DAPCEP co-hosts Student Ventures – Detroit High School Startup Day + Tech Bootcamp

Oct. 19, 2012 - PRLog -- A Detroit-based non-profit organization, DAPCEP has partnered with UAW-GM Center for Human Resources, and Hajj Flemings’ Brand Camp University to provide the one-day field trip to expose students to the world of entrepreneurship, mobile app development, and digital technology.

DAPCEP provides historically underrepresented youth with innovative educational programming in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM).

“We’ve had a long-time partnership with UAW-GM Center for Human Resources; they have been a very supportive partner and are deeply committed to the success of children,” said Jason Lee, DAPCEP executive director. “The Student Ventures program provides an opportunity for Detroit students to gain insight into the world of ‘Startup’. This makes perfect sense for DAPCEP as we work to expose our students to future opportunities in STEMM.”

Since 1976, DAPCEP has reached over 4,000 K-12 students per year engaging them in exciting out-of-school time STEMM programming.

Students participating in the Student Ventures – High School Startup Day + Tech Bootcamp attend Frederick Douglass Academy, Osborn Academy of Mathematics, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior High School, Jalen Rose Leadership Academy, Osborn Evergreen Academy and Cass Technical High School.

Hajj Flemings participated in CNN’s “Black In America: The New Promised Land - Silicon Valley” with Soledad O’Brien. During that experience, Flemings saw the need to address the pipeline issue in the technology and startup sectors.

Flemings is known for Brand Camp University, a branding, entrepreneurship and technology company, which runs a national conference series in Detroit, Boston, and New York City. With the Student Ventures – High School Startup Day + Tech Bootcamp, Brand Camp University has expanded to reach students with opportunities in the technology and entrepreneurial space. It is geared toward addressing the technology gap that exists between mainstream America and black, Hispanic, females and other underrepresented groups.

"The reason I founded Student Ventures (http://studentventures.co) is to help close the digital divide in the startup space with students that look like me and provide access to the new digital economy."

The bootcamp includes a viewing of and panel discussion on CNN’s “Black in America: The New Promised Land - Silicon Valley,” and workshops with top tech entrepreneurs. The event is free to participating students.

Student Ventures – Detroit High School Startup Day + Tech Bootcamp is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday, October 23 at UAW/GM Building, 200 Walker in Detroit. For more information visit http://studentventures.co. For more information about DAPCEP visit http://www.dapcep.org.

Media wishing to cover the event should contact Andrea Daniel at (313) 468-2459 or ad@andcommunicationsllc.com.

DAPCEP is a Detroit-based non-profit that provides state-of-the-art science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) programming to historically underrepresented metropolitan Detroit youth in kindergarten through 12th grades. Along with its corporate and eight Michigan university partners, DAPCEP serves more than 4,000 students each year.