JOIN US
WUAA Philly, NJ, DE Chapter seeks to recruit future bulldogs and inspire
them to pursue higher education, particularly at Wilberforce University.
We welcomes high school students
and young adults residing in the Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware areas to JOIN US at town hall and recruitment events to learn more about Wilberforce University, the nation’s oldest private HBCU (Historically Black College University) owned and operated by
African Americans.
The First, The Force, The Future!
OVERVIEW
WUAA Philly, NJ, DE Chapter plans to re-launch its non-partisan Voter Engagement and Recruitment Initiative under our Future Bulldogs program with a emphasis on high school students in the greater Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware area. The project focus is to empower and engage voters in underserved communities to cast their votes and inspire them to pursue higher education, particularly at Wilberforce University.
Students and young adults will be targeted using coordinated social media outreach, digital marketing campaigning, in person voter education programming with an emphasize on the importance of voting. We plan to gather statistical data that will better inform local communities and national organizations regarding the best ways to mobilize future voters in the high school age demographics.
HBCU WEEK
The HBCU Week Team has some exciting news to share. We've teamed up with our friends at the American Chemistry Council to offer 150, $40,000 scholarships to students who commit to attend an HBCU and declare a STEM major.
Head over to
www.HBCUWeek.org to apply.