UNCF Dallas Announces Chair for the North Texas Walk for Education
2024年7月18日 - 2:45AM
UNCF Dallas (United Negro College Fund) is proud to announce Greer
Christian as chair for the 2024 North Texas Walk for Education® to
help raise funds for students of color across North Texas who are
trying to get to and through college.
Greer Christian has provided leadership and guidance to leading
organizations in the nonprofit, financial services, and consumer
goods sectors. With 25 years of experience, she has effectively
managed multi-million-dollar businesses, overseeing operations,
business development, corporate social responsibility, marketing
and communications for Fortune 100 companies such as Walmart,
JPMorgan Chase and Citibank.
Greer is a proud HBCU graduate from Grambling State University
with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. She also holds an MBA
in marketing management and sports & entertainment management
from the University of Dallas. Actively involved in the community,
Greer serves as an executive board member for various organizations
including Housing Channel, Child Care Associates, Board Chair of
Impact Ventures, and Vice President of National Black Sports
Professionals – North Texas.
Greer is very excited to chair the event this year as UNCF is
celebrating our proud 80-year legacy—the first national
organization dedicated to empowering HBCUs and extending that
support by being the largest private scholarship provider for
students of color.
The anniversary theme is “Honoring the Legacy, Transforming our
Future.” For the past eight decades, UNCF has played a
crucial role in promoting educational opportunities for African
American students and supporting historically Black colleges and
universities (HBCUs) across the country. With a mission to ensure
equal access to education, UNCF has provided scholarships,
mentorship programs and financial support to countless students,
enabling them to achieve their academic and career goals. Events
like the Walk for Education help us further this mission.
The UNCF North Texas Walk for Education is part of a nationwide
initiative to raise the critical funds UNCF needs to fulfill our
mission of supporting our 37 member HBCUs and to help students
pursue their educational endeavors and prepare for active
participation in society. Over the last year, we helped deliver
over 950 scholarships to students in Texas and supported nine Texas
HBCUs.
Join us to help make a difference while having some fun with
friends in the community at the North Texas Walk for
Education on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at Lake Cliff Park, 300
E. Colorado Blvd, Dallas, TX 75201.
For more information or to register visit 2024 UNCF Walk/Run for
Education - North Texas - UNCF
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About UNCFUNCF (United Negro College Fund) is the
nation’s largest and most effective minority
education organization. To serve youth, the community and the
nation, UNCF supports students’ education and development
through scholarships and other programs, supports and strengthens
its 37 member colleges and universities, and advocates for the
importance of minority education and college readiness. While
totaling only 3% of all colleges and universities, UNCF
institutions and other historically Black colleges and universities
are highly effective, awarding 15% of bachelor’s degrees, 5% of
master’s degrees, 10% of doctoral degrees and 19% of all STEM
degrees earned by Black students in higher education. UNCF
administers more than 400 programs, including scholarship,
internship and fellowship, mentoring, summer enrichment,
and curriculum and faculty development programs. Today, UNCF
supports more than 60,000 students at over 1,100 colleges and
universities across the country. Its logo features the UNCF torch
of leadership in education and its widely recognized
trademark, ‟A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”® Learn
more at UNCF.org or for continuous updates and news,
follow UNCF on Twitter at @UNCF.
Kimberly Brady
United Negro College Fund, Inc. (UNCF)
972-234-1007
kimberly.brady@uncf.org