To kick off Black History Month, FedEx announced a new initiative to help foster excellence among students from 8 illustrious HBCUs. The company is gearing up to launch the FedEx-HBCU Student Ambassador Program, which will kick off sometime in March.
This program will impact select students attending Jackson State, Miles College, Tennessee State, Lane College, Mississippi Valley State, Paul Quinn College, Fayetteville State, and LeMoyne-Owen College. Participants were chosen based on their career aspirations, and they will get the opportunity to take advantage of resources to help them prepare to transition to the workforce.
"The FedEx-HBCU Student Ambassador program will continue to strengthen our important relationships with HBCUs across the country," said Judy Edge, FedEx's VP of human resources. "We're preparing tomorrow's leaders, and the students we reach through this program will gain valuable practical experience that will help prepare them to enter the workforce. It will also help us to continue to bring diverse talent into our pipeline at FedEx."
The student ambassadors will participate in a presentation ceremony alongside FedEx representatives and HBCU leaders later today at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
More great JSU news everyone! JSU is partnering with FedEx, the world's largest express transportation company, for their HBCU Student Ambassador Program. Students Jay'La Manor and Ezra Snell II will represent the institution in the inaugural cohort. https://t.co/WZWpRlQ8Ku
— Jackson State U. (@JacksonStateU) February 1, 2022
FedEx has just announced a partnership with Lane College and seven other HBCU’s to launch a Student Ambassador Program. It's an important part of a comprehensive program to prepare students at HBCUs to be leaders and to learn about the FedEx enterprise.https://t.co/vjisxeYJqD
pic.twitter.com/3H0uq0porn— Lane College (@thelanecollege) February 1, 2022
This initiative comes about a year after FedEx made a $5 million grant and 5-year commitment to support students at 4 of the aforementioned institutions: Jackson State, Mississippi Valley State, Tennessee State, and LeMoyne-Owen College. Resultingly, the FedEx-HBCU Student Ambassador Program is essentially the next installment of the company's ongoing commitment to HBCUs.
"This contribution further deepens our commitment to creating more equitable communities by breaking down barriers to work and making a sustainable, long-term impact on underrepresented groups," Edge said of the company's commitment last year.
