Sports and parties won’t be the only thing happening in Charlotte for the Duke’s Mayo Classic. Events that Labor Day weekend also will include a College and Career fair.
People attending the event can connect with schools doing on-site admissions and network with corporations looking to hire.
The fair will begin with a program featuring members of 100 Black Men, who will talk with high school students about the organization and Aggie-Eagle Classic.
Several North Carolina HBCUs — Elizabeth City State, Winston-Salem State, Johnson C. Smith and more — will be there for on-site admissions.
The list of schools includes:
- Central Piedmont Community College
- Claflin University – Office of Admissions
- Clinton College
- Florida A&M
- Fort Valley State University
- Gardner-Webb University
- Norfolk State University
- Payne Theological Seminary
- Southeastern College
- Southern University at New Orleans
- UNC Charlotte Graduate Studies
- UNC Charlotte, Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore
- Virginia State University
- Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
- Virginia Union University
- Wake Forest University MBA Programs
- Wake Forest University School of Business Pre-Experience
- Wake Forest University School of Professional Studies
- West Virginia State University
- Winthrop University
One focus on the fair will be connecting college and high school students to career resources, said event planner Raukell Robinson.
Businesses attending the fair include:
- Ally
- Bank of America
- Belk
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
- Bureau of ATF – Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
- Canopy Real Estate
- CGI
- City of Rocky Mount Fire Department
- Compass Group
- CSM Sport and Entertainment
- Duke’s Mayonnaise
- Durham Police Department
- Equitable
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Honeywell
- Hornets Sports and Entertainment
- Johnson & Johnson
- Lowe’s Home Improvement
- Luquire
- Maranda Builders
- Mechanics and Farmers Bank
- Molson Coors
- NCDOT
- Novant Health
- Out Turn
- Portsmouth Public Schools
- Red Ventures
- RSM
- Thurgood Marshall College Fund
- Truist
- Urban League of Central Carolinas
- US Army
- Waffle House
- Cricket Wrieless
- Wells Fargo
- Mecklenburg County
- Piedmont Airlines
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Rho Psi Omega Chapter (Voter Registration w/NCCU & FAFSA Support)
IF YOU GO:
- Date: Sept. 2
- Time: 2:30-4:30
- Place: Charlotte Convention Center
- Cost: Free
