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There are nearly half a billion Indigenous Peoples in 90 countries around the world. Indigenous Peoples are among the most disadvantaged and vulnerable people on the planet. The international community recognizes that special measures are required to protect Indigenous rights and to maintain their distinct cultures and ways of life.[i]
To raise awareness of the issues Indigenous Peoples face, the UN has declared August 9 International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.
Education is an equalizer
At Cisco Networking Academy, we are proud to deliver curriculum and experiences that empower learners in 190 countries for a new education era.[ii] We know education is an equalizer. We work to elevate people of all backgrounds, and to bridge digital divides for underrepresented communities, opening them up to a world of opportunities to participate and contribute to evolving economies.
I’d like to take this moment to share some inspiring stories of Indigenous individual and community elevation and empowerment through our Cisco Networking Academy community.
Grasping opportunity with both hands
Tallara[iii] (Tully) was born and raised in a small town called Yass, around 280km southwest of Sydney, Australia.
“Being from the country I’ve only worked in retail jobs,” she says. “At high school I got into hospitality just because that’s easy work in Yass. There are lots of restaurants and things… that’s why I went into that.”
Tully’s High school teacher, Trish, had moved on to a role at Kirra Services, a Supply Nation Certified Indigenous IT business that aims to increase opportunities for Indigenous participation in the IT industry.
Trish recognized Tully’s desire to help people, and suggested she join the Junior Cybersecurity Analyst[iv] pathway program Kirra was facilitating.
Tully jumped at the opportunity
Since starting Tully has spent time helping remote Indigenous communities get online by traveling to an indigenous community at Lake Cargelligo, nearly 600km west of Sydney.
“I have Indigenous heritage on my dad’s side. It’s been a big thing. And even just living in Yass you see the community having struggles with these sort of things,” she says. “So it’s been a big thing to be able to come out here, and obviously I can relate a little bit with them out here as well.”
“I think it would be obviously my goal to do this kind of community work,” says Tully of her time at Lake Cargelligo. “It’s so rewarding just to be with people—I love being with people—it’s been really awesome.”
We are encouraged to hear that Tully is also now participating in a three-year project management traineeship. It’s enthusiastic and well-trained young people like Tully who will help bridge the digital divide faced by remote rural and Indigenous communities in Australia, bringing connectivity and opportunities they may have never imagined existed.
Transforming lives and preserving cultures
About halfway around the world in Panama, a Cisco Networking Instructor Julio Lezcano[v] has devoted his career to getting Panamanians online—in the 1990s he was instrumental in getting Panama connected to the internet.
But despite Panama’s introduction to the internet in 1994 and the explosion in the use of mobile devices, the last World Bank data for Panama shows only 68 percent of the population[vi] using the internet.
In part, this is because traditional internet providers can’t justify the costs of getting internet connections to remote communities.
Julio, professor of Computer Networks at the Technological University of Panama (UTP), recognized that Indigenous communities in the Chagres River Basin were close enough to Panama City to be tourist destinations, yet remote enough that they didn’t have internet connectivity. He also recognized that a different internet service solution was ideal for these communities.
At the first Latin American Summit of Community Networks,[vii] held in September 2018, a definition of this different model was developed: “Community networks are networks owned and collectively managed by the community, non-profit and for community purposes; They are constituted as collectives, Indigenous communities or nonprofit civil society organizations, which exercise their right to communication, under principles of democratic participation of their members, equity, gender equality, diversity and plurality.”
On October 21, 2023, the Panama Chapter of Internet Sociedad (ISOC Panama), with the support of UTP launched the community networks of Tusipono and Parará Puru, Emberá indigenous communities.
“The objective of the community networks project in the Emberá Indigenous communities of Panama is that the women and men of Tusipono and Parará Puru will build a self-managed wireless community network, whose main objective is to preserve and promote the Emberá culture through the sustainability of artisans and entrepreneurs of ethnic tourism, because these activities are the main sources of income for the community,” says Julio.
Thirty years after succeeding in getting Panama connected to the internet, Julio continues to engage underrepresented communities to create personal empowerment, workforce opportunity, and stronger communities.
Indigenous education for greater opportunity
Dr Gabriella Arellano[viii] pursued her lifelong ambition to get into education, enrolling to study for her master’s degree at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota. “I was accepted into a few graduate schools in California,” she says. “But I wanted to go to school here so I could meet people.”
