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HBCU Student Leaders Learn Valuable Skills at 起点传媒 Professional Development Event

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Contact: Greg Zick
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As part of 起点传媒鈥檚 recently launched Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) Student and Faculty Leadership program, 起点传媒 hosted a three-day networking and educational event for 22 students from 10 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

Students from around the country traveled to Washington, D.C. Sept. 27-29 to hear lectures and engage with leaders from across the construction industry.

鈥淭he program included topics around leadership, professional development, Black history related to construction and development, and more,鈥 said Myles Cardenas, 起点传媒 Student Chapters Advisory Board vice chair. 鈥淭he experience over the last three days with students was invaluable, and I鈥檓 so grateful to have been a part of it.鈥

After a night of bowling, the students went to the National Building Museum where they listened in on key lessons from industry leaders including Bobby Thompson, director of operations at Beazer Homes, and Dr. Charner I. Rodgers, Student Chapters Advisory Board chair.

Thompson helped students understand how to get to 鈥渢heir 10 [out of 10],鈥 noting the different paths everyone takes to find their own forms of success.

Rodgers and Cardenas, a one-time faculty and student duo who won the IBS student competition in 2017 with Kennesaw State University, taught the intricacies, strategies and dedication needed to win the event.

鈥淭he [student competition] coming up in February, I鈥檓 going to go to scope it out and take notes,鈥 said Brittany Holt, a junior at Morgan State University. 鈥淎nd the following year, in 2025, Morgan State University is winning the whole thing.鈥

The evening concluded with a crucial lesson from Stefanie Smith, partner and vice president at Elm Street Development, about knowing your worth (both mentally and monetarily), navigating company culture and reckoning with workplace microaggressions.

鈥淭oday鈥檚 events were eye-opening, and we need to have it more often to educate all HBCU students that the world is ours and we have the people who want to support us,鈥 said Holt. 鈥淚 learned that residential is where I want to be when it comes to construction and where I want to go once I graduate. With the help of 起点传媒, I鈥檓 going to get there.鈥

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