Wilmington’s HBCU Week runs from Sept. 17 to Sept. 24.
Wilmington’s seventh annual HBCU Week and college fair kicks off Sunday, Sept. 17.
It hopes to add to the 6,500 admissions and $60 million in scholarships that have been granted to city students since its inception in 2017.
City mayor Mike Purzycki and ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith – Wilmington’s HBCU ambassador – this week detailed the schedule of events celebrating the nation’s 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
The event runs from Sunday through the next Sunday and will include a prayer brunch, 5K, middle school college tour, R&B concert, panel discussion, conversations on social justice, a college fair, comedy show, block party, battle of the bands and more.
This year, 25 HBCUs and 10 corporations will participate, allowing students to meet and talk to college recruiters and corporate partners one-on-one to discuss admission, scholarships and internships.
“HBCU Week has been extremely successful because of an outpouring of support from local students who crave more educational opportunities,” Purzycki said. “I can’t wait for our young people to learn about all of the possibilities and opportunities that HBCUs have to offer them.”
The 2023 HBCU Week will once again include the presentation of a $10,000 Mike Purzycki Changemaker Scholarship to a student who lives in Wilmington and has committed to an HBCU. To apply to the scholarship, click here.
HBCU Week was created to expose local high school students to the history, pride and academic offerings of those colleges and universities, and to encourage young people to attain a new level of educational achievement.
Raised in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Jarek earned a B.A. in journalism and a B.A. in political science from Temple University in 2021. After running CNN’s Michael Smerconish’s YouTube channel, Jarek became a reporter for the Bucks County Herald before joining Delaware LIVE News.