After graduating she was offered a teaching role at Standing Rock Reservation. “I had never been to Standing Rock. I learned a lot about the community and the culture,” she says.
Gabriella went on to get certified as a college-level instructor, and qualified as a Cisco Networking Academy instructor as well. This led to a job at Sitting Bull Community College, a public tribal land-grant college founded by the Standing Rock Sioux tribe of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
With a small student body of only around 300, the college faces challenges offering a broad range of courses. For this reason Sitting Bull College partnered with Turtle Mountain Community College and Stone Child Community College to develop a consortium to offer cybersecurity courses in rural tribal colleges in two different states. It is a shared-resources model that helps provide students a broader range of opportunities.
“It’s really important for people—especially people who care about education—to know that there are rural community strategies to increase the access to opportunities for students. Education is evolving and there is always more to do. It has been inspiring to work with Cisco’s technical leaders and business development team who have gone above and beyond to help us provide the best education to our students. It has impacted and changed many lives.”
Powering an inclusive future for all
The United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples[ix] stresses the importance of education for Indigenous empowerment. These diverse stories exemplify Cisco Networking Academy’s potential to power inclusive futures for all, through learning and digital skills, including for Indigenous Peoples.
Learn more about Cisco Networking Academy for Educators
Sources
[i] https://www.un.org/en/observances/indigenous-day
[iii] https://www.netacad.com/careers/success-stories/opportunity-knocks-for-tallara-in-regional-australia
[v] https://www.netacad.com/careers/success-stories/quest-to-connect-panama
[vi] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?locations=PA
[vii] https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/
[viii] https://www.netacad.com/careers/success-stories/empowering-students-at-standing-rock-reservation
[ix] https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/DRIPS_en.pdf
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There are nearly half a billion Indigenous Peoples in 90 countries around the world. Indigenous Peoples are among the most disadvantaged and vulnerable people on the planet. The international community recognizes that special measures are required to protect Indigenous rights and to maintain their distinct cultures and ways of life.[i]
To raise awareness of the issues Indigenous Peoples face, the UN has declared August 9 International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.
Education is an equalizer
At Cisco Networking Academy, we are proud to deliver curriculum and experiences that empower learners in 190 countries for a new education era.[ii] We know education is an equalizer. We work to elevate people of all backgrounds, and to bridge digital divides for underrepresented communities, opening them up to a world of opportunities to participate and contribute to evolving economies.
I’d like to take this moment to share some inspiring stories of Indigenous individual and community elevation and empowerment through our Cisco Networking Academy community.
Grasping opportunity with both hands
Tallara[iii] (Tully) was born and raised in a small town called Yass, around 280km southwest of Sydney, Australia.
“Being from the country I’ve only worked in retail jobs,” she says. “At high school I got into hospitality just because that’s easy work in Yass. There are lots of restaurants and things… that’s why I went into that.”
Tully’s High school teacher, Trish, had moved on to a role at Kirra Services, a Supply Nation Certified Indigenous IT business that aims to increase opportunities for Indigenous participation in the IT industry.
Trish recognized Tully’s desire to help people, and suggested she join the Junior Cybersecurity Analyst[iv] pathway program Kirra was facilitating.
Tully jumped at the opportunity
Since starting Tully has spent time helping remote Indigenous communities get online by traveling to an indigenous community at Lake Cargelligo, nearly 600km west of Sydney.
“I have Indigenous heritage on my dad’s side. It’s been a big thing. And even just living in Yass you see the community having struggles with these sort of things,” she says. “So it’s been a big thing to be able to come out here, and obviously I can relate a little bit with them out here as well.”
“I think it would be obviously my goal to do this kind of community work,” says Tully of her time at Lake Cargelligo. “It’s so rewarding just to be with people—I love being with people—it’s been really awesome.”
We are encouraged to hear that Tully is also now participating in a three-year project management traineeship. It’s enthusiastic and well-trained young people like Tully who will help bridge the digital divide faced by remote rural and Indigenous communities in Australia, bringing connectivity and opportunities they may have never imagined existed.
Transforming lives and preserving cultures
About halfway around the world in Panama, a Cisco Networking Instructor Julio Lezcano[v] has devoted his career to getting Panamanians online—in the 1990s he was instrumental in getting Panama connected to the internet.
