Hampton University News April 26, 2016 Hampton Roads Middle School Boys to Head to HU this Summer for Hands-On Classes in Coding, 3D Design, Entrepreneurship Hampton University Becomes One of 12 University Partners of the Verizon Minority Male Makers Program Minority boys from middle schools across Hampton Roads will have the opportunity to learn technology skills this summer at Hampton University as part of the Verizon Minority Male Makers Program. Hampton University is one of 12 institutions to offer the Verizon Minority Male Makers Program, which launched in 2015 at four leading Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the country. "We are very pleased to be partnering with Verizon on the Verizon Minority Male Maker Program directed by Hampton University," said HU President Dr. William R. Harvey. "Through this program we will offer these promising young students from the Hampton Roads area, hands-on-learning experiences with advanced technology and long-term mentoring. This investment by Verizon will impact Hampton University, our partner schools in this community and the student participants for years to come." The first-of-its-kind, two-year program exposes young male African American and Latino students to technology, including coding and 3D printing, and provides valuable science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and entrepreneurship skills. The program also pairs the young men with mentors for continued learning and support throughout the school year. The Verizon Minority Male Makers program is designed to open the eyes of young male students to the many future career opportunities these skills create. Over the summer students will participate in technology workshops on campus, 4-5 days per week, for approximately four weeks, taught by university professors. Students will also meet with mentors throughout the school year. Verizon executives, Kwame Trotman, Vice President, Customer Service; Tony Lewis, Verizon's Mid-Atlantic Region Vice President and Karen Campbell, Vice-President State Government Affairs visited HU and spoke with professors and students about this important program. For more information about the Verizon Minority Male Makers Program - Directed by Hampton University, contact Dr. Otsebele Nare, Program Director, at otsebele.nare@hamptonu.edu or 757-727-5818. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-592-4820 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.