By Tierra Stone
AFRO Intern
tierrastone@afro.com
Livingstone College is receiving a $10 million donation, the school’s president, Dr. Anthony Davis, recently announced during a conference of the AME Zion Church. The news came during a July 22 call from a sponsor who chooses to remain anonymous, he said.
Livingstone College, which is a private, Christian HBCU (historically Black colleges and universities), has obtained a series of donations that’s primarily focused on amplifying student life and campus establishments. During the 2023 fall semester homecoming celebration, the college received its very first contribution, which became an integral moment for the school to seal funding toward campus restoration and educational programs. However, the second donation was showcased in February during the college’s 145th Founders Day event, which also helped to strengthen their monetary planning.
Many of these contributions are solely used toward revamping the school and obtaining new materials to support the student body. Additionally, Livingstone has strived to use these funds in several ways such as to help increase employment opportunities and amplify student enrollment, understanding that enhancing present-day facilities play a role in attracting future students and cultivating a beneficial learning environment.
At this moment in time, Livingstone College is in the process of a $30 million regeneration project that has gone through many stages.The first stage has already begun with the creation of new dormitories and a new cafeteria. Both of these developments are set to be completed by the end of this year, which will be the start of a new journey for the campus.
Beyond these upgrades, the college has also worked towards launching a biomanufacturing training program. This enterprise is a part of President Biden’s Build Back Initiative, which focuses on capacitating underfunded communities in North Carolina by providing exclusively designed skills and training programs. The school has also acquired a $1 million donation for lab equipment to aid this training program, and the main goal of this initiative is to help prepare each student for these job fields and to enhance the economic upsurge within the region.
Livingstone College was established in 1879 in Concord, North Carolina, as the Zion Wesley Institute. The school has had a rich history built on providing African-American students with access to a quality education. For many years, the school has continued to oblige the needs of the surrounding community by living up to its mission of academic achievement and social conscience.
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