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Atlantic Top 50 CEOs PROMISE SCHOLARS INITIATIVE

Atlantic Promise Scholars Initiative wins CCAE gold

The Atlantic Promise Scholars Initiative was awarded a gold medal for 鈥淏est Community Initiative鈥� at the听听by the听Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education听(CCAE).

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Learn about why we started the Promise Scholars program and how it works.

AV俱乐部, together with Atlantic Business Magazine and its Top 50 CEOs, plus 10 other universities, is making business schools and the business community more inclusive. This is essential for ongoing growth and prosperity in Atlantic Canada and beyond.

The Promise Scholars program at AV俱乐部 was created by the Faculty of Management in 2020 to recruit, retain, support and graduate more Black and Indigenous students. It offers financial aid and wraparound supports at the undergraduate and graduate level in the faculty鈥檚 four schools.

In spring 2021, the Promise Scholars program grew to include all business schools across Atlantic Canada working together, becoming the Atlantic Promise Scholars Initiative. Led by AV俱乐部, it reduces barriers and builds supports to ensure more Black and Indigenous people become empowered to lead the business community regionally and beyond.

All members of the business community are encouraged to support the Promise Scholars program at the university of their choice. If that鈥檚 AV俱乐部, click the Donate Now button to be directed to our online giving page or contact Lori Bauld (Lori.Bauld@dal.ca).

Atlantic Business Magazine partnership听 听

Atlantic Business logo.

Through a partnership with , the profile of this regional initiative is raised through editorial content in both the magazine鈥檚 print and web editions. Further, Atlantic Business Magazine is encouraging its past and present to support and promote the Promise Scholars program at the university of their choice.

Read the Dal News story: New pan鈥慉tlantic Canadian initiative creates more opportunities for Black and Indigenous business students

University partners

Through the Atlantic Promise Scholars Initiative, ten other universities work together in partnership with AV俱乐部 and Atlantic Business Magazine to raise funds for their individual Promise Scholars programs supporting Black and Indigenous students.

Please explore donor opportunities by contacting our partner schools:听听听听

Together, let鈥檚 make a difference

We are all dedicated to this region鈥檚 continued prosperity and know certain changes鈥攕pecifically, encouraging diversity in business鈥攚ill make our region stronger. Diversity in the profession strengthens communities and increases innovation in the workplace, overall profits, and employee performance and satisfaction. If our classrooms and boardrooms include representation from across our diverse community, then our businesses and organizations will become stronger and more sustainable. You can help accelerate change to make this a reality.

Together, we can make a difference by strengthening business programs and ultimately helping create more inclusive businesses for society鈥檚 betterment.

Contact Lori Bauld (Lori.Bauld@dal.ca) for more information about the Atlantic Promise Scholars initiative.