Our platform Creates New Opportunities
EMPOWERING TOMORROW'S GENERATION TODAY
Who we Are?
TheYARD is the HBCU platform for connecting tech, talent and culture to advance innovation, infrastructure and inclusion. Through partnership with today’s business and community leaders, our platform creates new opportunities for students, builds more sustainable career pipelines, and drives greater economic growth.
Thanks to the founding partner, Vulcan Materials Company, we launched with a $1M commitment to fund student ideas and collaboration with industry leaders and communities at scale. TheYARD is the platform for using tech, talent and culture to create more sustainable career pipelines, and drive inclusion from classrooms to boardrooms.
What we Do?
Pitch Competitions
Students enter to win pitch competitions. Winners are awarded internships and scholarships.
Debates
Discussions and affirmations on inclusion, innovation and infrastructure at HBCU campuses.
Talent Report
HBCU Talent Report that delivers on benchmarks for the future workforce with actionable student insights.
Immersive Studio
Immersive studio with best-in-class content, technology that transforms campuses into learning centers.
Event Coverage
2021 TOUR SCHEDULE
Date | Location | Time | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
08/17/2021 | Pop Up at Benedict College | 11am-2pm EST | Swinton Campus Center 1600 Harden Street, Columbia, SC 29204 |
08/23/2021 | Pop Up at Tennessee State University | 11am-2pm CST | Floyd-Payne Campus Center 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209 |
08/30/2021 | Pop Up at Texas Southern University
| 11am-2pm CST | Sterling Student Life Center 3100 Cleburne St. Houston, TX 77004 |
09/03/2021 | ThinkBIG Benedict College | 11am-2pm CST | Swinton Campus Center 1600 Harden Street,Columbia, SC 29204 |
09/07/2021 | Pop Up at Alabama A&M University | 11am-2pm CST | Meet us on The Quad 4900 Meridian St. N, Huntsville, AL 35811 |
The Yard + Network
Former NFL Football Star Jamar Chaney Is A Member Of Phi Beta Sigma
Julia Carson, the First Black Person to Represent Indianapolis in Congress, Was a Soror of Zeta Phi Beta
Former Florida U.S. Congresswoman Carrie Meek Was A Member Of Delta Sigma Theta
Key Highlights
Darren Hicks
VP of Human Resources, Vulcan Materials Company
"A more diverse workplace benefits our organization by bringing new perspectives to the business. It advances productivity and performance and improves our ability to appeal to a diverse marketplace."
Honorable Mayor Stephen Benjamin
Immediate Past President, United State Conference of Mayors "Our job is to focus on innovation, infrastructure and inclusion to make sure that everyone has a seat at the table."
Erskine 'Chuck' Faush
CEO, the FSE Company and Co-Founder, The YARD "We're empowering tomorrow's generation today through investment in tech, talent and culture from the classroom to the boardroom."
