Baltimore Business Journal July 3, 2019 Bowie State students will be temporary CEOs in partnership with Saxbys coffee company Bowie State University is partnering with Saxbys coffee company to bring an entirely student-operated café to campus, and offer students the chance to become temporary CEOs. The café, which is slated to open on the Prince George's County campus in fall 2019, is part of Saxbys' Experiential Learning Program (ELP). The Phildelphia-based coffee company first introduced its ELP initiative in 2015, with the goal of providing real-world business experiences for undergraduate students as a supplement to traditional classroom learning. The Bowie State location will be the first Saxbys ELP location outside of Pennsylvania, and the first in partnership with a historically black college or university. There are eight other Saxbys ELP locations currently operating in Pennsylvania, in partnership with seven institutions: La Salle University, Millersville University, Temple University, West Chester University, Pennsylvania State University, St. Joseph's University and Drexel University, with two locations on that campus. Bowie State's President Aminta H. Breaux<https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/search/results?q=Aminta%20H.%20Breaux> said her university is proud to host the brand's first location in Maryland. "It provides a wonderful opportunity for our students to take on the role of CEO of the full enterprise, learning all of the business operations from the inside out, including the hiring and managing of fellow students," Breaux said in a statement. "We welcome this great addition to our campus that will complement our expanding entrepreneurship education programs." Each Saxbys ELP café is run entirely by students, and managed by a student café executive officer, or SCEO. The SCEO runs the coffee business for one academic semester and is tasked with overseeing day-to-day operations and managing student employees, as well as developing leadership skills among their peers, implementing marketing initiatives and building relationships with community organizations. The SCEOs must present progress reports, including profit and loss statements, to the Saxbys executive team each month. They will also receive mentorship, training, wages and bonus opportunities through Saxbys, along with full academic credit for their work in the café. After their semester of work, each SCEO and their leadership team will also have access to career coaching and job placement services from Saxbys' corporate team. Saxbys and Bowie State said additional details on the café's opening and its inaugural SCEO will be shared in the coming months. SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/