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 Clark Atlanta University @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 Rust College @CollegeElites Saint Augustine's College @SAU_News Shaw University @ShawUniversity Shorter College @Shorter1886 Spelman College @SpelmanCollege Stillman College @StillmanCollege
Talladega College @TalladegaColleg Tennessee State University @TSUedu Tougaloo College @TougalooCollege Tuskegee University @TuskegeeUniv Virginia State University @VSUTrojans Virginia Union University @VAUnion1865 Voorhees College @VoorheesCollege West Virginia State University @WVStateU Wilberforce University @WU_University Wiley College @WileyCollege Xavier University of Louisiana @XULA1925 Philander Smith College @PhilanderSmith Prairie View A&M University @PVAMU Lincoln University @LincolnUofPA