Aramark launching Emerging Leaders program for HBCU students

Aramark is teaming up with the nonprofit Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to launch a program for students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

Aramark’s HBCU Emerging Leaders program will focus on career exploration and professional development, and will give fifteen students from a variety of HBCUs the opportunity to visit Aramark’s headquarters for a two-day immersion.

Their visit will include simulations, networking opportunities with executive leaders and discussions about internships and post-graduation opportunities. Students will also have the opportunity to tour the corporate headquarters, meet with executives and participate in career development sessions.  

The programming will kick off with a welcome reception hosted by Aramark’s Collegiate Hospitality leaders and members of LEAD, Aramark’s employee resource group for team members who identify as Black, African American, West Indian or of African descent.

"This program was named Emerging Leaders because we look to these students as the future of our industry and Aramark," said Jack Donovan, CEO and president of Aramark Collegiate Hospitality, in a statement. "This partnership demonstrates our commitment to HBCU institutions and the students that they serve. We can't wait to see how our program participants leverage their potential, and we hope that this experience supports their pathways to success.”

Emerging Leaders was open to students majoring in hospitality, culinary arts, business management and related subjects.