Twenty College Students Will Receive
$20,000 in Scholarships Each and
Career Development Support
STAMFORD, Conn., June 14,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Charter Communications,
Inc. announced it has awarded $400,000 in scholarships to the 2023 class of
Spectrum Scholars, the company's annual college scholarship program
for underrepresented students with financial need. Each of the 20
students in this year's class will receive a $20,000 scholarship, be assigned a Charter mentor
and have the opportunity to pursue an internship at one of the
company's corporate offices in Stamford, Charlotte, St.
Louis or Denver.
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"We look forward to welcoming the outstanding students selected
to participate in this year's Spectrum Scholars program," said
Paul Marchand, Executive Vice
President and Chief Human Resources Officer. "As we continue to
make meaningful investments to build a highly skilled and diverse
talent pipeline, Spectrum Scholars directly supports the next
generation of leaders through financial assistance, as well as
invaluable mentorship, hands-on learning and networking
opportunities."
Launched in 2020, Spectrum Scholars is a two-year program
designed to introduce students to career paths that match their
interests and provide them with real-world experience in a
corporate environment. In addition to awarding scholarship funds to
be used over the course of their junior and senior years, the
Scholars receive mentorship and skills training, with the potential
for full-time employment with Charter post-graduation.
The opportunity for employment with Charter is one of the key
advantages afforded to Scholars. Mariel
Segovia, a participant in the 2020 class of Spectrum
Scholars, accepted a full-time position as a Network Engineer with
Spectrum Enterprise's Data Integrity team in Austin upon completion of the program and
internships with Charter's Community Impact department in 2021 and
the Data Integrity Team within Enterprise Service Engineering in
2022.
Read more about Mariel's story here.
Meet the 2023 Spectrum Scholars Recipients
The 2023 class of Spectrum Scholars is comprised of 20 finalists
representing 13 schools across eight states and a variety of
academic majors. Selected by Charter executives from a pool of over
800 submissions, applicants had to be rising college juniors with
financial need and identify as Asian/Pacific Islander,
Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino and/or Native American. The
2023 Spectrum Scholars are:
ARKANSAS
- Destinee Howard, of Gillett; North Carolina
A&T State University, Marketing
CALIFORNIA
- Fulati Aizihaer, of Walnut
Creek; UCLA, Computer
Science
CONNECTICUT
- Makiydah Berry, of Hartford;
Howard University, Communications
- Joseph Diaz-Ordonez, of Westport; University of
Connecticut-Storrs, Finance
- Antonette Dingwall, of
Hartford; Business
Administration
- Thomas McMurray, of Fairfield; University of
Connecticut-Storrs, Computer Science
- Alexandra Montano, of Stratford; University of
Connecticut-Stamford,
Computer Science
NEW JERSEY
- Lily Chen, of Basking
Ridge; MIT, Computer Science
NEW YORK
- Aleenah Alam, of Woodhaven;
Pace University, Computer Science
- Summer Reid, of New York, NY; New York
University, Business Administration
- Ethan Seow, of Flushing; Boston
University, Computer Science
- Guye Shoda, of Rochester; Howard
University, Finance
- Michelle Ye, of New York, NY; Baruch College, Computer
Information Systems
NORTH CAROLINA
- Antonia Moss, of Charlotte; University of
North Carolina-Charlotte, Communications
- Jason Ofori, of Greensboro; University of
North Carolina-Charlotte, Computer Science
- Jed Tan, of Cary; Boston
University, Computer Science
SOUTH CAROLINA
- Sierra Sands, of
Columbia; Spelman College, International Business
TEXAS
- Luis Cervantes, of Spring; University
of Texas at Austin, Electrical Engineering
- Rose Griffin, of Round Rock; Stanford
University, Communications/Marketing
- Halil Hamscho, of Brownsville;
University of Texas at Austin,
Mechanical Engineering & Computer Science
The scholarship recipients will begin the program this fall,
including their participation in meetings at Charter's respective
corporate locations and a Spectrum Scholars summit planned for
later this year at the company's Stamford headquarters. More information about
Spectrum Scholars is available here.
About Charter
Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) is a leading
broadband connectivity company and cable operator serving more than
32 million customers in 41 states through its Spectrum brand. Over
an advanced communications network, the Company offers a full range
of state-of-the-art residential and business services including
Spectrum Internet®, TV, Mobile and Voice.
For small and medium-sized companies, Spectrum
Business® delivers the same suite of broadband products
and services coupled with special features and applications to
enhance productivity, while for larger businesses and government
entities, Spectrum Enterprise provides highly customized,
fiber-based solutions. Spectrum Reach® delivers tailored
advertising and production for the modern media landscape. The
Company also distributes award-winning news coverage and sports
programming to its customers through Spectrum Networks. More
information about Charter can be found
at corporate.charter.com.
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