But despite Panama’s introduction to the internet in 1994 and the explosion in the use of mobile devices, the last World Bank data for Panama shows only 68 percent of the population[vi] using the internet.
In part, this is because traditional internet providers can’t justify the costs of getting internet connections to remote communities.
Julio, professor of Computer Networks at the Technological University of Panama (UTP), recognized that Indigenous communities in the Chagres River Basin were close enough to Panama City to be tourist destinations, yet remote enough that they didn’t have internet connectivity. He also recognized that a different internet service solution was ideal for these communities.
At the first Latin American Summit of Community Networks,[vii] held in September 2018, a definition of this different model was developed: “Community networks are networks owned and collectively managed by the community, non-profit and for community purposes; They are constituted as collectives, Indigenous communities or nonprofit civil society organizations, which exercise their right to communication, under principles of democratic participation of their members, equity, gender equality, diversity and plurality.”
On October 21, 2023, the Panama Chapter of Internet Sociedad (ISOC Panama), with the support of UTP launched the community networks of Tusipono and Parará Puru, Emberá indigenous communities.
“The objective of the community networks project in the Emberá Indigenous communities of Panama is that the women and men of Tusipono and Parará Puru will build a self-managed wireless community network, whose main objective is to preserve and promote the Emberá culture through the sustainability of artisans and entrepreneurs of ethnic tourism, because these activities are the main sources of income for the community,” says Julio.
Thirty years after succeeding in getting Panama connected to the internet, Julio continues to engage underrepresented communities to create personal empowerment, workforce opportunity, and stronger communities.
Indigenous education for greater opportunity
Dr Gabriella Arellano[viii] pursued her lifelong ambition to get into education, enrolling to study for her master’s degree at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota. “I was accepted into a few graduate schools in California,” she says. “But I wanted to go to school here so I could meet people.”
After graduating she was offered a teaching role at Standing Rock Reservation. “I had never been to Standing Rock. I learned a lot about the community and the culture,” she says.
Gabriella went on to get certified as a college-level instructor, and qualified as a Cisco Networking Academy instructor as well. This led to a job at Sitting Bull Community College, a public tribal land-grant college founded by the Standing Rock Sioux tribe of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
With a small student body of only around 300, the college faces challenges offering a broad range of courses. For this reason Sitting Bull College partnered with Turtle Mountain Community College and Stone Child Community College to develop a consortium to offer cybersecurity courses in rural tribal colleges in two different states. It is a shared-resources model that helps provide students a broader range of opportunities.
“It’s really important for people—especially people who care about education—to know that there are rural community strategies to increase the access to opportunities for students. Education is evolving and there is always more to do. It has been inspiring to work with Cisco’s technical leaders and business development team who have gone above and beyond to help us provide the best education to our students. It has impacted and changed many lives.”
Powering an inclusive future for all
The United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples[ix] stresses the importance of education for Indigenous empowerment. These diverse stories exemplify Cisco Networking Academy’s potential to power inclusive futures for all, through learning and digital skills, including for Indigenous Peoples.
Learn more about Cisco Networking Academy for Educators
Sources
[i] https://www.un.org/en/observances/indigenous-day
[iii] https://www.netacad.com/careers/success-stories/opportunity-knocks-for-tallara-in-regional-australia
[v] https://www.netacad.com/careers/success-stories/quest-to-connect-panama
[vi] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?locations=PA
[vii] https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2018/community-networks-in-latin-america/
[viii] https://www.netacad.com/careers/success-stories/empowering-students-at-standing-rock-reservation
[ix] https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/DRIPS_en.pdf
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With comprehensive disclosure requirements now applying to tens of thousands of companies under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), what does it mean for the many organizations that already report their impacts using the GRI Standards?
As an in-depth new publication from GRI explores, a high degree of interoperability has been achieved between the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and the widely used GRI Standards. The GRI and Sustainability Reporting in the EU Q&A sets out:
GRI collaboration with EFRAG will lead to 42,500 companies publishing impact reporting through the ESRS that is aligned with the GRI Standards.Multiple resources – including an interoperability index and full mapping table, training courses and report services – have been provided to help GRI reporters meet CSRD rules.A renewed GRI-EFRAG MoU is delivering a next phase of deeper cooperation on standard setting, plus a commitment to further capacity building.GRI’s global relevance is enhanced by joint-working with the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), to complement jurisdictional reporting requirements.How the GRI Standards, ESRS and IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards fit together, including the different approaches to materiality.
