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Theme: <\/strong>Elevating HBCU Aviation: Innovation, Inclusion, Industry Partnership
Hosted by: <\/strong>University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES)
Location: <\/strong>Engineering and Aviation Sciences Complex (EASC), Princess Anne, Maryland
Dates: <\/strong>November 12\u201314, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Day 1 \u2013 Wednesday, November 12, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arrival
&
Welcome Reception<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2:00 PM \u2013 5:00 PM<\/td>Guest Arrival & Hotel Check-in<\/td><\/tr>
4:00 PM \u2013 5:30 PM<\/td>Registration Opens<\/td><\/tr>
5:00 PM \u2013 6:30 PM<\/td>Welcome Reception \u2013 Meet & Greet (EASC ATRIUM)<\/td><\/tr>
6:30 PM \u2013 7:30 PM<\/td>Optional EASC Facilities Tour<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Day 2 \u2013 Thursday, November 13, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Conference Day \u2013 Working Sessions, Panels, and Networking<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8:00 AM \u2013 8:50 AM\u00a0<\/td>Breakfast & Registration<\/td><\/tr>
9:00 AM \u2013 9:25AM\u00a0<\/td>Welcome & Opening Remarks<\/td><\/tr>
9:30AM \u2013 10:30 AM<\/td>Institutional Program Reports \u201cThe State of HBCU Aviation Programs\u201d (HBCU Directors)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Coffee Break<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
10:45 AM \u2013 11:30 AM<\/td>Industry Round-table with Airlines, FAA, & Other Partners <\/strong>(Open Forum)<\/td><\/tr>
11:35 AM \u2013 12:00 PM<\/td>National Recruiting Strategies for Aviation Management Students <\/strong>(Robert Lowe, Los Angeles World Airports)<\/td><\/tr>
12:00 PM \u2013 12:55 PM<\/td>Networking Lunch <\/td><\/tr>
1:00 PM \u2013 1:50 PM<\/td>Industry Trends & AI in Aviation Training (Moderator: Christopher Hartman, Chair, UMES Department of Aviation Sciences)<\/td><\/tr>
2:00 PM \u2013 2:50 PM<\/td>From the ground, up: Implementation of aviation maintenance programs at HBCUs (Moderator: Christopher Proscia, UMES Aviation Maintenance Program Manager)<\/td><\/tr>
3:00PM \u2013 3:50 PM\u00a0<\/td>HBCU Graduate Aviators Panel (Former HBCU Students)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Coffee Break<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
4:00 PM \u2013 5:00 PM <\/td>Directors Meeting (Closed Meeting)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Travel Time<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
6:00 PM \u2013 6:15 PM\u00a0<\/td>Reception Remarks at UMES Airport Hangar<\/td><\/tr>
6:15 PM \u2013 7:00 PM\u00a0<\/td>UMES Aviation Student\u2019s Fireside Chat at UMES Airport Hangar<\/td><\/tr>
7:00 PM \u2013 8:30 PM<\/td>Cookout & Group Dinner at UMES Airport Hangar<\/td><\/tr>
8:00 PM \u2013 8:30 PM<\/td>Optional UMES Airport Hangar Tour (Concurrent)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Day 3 \u2013 Friday, November 14, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Half Day \u2013 Forward Focus
&
Departure Options<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8:00 AM \u2013 8:40 AM\u00a0<\/td>Breakfast<\/td><\/tr>
8:45 AM \u2013 9:15 AM\u00a0<\/td>Vision 2030: A Collaborative Road-map & Strategic planning for HBCU\u2019s (HBCU Directors)<\/td><\/tr>
9:20 AM \u2013 10:00 AM<\/td>Women in aviation at HBCU\u2019s (UMES Aviation Science Industry Alums)<\/td><\/tr>
10:00 AM \u2013 10:30 AM<\/td>Forward Focus (Ronicsa Chambers, HBCU Advocate & Strategist)<\/td><\/tr>
10:45 AM \u2013 11:15 AM<\/td>Presentations & Awards<\/td><\/tr>
11:15 AM \u2013 11:45 AM<\/td>Closing Remarks & Acknowledgments (Christopher Hartman, Chair, & Xavier Henry, Asst. Chair, UMES Department of Aviation Sciences)<\/td><\/tr>
12:30 PM \u2013 5:30 PM<\/td>Optional Excursion to Ocean City, MD* (Sign-up available at registration*)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Theme: Elevating HBCU Aviation: Innovation, Inclusion, Industry PartnershipHosted by: University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES)Location: Engineering and Aviation Sciences Complex (EASC), Princess Anne, MarylandDates: November 12\u201314, 2025 Day 1 \u2013 Wednesday, November 12, 2025 Arrival & Welcome Reception 2:00 PM \u2013 5:00 PM Guest Arrival & Hotel Check-in 4:00 PM \u2013 5:30 PM Registration Opens…Read more HBCU Aviation Directors\u2019 Summit 2025 Agenda<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2041,"featured_media":0,"parent":1574,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-1657","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2041"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1657\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=1657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}