UnitedHealth Group Announces Atlanta HBCU Partnership, $8.25 Million Investment in the Education of Future Data Scientists
02 Julho 2019 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
- Investment funds Atlanta University Center Consortium Data
Science Initiative
- Program expands access to training programs for minority
undergraduate students
- Funding supports the launch of classroom education to teach
data analytics and train a new generation of data scientists
UnitedHealth Group and the Atlanta University Center Consortium
(AUCC), the oldest and largest consortium of historically black
colleges and universities (HBCUs), are partnering on a new
initiative to prepare students to meet the growing demand in the
marketplace for data analytics experts.
The five-year, $8.25 million investment by UnitedHealth Group is
part of an ambitious collaboration with AUCC and its membership:
Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of
Medicine and Spelman College. The investment will fund the launch
of the AUCC Data Science Initiative, which will offer technical
classes for students who want to specialize in data science or
learn data analysis to give them a competitive edge when they look
for jobs in their field of study.
The partnership comes as the number of job openings in the
United States for data professionals is projected to reach more
than 2.7 million by 2020, according to a national study.
“Many universities have refocused existing programs or developed
new efforts to respond to the need for this, yet these responses
are still insufficient based on projected demand,” said AUCC
Executive Director Todd Greene. “The UnitedHealth Group funding
will help to establish the base for this broad initiative,
including hiring an accomplished director. Additionally, through
UnitedHealth Group internships, guest lectures, faculty development
opportunities and other joint efforts, our students will greatly
benefit from this partnership with the world’s largest managed
health care company. We are grateful for UnitedHealth Group’s
anchor investment in our vision, and we are in active conversations
with other potential partners to assist us in other aspects of our
plan.”
“Technology in general, and data science in particular, are
critical to better meeting the needs of our customers,” said David
S. Wichmann, CEO of UnitedHealth Group. “We are grateful for the
opportunity to support this initiative because it aligns with our
desire to ensure our workforce for the future is diverse and
possesses the skills needed to propel our company for continued
success.”
The AUCC has a long history of collaborating on impactful
projects and producing leaders across many fields and disciplines.
Its collective community of 9,000 students will help the new Data
Science Initiative reach a broad spectrum of scholars. In addition
to infusing data science across every academic discipline, the Data
Science Initiative will teach students to use advanced data
analytics techniques for academic research, particularly studies on
disparities in minority communities. Certificate programs focused
on data analytics and data science will also be developed.
“The colleges in the Atlanta University Center, for decades,
have been in the vanguard of educating African Americans who
succeed in STEM fields,” said Mary Schmidt Campbell, president of
Spelman College. “This gift by UnitedHealth Group is an investment
in our commitment to continue that primacy in STEM by making the
AUCC a center of excellence for the study of data science across a
range of disciplines in medicine and the liberal arts.”
“The AUCC Data Science Initiative brings together the collective
talents and innovation of computer science professors from
Morehouse College and other AUCC campuses into an academic program
that will be the first of its kind for our students,” said David A.
Thomas, president of Morehouse College. “Our campuses will soon
produce hundreds of students annually who will be well-equipped to
compete internationally for lucrative jobs in data science. This
effort, thanks to UnitedHealth Group’s generous donation, is an
example of the excellence that results when we come together as a
community to address national issues such as the disparity among
minorities working in STEM.”
“Rather than pursuing an incremental school-by-school approach,
the four institutions have determined that a collective approach
best leverages our resources to obtain our ambitious overall goal
of being the largest producer of minorities with expertise and
credentials in data science and data analytics,” said Lucille H.
Maugé, interim president of Clark Atlanta University.
“The Data Science Initiative has the potential to make the
Atlanta University Center Consortium a national resource for
experts in data analytics,” said Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice,
president and dean of the Morehouse School of Medicine. “This
program will not only produce talented data scientists who will be
leaders in their fields, but increasing the number of degree
offerings with data science competencies at HBCUs will assist in
diversifying a career field that is currently made up of less than
7% of under-represented minorities.”
The partnership is just one way UnitedHealth Group is making
significant investments in creating a 21st century health workforce
that is ready to deliver personalized, culturally competent care,
particularly in underserved communities. Since 2007, UnitedHealth
Group has invested more than $20 million to fund nearly 2,600
scholarships for students pursuing careers as primary health care
providers.
About the Atlanta University Center
Consortium The Atlanta University Center Consortium is
the world’s oldest and largest association of historically Black
colleges and universities. Comprised of four member institutions –
Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of
Medicine, and Spelman College, the Consortium is a vibrant
intellectual community with a long tradition of scholarship,
service and community engagement. AUC Consortium, Inc. is a
nonprofit organization that operates on behalf of its members to
advance each institution’s mission and strategic goals by fostering
collaboration, managing center-wide initiatives, offering services
that benefit our students and community, and leveraging our shared
resources.
About UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is a diversified health care company
dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and helping make
the health system work better for everyone. UnitedHealth Group
offers a broad spectrum of products and services through two
distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare, which provides health care
coverage and benefits services; and Optum, which provides
information and technology-enabled health services. For more
information, visit UnitedHealth Group at www.unitedhealthgroup.com
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Media Contacts: AUCC and Partners: Ronna Charles,
Director of Marketing & Communications, Morehouse School of
Medicine, 678-592-3847; rcharles@msm.edu
UnitedHealth Group: L.D. Platt, 202-413-7763,
ld_platt@uhg.com
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