Peter Paul van de Wijs, GRI Chief Policy Officer, said:
“The sustainability reporting landscape is fast evolving, and understandably there are questions from reporters and other stakeholders about GRI’s central role. As this publication underlines, four years of cooperation with EFRAG to co-construct the ESRS has meant that our standards are complementary and very closely aligned for impact reporting, including on definitions, metrics and disclosures.
Most large companies, in the EU and elsewhere, already report with GRI. It is hugely reassuring that they can apply their existing disclosure practices to meet ESRS requirements. Our ongoing collaboration with EFRAG future proofs the relevance of the GRI Standards in the EU, while our broader engagements with the IFRS Foundation and other jurisdictions is reinforcing on a global scale the many benefits of impact reporting with GRI.”
Launched this month is a new GRI-ESRS Linkage Service that offers feedback to reporting organizations on how to align a GRI sustainability report with the ESRSA new series of GRI Academy training courses specifically focused on the ESRS will become available this yearA Top 10 summary version of the GRI-ESRS Q&A is also available
The CSRD disclosure requirements initially applies to 42,500 companies as of January 2024. This includes large companies in the EU and those listed on European stock exchanges. Additionally, some large non-EU companies will be in scope from 2028.
The GRI Standards are the most used sustainability reporting standards by European companies. The ESRS mandates reporting on all material impacts, risks, and opportunities; where they lack coverage (such as in tax or sector-specific standards) companies can use GRI reporting to fill the gap to ensure full compliance.
GRI signed an initial MoU in 2021 with EFRAG to co-construct the first set of ESRS. A new cooperation agreement was reached in November 2023, which substantiates the benefits of the alignment achieved between the ESRS and the GRI Standards and commits the organizations to continue working together to deliver technical support for reporting companies.
The high degree of interoperability between the ESRS and GRI Standards was confirmed in a joint statement issued by EFRAG and GRI in September 2023.
In May 2024, a collaboration between GRI, Pascal Durand (MEP and CSRD Rapporteur), and the Lefebvre Sarrut Group led to the publication of CSRD Essentials: a free resource covering the key implementation themes of the new EU directive.
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is the independent, international organization that helps businesses and other organizations take responsibility for their impacts, by providing the global common language to report those impacts. The GRI Standards are the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards, which are developed through a multi-stakeholder process and provided as a free public good.
With comprehensive disclosure requirements now applying to tens of thousands of companies under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), what does it mean for the many organizations that already report their impacts using the GRI Standards?
As an in-depth new publication from GRI explores, a high degree of interoperability has been achieved between the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and the widely used GRI Standards. The GRI and Sustainability Reporting in the EU Q&A sets out:
GRI collaboration with EFRAG will lead to 42,500 companies publishing impact reporting through the ESRS that is aligned with the GRI Standards.Multiple resources – including an interoperability index and full mapping table, training courses and report services – have been provided to help GRI reporters meet CSRD rules.A renewed GRI-EFRAG MoU is delivering a next phase of deeper cooperation on standard setting, plus a commitment to further capacity building.GRI’s global relevance is enhanced by joint-working with the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), to complement jurisdictional reporting requirements.How the GRI Standards, ESRS and IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards fit together, including the different approaches to materiality.
Peter Paul van de Wijs, GRI Chief Policy Officer, said:
“The sustainability reporting landscape is fast evolving, and understandably there are questions from reporters and other stakeholders about GRI’s central role. As this publication underlines, four years of cooperation with EFRAG to co-construct the ESRS has meant that our standards are complementary and very closely aligned for impact reporting, including on definitions, metrics and disclosures.
Most large companies, in the EU and elsewhere, already report with GRI. It is hugely reassuring that they can apply their existing disclosure practices to meet ESRS requirements. Our ongoing collaboration with EFRAG future proofs the relevance of the GRI Standards in the EU, while our broader engagements with the IFRS Foundation and other jurisdictions is reinforcing on a global scale the many benefits of impact reporting with GRI.”
Launched this month is a new GRI-ESRS Linkage Service that offers feedback to reporting organizations on how to align a GRI sustainability report with the ESRSA new series of GRI Academy training courses specifically focused on the ESRS will become available this yearA Top 10 summary version of the GRI-ESRS Q&A is also available
The CSRD disclosure requirements initially applies to 42,500 companies as of January 2024. This includes large companies in the EU and those listed on European stock exchanges. Additionally, some large non-EU companies will be in scope from 2028.
