Impact Students like Joshua Claybrooks
Kentucky State University's student Joshua Claybrooks has been accepted into the U.S. Department of Education White House Initiative on Advancing Equity, Educational Excellence and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities - 2024 HBCU Scholar Recognition Program. Claybrooks is a junior majoring in math education and is the president of the Kentucky State University Education Association.
“I am grateful for the opportunity to represent Kentucky State University (KSU) and
serve as a connection between the White House and KSU,” said Claybrooks. “I am most
excited about networking with other scholars and working with NASA, while finding
creative ideas to help KSU and my future endeavors.”
The program recognizes outstanding student leaders and further empowers them with tools for excellence. Scholars were picked from a talented group of students, and their selections were informed by presidential recommendation and endorsement by HBCU faculty. They were chosen due to a unique combination of academic achievements, campus leadership, civic engagement and entrepreneurial spirit.
As an HBCU scholar, Claybrooks will:
· Serve as a student ambassador for the Initiative and KSU, ensure information, resources and opportunities and distributed throughout the campus community.
· Be invited to attend the 2024 Annual National HBCU Week Conference workshops, designed to help scholars learn and adopt promising practices in areas such as leadership, professional development, HBCU excellence and workforce development.
· Be invited to participate in monthly masterclasses hosted by the Initiative and various partners. · Network with other scholars, federal agencies and private partners to showcase their collective talent across the HBCU community.
“Participating in this program is meaningful because I can make the change I wanted to see and strive for anything I want in life and receive help with kickstarting my career,” said Claybrooks.
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