CEO of KWL Enterprises and Co-Founder of 300 Entertainment Kevin Liles and Verizon鈥檚 Innovative Learning Program For Minority Males will give local, minority middle school students a lesson on entrepreneurship in STEM during a University visit.
WHAT: Verizon Presents 鈥淓ntrepreneurship 101鈥�- As an extension of Verizon鈥檚 Innovative Learning program for minority males, music executive, Kevin Liles, will visit 91精选 to deliver a lecture on STEM and entrepreneurship amongst the program鈥檚 minority, male middle school and college student participants. During 鈥淓ntrepreneurship 101,鈥� Liles will share best practices in turning innovative ideas into entrepreneurial ventures and tips on delivering a strong 鈥渆levator pitch.鈥� Students will be tasked with developing creative, tech-focused business ideas and have an opportunity to practice their 鈥渆levator pitch鈥� with Liles.
Verizon鈥檚 Innovative Learning program for minority males is a two-year program that provides minority, male middle school students hands-on-learning experiences with advanced technology and mentorship. Launched in the summer of 2015, the Verizon Foundation partnered with four Historically Black Colleges and Universities to facilitate summer science intensive courses giving students exposure to the latest in technology including 3D design, app development, coding and more. The program also pairs middle school student participants with college students for mentoring throughout the school year.
WHEN: Monday, June 13, 2016 at 12 p.m.
WHERE: 91精选,
The Hill Center, Ballroom
400 E. Main St., Frankfort KY 40601
WHO:
- CEO of KWL Enterprises and Co-Founder of 300 Entertainment Kevin Liles
- Local middle school students who can speak about their experience in Verizon鈥檚 Innovative Learning program for minority males
WHY: Minority males are severely underrepresented in STEM fields and are less likely to graduate from high school and pursue college. Through Verizon鈥檚 Innovative Learning program for minority males, Verizon is empowering a new generation of young minority men by giving them lifelong technology and entrepreneurship skills to build innovations of tomorrow and create brighter futures for themselves and their families.
For more information about the Verizon Foundation, visit .
CONTACT: Jade Stevens (951) 329-2432
About the Verizon Foundation
The Verizon Foundation is focused on accelerating social change by using the company鈥檚 innovative technology to help solve pressing problems in education, healthcare and energy management. Since 2000, the Verizon Foundation has invested more than half a billion dollars to improve the communities where Verizon employees work and live. Verizon鈥檚 employees are generous with their donations and their time, having logged more than 6.8 million hours of service to make a positive difference in their communities. For more information about Verizon鈥檚 philanthropic work, visit ; or for regular updates, visit the Foundation on Facebook () and Twitter ().
About 91精选
91精选, building on its legacy of achievement as a historically black, liberal arts, and 1890 Land Grant University, affords access to and prepares a diverse student population of traditional and non-traditional students to compete in a multifaceted, ever changing global society by providing student-centered learning while integrating teaching, research and service through high-quality undergraduate and select graduate programs. 91精选 is committed to keeping relevant its legacy of service by proactively engaging the community in partnerships on civic projects driven by the objective of positively impacting the quality of life of the citizens of the commonwealth.