The GRI Standards are the most used sustainability reporting standards by European companies. The ESRS mandates reporting on all material impacts, risks, and opportunities; where they lack coverage (such as in tax or sector-specific standards) companies can use GRI reporting to fill the gap to ensure full compliance.
GRI signed an initial MoU in 2021 with EFRAG to co-construct the first set of ESRS. A new cooperation agreement was reached in November 2023, which substantiates the benefits of the alignment achieved between the ESRS and the GRI Standards and commits the organizations to continue working together to deliver technical support for reporting companies.
The high degree of interoperability between the ESRS and GRI Standards was confirmed in a joint statement issued by EFRAG and GRI in September 2023.
In May 2024, a collaboration between GRI, Pascal Durand (MEP and CSRD Rapporteur), and the Lefebvre Sarrut Group led to the publication of CSRD Essentials: a free resource covering the key implementation themes of the new EU directive.
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is the independent, international organization that helps businesses and other organizations take responsibility for their impacts, by providing the global common language to report those impacts. The GRI Standards are the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards, which are developed through a multi-stakeholder process and provided as a free public good.
HOUSTON, August 19, 2024 /3BL/ – The Baker Hughes Foundation announced Monday two grants in support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) for the 2024-25 academic year: a $200,000 grant to Texas Southern University (TSU) and a $200,000 grant to Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). The donations are part of the Foundation’s long-running mission to promote education and opportunity in the communities where Baker Hughes employees live and work. The grants will help provide financial support for a wide variety of STEM programs, student development, professional certifications and career readiness.
Since 2021, the Baker Hughes Foundation has contributed over $1 million to various HBCUs due to their historic ties to Baker Hughes and its employees, and the universities’ strong academic programs in science, technology, engineering, business and legal fields.
“We are proud to continue to support the HBCUs providing future generations with the keys to success will help drive innovation and build a diverse workforce for the future,” said Deanna Jones, Baker Hughes’ executive vice president of People, Communications and Transformation and president of the Baker Hughes Foundation. “Together, we will be able to take energy forward.”
The grant to TSU will support various curriculum development, leadership training, and career service initiatives for students enrolled in the Jesse H. Jones School of Business and the College of Sciences, Engineering and Technology. The grant will also provide access to assessments and soft skill trainings, strengthen diverse student recruitment and placement into high demand career pathways, support the learning around ESG literacy, and expand access to professional conferences and professional pathways. TSU is one of the nation’s largest HBCUs, with over 120 degree programs.
The grant to PVAMU will primarily support summer bridge programs, hardship scholarships, and leadership and tutoring programs for engineering and business students. Summer bridge programs are designed to ease the transition to college and support postsecondary success by providing students with the academic skills and social resources needed to succeed in a college environment. With funds from the Baker Hughes Foundation, PVAMU will allow students to develop skills as financial analysts and portfolio managers. PVAMU is the second-oldest public institution of higher education in Texas and a Carnegie-classified high-research activity university that offers academic programs through its 10 colleges and schools.
“Texas Southern University is grateful to the Baker Hughes Foundation for its investment into our students,” said TSU President J. W. Crawford III. “Student achievement is at the center of everything we do at the university. The skills our students will hone, as a result of this support, are skills that employers use to identify potential employees who have the potential to be dynamic contributors to their respective organizations. We look forward to the impact this gift will have on our students and their academic achievement, as well as their future professional endeavors.”
“Baker Hughes is a long-standing partner and supporter of PVAMU, and we are proud to continue the work of educating brilliant minds and preparing the thousands of students with the necessary skills for college readiness that this collaboration will yield,” said PVAMU Vice President for Enrollment Management Dr. Sarina R. Willis.
The grants align with Baker Hughes’ strategy of building the energy workforce of the future and promoting a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. This donation also supports Baker Hughes’ commitment to advancing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – specifically SDG 4 to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education for all.
To learn more about Baker Hughes’ work in supporting its communities, visit our Corporate Responsibility website.
