About this Event
Welcome to HBCU House.
This isn't another networking event.
HBCU House is a curated community experience bringing together HBCU alumni, sports professionals, entrepreneurs, athletes, creators, brands, and community leaders during Truth & Service Classic Weekend.
Hosted by B.E. Collective+ × Black Sports Professionals DMV, HBCU House is designed around a simple idea:
Don't just exchange business cards. Exchange opportunities.
Come meet people across the HBCU ecosystem, discover new opportunities and resources, experience interactive brand activations, hear conversations that matter, and celebrate the culture that connects us.
Whether you leave with a new relationship, business opportunity, introduction, resource, idea, or experience, the goal is simple:
Don't leave the House empty-handed.
What to Expect
Intentional Networking
Meet HBCU alumni and professionals across sports, business, media, entrepreneurship, marketing and other industries.
HBCU House is designed to make it easier to identify who's in the room, what they're building, what they're looking for, and how you can connect.
Limited-Edition Custom Hat Experience powered by No Cap Club
Howard. Hampton. One House.
Create something you can actually take home through an interactive custom hat experience featuring limited-edition Howard and Hampton designs, hats, patches and on-site customization.
Quantities will be limited.
The Opportunity Exchange
Don't just exchange business cards. Exchange opportunities.
Explore and contribute real opportunities across:
Careers & Jobs • Mentorship • Business & Partnerships • Sports • Media • Entrepreneurship • Community
Have something to offer? Add it.
Looking for something? Find it.
HBCU House Social
We'll close the afternoon the way a House should feel:
Music. Food. Drinks. Culture. Conversation. Connections.
Meet somebody new. Reconnect with somebody you know. Rep your HBCU. Then head into the rest of Truth & Service Classic Weekend.
Who Should Attend?
HBCU House is built for the broader HBCU ecosystem, including:
- HBCU alumni
- Sports professionals
- Entrepreneurs & founders
- Corporate professionals
- Creators & media professionals
- Brand marketers
- Community leaders
- Current and former athletes
- HBCU supporters
You do not have to be a Howard or Hampton graduate to attend.
If you believe in the power of the HBCU community, there's room for you in the House.
Agenda
🕑: 12:00 PM
The House Opens
🕑: 01:00 PM
Call the House to Order
🕑: 01:15 PM
House Conversations: The HBCU Advantage
Info: HBCU House will feature focused conversations around the power—and responsibility—of the HBCU ecosystem: Does the HBCU Network Still Open Doors? How has the HBCU network shaped our careers and businesses—and how can we better activate those relationships to create opportunities for one another?
🕑: 02:20 PM
House Conversation / Community Experience
Info: Intentional Networking
Meet HBCU alumni and professionals across sports, business, media, entrepreneurship, marketing, and other industries. HBCU House is designed to make it easier to identify who's in the room, what they're building, what they're looking for, and how you can connect.
Limited-Edition Custom Hat Experience
Howard. Hampton. One House.
Create something you can actually take home through an interactive custom hat experience featuring limited-edition Howard and Hampton designs, hats, patches, and on-site customization. Quantities will be limited.
🕑: 03:30 PM
House Conversations: NIL is bigger than a deal
Info: HBCU House will feature focused conversations around the power—and responsibility—of the HBCU ecosystem: How HBCU Alumni, Brands & Businesses Can Build the Ecosystem Around Our Athletes. NIL has transformed college athletics, but sustainable opportunity requires more than endorsement deals. We'll explore how alumni, entrepreneurs, brands, and professionals can help HBCU student-athletes access education, mentorship, career opportunities, partnerships, and the resources necessary to thrive in the NIL era.
🕑: 04:00 PM
Opportunity Exchange
Info: Don't just exchange business cards. Exchange opportunities.
Explore and contribute real opportunities across: Careers & Jobs • Mentorship • Business & Partnerships • Sports • Media • Entrepreneurship • Community.
Have something to offer? Add it. Looking for something? Find it.
🕑: 04:30 PM
HBCU House Social
Info: Music. Food. Drinks. Culture. Conversation. Connections. Meet somebody new. Reconnect with somebody you know. Rep your HBCU. Then head into the rest of Truth & Service Classic Weekend.
Event venue & nearby stays
3001 Georgia Ave NW, 3001 Georgia Avenue Northwest, Washington, United States
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