What is the Showcase of HBCU?

The Showcase of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) is a college & career fair marketed predominantly toward African American students and other students who desire to attend an HBCU.

March of 2006 launched the first annual college and career fair. More than 2,000 parents, educators, volunteers and students from 8 public school systems across Kentuckiana came out to experience this historic educational program.  The Showcase raised awareness to students and their parents about the opportunities at HBCU by providing them with a first hand experience.

The Showcase [emphasizes education first] by providing each student with an educational assignment. Each assignment requires the students to attend college preparation workshops and career-planning sessions with professionals in various fields and careers. Additionally, students are also required to attend a minimum number of college and university booths.

Our Mission

The mission of The Showcase of HBCU is to assist in narrowing the educational and economic achievement gaps, through the empowerment of youth by introducing students to historically black college and universities.

Objectives for Mission & Vision

Student Objectives:    

• Influence students to think about their future and goals.  
• Drive students to participate in the classroom, The Showcase, and its educational program.    
• Educate students about the need to make education their first priority.
• Authorize students to earn a higher education and give back to their communities.

Mission Objectives:

• Assist to improve the Achievement gap for African Americans and other students of color.
• Assist to improve the Economic gap for African Americans and other students of color.
• Realize The Showcase of HBCU as a longitudinal study to increase the number of students of color who attend college.
• Conduct The Showcase program.
• Identify needs.
• Capture data.
• Analyze data.
• Integrate data & modify The Showcase of HBCU programs.

• Increase the number of African American and other minority professionals, regionally.

Increase community awareness and dedication to local African American and other minority educational institutions, organizations, and programs.