Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR, and payroll
technology for small and medium-sized businesses, has contributed
$100,000 to Morehouse College, the nation’s only historically Black
liberal arts institution dedicated to educating and developing men.
The funds will support the launch of a new entrepreneurship course,
which will train enterprising students how to succeed as business
owners with a focus in technology.
The goal of the initiative is to help increase the number of
Black-owned businesses in the tech ecosystem.
The innovative, 15-week “Micropreneurship” course, co-designed
by Sage and Morehouse, will immerse students, known as "Sage
Fellows,” in many facets of entrepreneurship—from the idea stage
and market research to financial planning and legal considerations.
Fellows will receive customized Sage software training and
exclusive access to long-term mentoring opportunities with
trailblazing Morehouse alumni working as tech executives, as well
as Sage’s extensive network of successful business leaders and
entrepreneurs. The course will be available in the Fall 2024
Semester as the latest offering of the Morehouse Center for
Broadening Participation in Computing.
The Sage-Morehouse partnership expansion comes at a critical
time when only 8% of workers and just 3% of executives in the U.S.
tech industry are Black, according to a 2023 study by the Computing
Technology Industry Association. Sage and Morehouse are committed
to working together to address this disparity by developing and
promoting a diverse talent pool for the tech industry.
“Morehouse College has an unwavering commitment to developing
transformative leaders who thrive as innovators, agitators, and
entrepreneurs in existing and emerging fields,” said Hodan Hassan,
Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Morehouse. “Our
ongoing relationship with Sage is an example of the kind of
partnership of purpose that Morehouse establishes with bold
industry leaders who are willing to collaborate with our esteemed
faculty, invest in our students, and equip our classrooms with the
tools and networks necessary to elevate our academic programs and
help rising Morehouse Men excel in a dynamic business
environment.”
The Micropreneurship course is a significant expansion of Sage’s
and Morehouse’s ongoing collaboration to introduce students of
color to lucrative careers in technology. Beyond awarding academic
credits and providing mentors, the Micropreneurship experience will
also offer networking and career opportunities for students. The
initiative supports Sage’s commitment to promoting economic
development and nurturing a diverse talent pipeline through
continued investment in Atlanta, the company’s North American
headquarters.
“Our goal is to not just educate, but to empower the next
generation of business leaders and founders,” explained Mark
Hickman, managing director of Sage North America. “By fostering
entrepreneurial talent and removing barriers, we stimulate economic
growth and prepare emerging entrepreneurs who are poised to make
meaningful impacts on our economy and society.
“This important partnership with Morehouse reinforces our
continued commitment to support the broader Atlanta communities in
which we live and work.”
In addition to the $100,000 gift to establish the
Micropreneurship course, Sage has also set up a Student Assistance
Fund, which will provide financial support for Morehouse students
in need of resources to ease the burden of the rising cost of
higher education.
Sage’s $100,000 gift to Morehouse is its second contribution in
two years to teaching and learning at the Center for Broadening
Participation in Computing. Sage made an $80,000 investment in
Morehouse last year during the Center’s launch to help expand
Morehouse’s software engineering program and provide students with
more opportunities to use and study emerging
technologies.
“The initial support from Sage had made Morehouse a leading
HBCU—if not the leading HBCU—in the space of Generative AI,” said
Kinnis Gosha, the Hortenius I. Chenault Endowed Professor of
Computer Science at Morehouse, who directs the Center for
Broadening Participation in Computing. “The course is a
game-changer for Morehouse. Not only are students exposed to the
skills learned from the course, but we have a faculty that has been
trained to teach the course. We anticipate the same type of impact
in the space of entrepreneurship.”
Working alongside Morehouse’s academic staff, Sage and Morehouse
developed and delivered Morehouse’s first Generative AI course
during the 2024 Spring Semester. It is being supported by executive
and technical lectures from Sage, in-person events, and student
competitions. An expanded version of the course will be offered in
the Fall 2024 Semester in addition to the new Micropreneurship
curriculum.
“Morehouse students have been immersed in the bespoke Sage GenAI
program in its inaugural year,” said Aaron Harris, chief
technology officer at Sage. “Sage is one of very few companies that
has dedicated expert resources working alongside students,
intentionally designed to positively impact their preparedness for
technology of the future. We’re investing in these students and the
quality of their education. Through the curriculum we’re building,
Morehouse students are learning skills to prepare them to be the
next generation of leaders in AI-related careers.”
To learn more about the expanded partnership and course
offerings, please visit the Morehouse Center for Broadening
Participation in Computing or contact Sage’s website.
About Sage
Sage exists to knock down barriers so everyone can thrive,
starting with the millions of small- and mid-sized businesses
served by us, our partners, and accountants. Customers trust our
finance, HR, and payroll software to help business flow. By
digitizing business processes and relationships with customers,
suppliers, employees, banks and governments, our digital network
connects SMBs, removing friction and delivering insights. Knocking
down barriers also means we use our time, technology, and
experience to tackle digital inequality, economic inequality, and
the climate crisis. Learn more at www.sage.com/en-us/.
About Morehouse College
Morehouse College is the largest men’s college in the United
States and the only college with a mission to educate Black men. A
private, liberal arts institution founded in 1867, Morehouse is the
nation's top producer of Black men who go on to receive doctorates,
and the top producer of Rhodes Scholars among HBCUs. It was named
to the list of U.S. institutions that produced the most Fulbright
Scholars in 2019-2020, and has the top-rated core curriculum of any
HBCU nationwide, according to the American Council of Trustees and
Alumni. Academic Influence has also named Morehouse as one of the
two most influential HBCUs of the 21st century. Morehouse is one of
the top five HBCUs nationally, according to U.S. News and World
Report, which also ranked the College among the top 20 liberal arts
colleges nationally in terms of social mobility and in the top 50
nationally in terms of innovation. Morehouse is also the #1
producer of Black male graduates in Georgia in biology, business,
engineering, English, foreign languages, history, mathematics,
performing arts, philosophy, physical sciences, religion, and
visual arts, according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education. As
the epicenter for thought leadership on civil rights, Morehouse is
committed to helping the nation address the inequities caused by
institutional racism, which has created social and economic
disparities for people of African descent. Prominent Morehouse
alumni include: Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Peace Prize Laureate;
Dr. David Satcher, former U.S. Surgeon General; Shelton "Spike"
Lee, Academy Award-winning American filmmaker; Maynard H. Jackson,
the first African American mayor of Atlanta; Jeh Johnson, former
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security; Louis W. Sullivan, former U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services; Bakari Sellers, attorney
and CNN political analyst; Randall Woodfin, elected as the youngest
mayor of Birmingham in 120 years; and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock,
Georgia’s first Black U.S. senator from Georgia. For more
information, please visit: https://morehouse.edu.
Media Contacts:
D. Aileen Dodd, Assoc. Vice President for Advancement
Communications and Marketing, Morehouse College,
aileen.dodd@morehouse.edu; 404-808-5428.
Jordan Kercheval, PR Manager, Sagejordan.kercheval@sage.com
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