 - 25, 2023, trip dates 

OVERVIEW: This FREE trip has been strategically planned to provide business students with an opportunity to reflect on Black history in the United States, meet with industry leaders to discuss diversity in business by visiting corporate partners of UAH’s at their headquarters in the D.C. metro area, tour national monuments related to Black history, and explore a major metropolitan they may be interested in launching their business career in.

 

PROGRAM DETAILS:

- Business students will travel with a UAH COB representative.

- Class excuse notes will be provided to those who are selected to attend.

- This trip is FREE for selected UAH business students. (Includes airfare, hotel, transportation, all tours, meals, etc.)

- Selected students will share a hotel room, but will have their own bed.

 

TRIP PURPOSE:

- Provide business students with the opportunity to immerse themselves in and reflect on Black history

- Provide business students with the opportunity to speak with and learn from industry DE&I professionals as they discuss the state of DE&I in the business environment

- Provide business students with the opportunity to network with business professionals in the D.C. metro area

- Empower business students take what they learned on the trip and create positive change on campus, in their communities, and in their future workplace

 

AGENDA (Subject to Change):

Thursday, March 23, 2023

- Early a.m. flight from HSV to D.C.

- Afternoon at the National Museum of African American History and Culture

- Defrief on the National Mall

- Free time

 

Friday, March 24, 2023

- Travel to corporate HQ to discuss the state of DE&I in business

- Networking lunch with business professionals

- Afternoon tour of the Capitol

- Free time

 

Saturday, March 25, 2023

- Lincoln Memorial, where MLK gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech

- MLK Memorial

- White House

- Free time

- Evening flight back to HSV

 

APPLICATION DETAILS: Click HERE to view the application and apply.

- Name

- UAH Email

- UAH A Number

- Expected graduation date

- Confirmation that you are a UAH business student

- Confirmation that you are a undergraduate or graduate business student 

- Selection of your business major

- Short Essay (200 - 400 words)- How how you would apply your experience and what you learned on the trip to impact UAH, the College of Business, your community, your personal life, or your professional career.

- Short Essay (200 - 400 words)- Click here to see a map of the exhibits in the National Museum of African American History and Culture.  Of the exhibits in the museum, which are you most interested in learning more about, and why?

 

Questions? Please contact Drew Yarbrough, dwh0012@uah.edu


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