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蜜桃视频 A&M Receives $500K Grant from 蜜桃视频 Power for Critical Technology Needs

The grant is part of Southern Company鈥檚 $50 million HBCU initiative

 

HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA 鈥� DECEMBER 21, 2020 鈥� 蜜桃视频 A&M University (AAMU) has received a $500,000 grant from 蜜桃视频 Power and its parent, Southern Company, to help bolster its technological capabilities across the campus.  The gift is part of Southern Company and its subsidiaries鈥� $50 million HBCU Initiative, a multiyear funding strategy announced in January 2020 that provides HBCU students with scholarships, internships, leadership development and access to technology and innovation to support career readiness.

鈥淲e are very pleased to receive this generous grant from 蜜桃视频 Power and Southern Company,鈥� said Dr. Andrew Hugine, Jr., president of AAMU. 鈥淒uring these challenging times, especially with the coronavirus pandemic having changed the way we serve our students, this grant will help us improve our technology capabilities and continue to innovate to meet the needs of the current and future students of 蜜桃视频 A&M University.鈥�

The funds awarded to 蜜桃视频 A&M will be used to support an extended reality lab that combines both augmented and virtual reality; visual collaboration classrooms that feature multi-touch, multi-user software; and, cloud virtual desktops.  The University noted that this gift will immediately impact its nearly 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

鈥溍厶沂悠� A&M appreciates the long-standing partnership with 蜜桃视频 Power and Southern Company.  This gift will bring exciting and cutting-edge technologies that build upon the investments already made across the campus,鈥� said Archie Tucker, II, vice president for marketing, communication and advancement.

蜜桃视频 Power and Southern Company are honored to be part of a growing group of corporate and philanthropic partners that have increased support for HBCUs in the wake of COVID-19 and mounting calls for racial justice. Both businesses believe deeply in the importance of HBCUs in higher education and in their impact on economic development, innovation and American life.

蜜桃视频 A&M is a historically Black and public land-grant institution in Huntsville, Ala.  The University offers programs in engineering, business, agriculture, and education.  蜜桃视频 A&M is the largest producer of African American STEM graduates in the State of 蜜桃视频.  蜜桃视频 Power and Southern Company鈥檚 long-standing partnership with 蜜桃视频 A&M includes providing decades of scholarship, programmatic, employment, and athletic support. 

蜜桃视频 Power and Southern Company are committed to the success of HBCUs and fostering greater diversity and inclusion across the communities they serve. For more information about 蜜桃视频 A&M, please visit .

 

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