About the Baker Hughes Foundation:
For 30 years, the Baker Hughes Foundation has been a steward of charitable resources for meaningful community impact. The Foundation seeks to advance environmental quality, education, health, safety, and wellness around the world by supporting organizations with shared values, demonstrated leadership, evidence of impact, financial soundness, and the capacity to implement initiatives and evaluate their success. The Baker Hughes Foundation makes strategic philanthropic contributions, matches Baker Hughes employee contributions, and awards volunteer recognition grants for outstanding employee community service.
About Baker Hughes
Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR) is an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet. Visit us at bakerhughes.com.
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For more information, please contact:
Media Relations
Adrienne M. Lynch
+1 713-906-8407
adrienne.lynch@bakerhughes.com
HOUSTON, August 19, 2024 /3BL/ – The Baker Hughes Foundation announced Monday two grants in support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) for the 2024-25 academic year: a $200,000 grant to Texas Southern University (TSU) and a $200,000 grant to Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). The donations are part of the Foundation’s long-running mission to promote education and opportunity in the communities where Baker Hughes employees live and work. The grants will help provide financial support for a wide variety of STEM programs, student development, professional certifications and career readiness.
Since 2021, the Baker Hughes Foundation has contributed over $1 million to various HBCUs due to their historic ties to Baker Hughes and its employees, and the universities’ strong academic programs in science, technology, engineering, business and legal fields.
“We are proud to continue to support the HBCUs providing future generations with the keys to success will help drive innovation and build a diverse workforce for the future,” said Deanna Jones, Baker Hughes’ executive vice president of People, Communications and Transformation and president of the Baker Hughes Foundation. “Together, we will be able to take energy forward.”
The grant to TSU will support various curriculum development, leadership training, and career service initiatives for students enrolled in the Jesse H. Jones School of Business and the College of Sciences, Engineering and Technology. The grant will also provide access to assessments and soft skill trainings, strengthen diverse student recruitment and placement into high demand career pathways, support the learning around ESG literacy, and expand access to professional conferences and professional pathways. TSU is one of the nation’s largest HBCUs, with over 120 degree programs.
The grant to PVAMU will primarily support summer bridge programs, hardship scholarships, and leadership and tutoring programs for engineering and business students. Summer bridge programs are designed to ease the transition to college and support postsecondary success by providing students with the academic skills and social resources needed to succeed in a college environment. With funds from the Baker Hughes Foundation, PVAMU will allow students to develop skills as financial analysts and portfolio managers. PVAMU is the second-oldest public institution of higher education in Texas and a Carnegie-classified high-research activity university that offers academic programs through its 10 colleges and schools.
“Texas Southern University is grateful to the Baker Hughes Foundation for its investment into our students,” said TSU President J. W. Crawford III. “Student achievement is at the center of everything we do at the university. The skills our students will hone, as a result of this support, are skills that employers use to identify potential employees who have the potential to be dynamic contributors to their respective organizations. We look forward to the impact this gift will have on our students and their academic achievement, as well as their future professional endeavors.”
“Baker Hughes is a long-standing partner and supporter of PVAMU, and we are proud to continue the work of educating brilliant minds and preparing the thousands of students with the necessary skills for college readiness that this collaboration will yield,” said PVAMU Vice President for Enrollment Management Dr. Sarina R. Willis.
The grants align with Baker Hughes’ strategy of building the energy workforce of the future and promoting a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. This donation also supports Baker Hughes’ commitment to advancing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – specifically SDG 4 to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education for all.
To learn more about Baker Hughes’ work in supporting its communities, visit our Corporate Responsibility website.
About the Baker Hughes Foundation:
For 30 years, the Baker Hughes Foundation has been a steward of charitable resources for meaningful community impact. The Foundation seeks to advance environmental quality, education, health, safety, and wellness around the world by supporting organizations with shared values, demonstrated leadership, evidence of impact, financial soundness, and the capacity to implement initiatives and evaluate their success. The Baker Hughes Foundation makes strategic philanthropic contributions, matches Baker Hughes employee contributions, and awards volunteer recognition grants for outstanding employee community service.
About Baker Hughes
Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR) is an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet. Visit us at bakerhughes.com.
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For more information, please contact:
Media Relations
Adrienne M. Lynch
+1 713-906-8407
adrienne.lynch@bakerhughes.com
BLOWING ROCK, N.C., Aug. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — One of Tweetsie Railroad’s historic steam locomotives, the 107-year-old No. 12, will be out of service for several months for major restoration. “When you maintain and operate a steam locomotive that is over a century old, there is always…