March 29, – April 4, 2020, marks the 23rd annual HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Tour for qualifying 10th – 12th grade Missouri and Kansas students. In 2018, the tour resulted in more than $300,000 in combined scholarships offered to seniors participating in the tour. CBKC is proud to be among the sponsors of this program.
Hosted by the Beta Lambda Educational Institute, the HBCU Tour takes up to 80 enrolled high school students on a week-long, whirlwind tour of nearly a dozen higher education institutions. The 2020 tour stops include:
- Kentucky State University, Frankfort, Kentucky
- James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia
- Virginia Union University, Richmond, Virginia
- Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia
- Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia
- University of Maryland Eastern-Shore, Princess Anne, Maryland
- Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware
- Bowie State University, Bowie, Maryland
- Howard University, Washington, D.C.
- Harris-Stowe State University, St. Louis, Missouri
Know a student that should be interested? Space reservation for the 2020 tour is underway now. Direct the student/family to the Alpha Phil Alpha Fraternity, Beta Lambda Chapter website for more information.
Want to help eligible students join the tour? Contact Don Maxwell at 816.421.2021 to learn how you can be a sponsor of the $500 per student cost which covers:
- Ground transportation
- Hotel accommodation
- Breakfast and lunch daily
- Guided tours
- Sightseeing tours
- On-site admission and scholarship applications
- ACT preparation
- College readiness clinic