Farm Credit + HBCU STEAM Day Social Toolkit

Congresswoman Alma Adams: @RepAdams on Twitter @RepAdams on Instagram @CongresswomanAdams on Facebook

STEAM Day Hashtags: #HBCUSTEAM #HBCUStrong #PowerofPartnerships

HBCU STEAM Facts: • HBCUs contribute nearly $15 billion annually to our national economy. • HBCUs produce 42% of black engineers. • HBCUs account for more than one-third of all Black STEM degree-earners. • HBCUs produce more than 46% of Black women engineers. • HBCUs have provided pathways of opportunity for millions of Americans, many of whom are first generation college students. • HBCUs comprise 3% of all colleges and universities yet produce 24% of undergraduate degrees nationwide awarded to African American students. • HBCUs are among the top 10 institutions where African American science and engineering PhDs earn bachelor’s degrees. • HBCUs graduate 40% of Black health professionals. • Currently, there are nearly 300,000 students enrolled at our nation’s 102 HBCUs. • HBCUs are a key to diversifying STEM fields. • HBCUs have produced 40% of African-American members of Congress, 40% of engineers, 50% professors at PWIs, 50% lawyers, and 80% of judges.

Sample Pre-STEAM Day Tweets: #FarmCredit is excited to join the @HBCUCaucus and @RepAdams for the 3rd Annual #HBCUSTEAM Day of Action on Capitol Hill. #HBCUStrong

HBCUs produce 46% of black women engineers and 42% of black engineers. HBCUs are key to workforce diversity. #HBCUStrong #HBCUSTEAM

Get ready for #HBCUSTEAM Day of Action! #FarmCredit is proud to join the @HBCUCaucus at the Capitol for a collective day of advocacy.

We are proud to join the almost 100 members of the @HBCUCaucus at HBCU STEAM Day. #HBCUStrong #HBCUSTEAM

Today is #HBCUSTEAM Day of Action! Proud to join many of our fellow HBCUs on Capitol Hill! #HBCUStrong

#FarmCredit is glad to meet with @HBCUCaucus Members and industry leaders on #HBCUSTEAM Day of Action. HBCU’s are key to building a well-prepared and inclusive workforce.

Facebook: Today, #FarmCredit participated in the 3rd annual #HBCUSTEAM Day of Action on Capitol Hill with the @HBCUCaucus and other HBCU and industry leaders. Together, we worked to provide greater support for our nation’s HBCUs and the 300,000 students that attend these institutions.

Institution Twitter Handle President

Allen University @AllenUniv

Benedict College @BenedictEDU

Bethune Cookman College @bethunecookman

Bennett College @BennettCollege

Bowie State University @BowieState

Central State University @CentralState87

Claflin University @ClaflinUniv1869 @CAU @PrezGTFrench

Dillard University @du1869

Fisk University @FISK1866

Florida Memorial University @FLMemorialUniv

Huston-Tillotson University @HustonTillotson

Interdenominational Theological Center @ITCEducation

Jarvis Christian College @_JarvisCC

Lincoln University (MO) @LUBlueTigers

Johnson C. Smith University @JCSUniversity

Lane College @thelanecollege

LeMoyne–Owen College @LOC_Magicians

Livingstone College @Livingstone1879

Morehouse College @Morehouse

Morris College @MorrisColl1908

Morris Brown College @MorrisBrownATL

North Carolina A&T @ncatsuaggies

Oakwood College @OakwoodU

Paine College @PaineCollege @CollegeElites Saint Augustine's College @SAU_News @ShawUniversity Shorter College @Shorter1886 @SpelmanCollege @StillmanCollege

Talladega College @TalladegaColleg Tennessee State University @TSUedu @TougalooCollege @TuskegeeUniv Virginia State University @VSUTrojans Virginia Union University @VAUnion1865 Voorhees College @VoorheesCollege West Virginia State University @WVStateU @WU_University @WileyCollege Xavier University of Louisiana @XULA1925 @PhilanderSmith Prairie View A&M University @PVAMU Lincoln University @LincolnUofPA