Where Two or Three Are Gathered: CPR Annual Historical Black College Tour

The HBCU “Where Two or Three Are Gathered SummerCollege Tour” provides African-American students, with a small but mighty unique learning opportunity to visit multiple college campuses and site visits in a single trip. These multi-campus summer college tours give students a solid understanding of the history, culture, and traditions that have shaped the schools’ collective legacy, and experiences that will help them choose the right HBCU. To date, the tours have included no more than six people so as to keep the experiences intimate and personalized. Pre tour experiences include viewing the documentary, “Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities” and Historical Black Colleges Poster Research. Other preparatory opportunities have included a Historical Black Colleges President’s Panel highlighting Dr. Willie Larkin former President of Grambling State, Dr. David Wilson President of Morgan State, Dr. Jerald Woolfolk President of Lincoln University and Dr. Cynthia Warrick President of Stillman College where students were invited to hear and ask questions first-hand from these powerful leaders about educational opportunities at their institutions. The tour experience also provides a source of self-reliance and self-development for many students. This educational endeavor introduces Middle and High School students to college campus life and provides them with firsthand curriculum information, entrance requirements, financial aid and scholarship resources by offering students the opportunity to speak directly with college students and other officials. Aspiring college students are exposed to the world of historically Black Colleges and Universities in order to promote increased college attendance at these institutions of higher learning.