The mission of the Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education, Inc. (PBCOHE) is to provide programs and services which help ensure that the post-secondary educational needs and aspirations of Black African Americans in particular are met, and to work in concert with members of other under-represented groups in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
This mission is accomplished by fully utilizing our individual and collective talents and resources. We further achieve our mission through education, research, training, and publication.
In particular, the mission provides for:
This mission is accomplished by fully utilizing our individual and collective talents and resources. We further achieve our mission through education, research, training, and publication.
In particular, the mission provides for:
- Advocacy on behalf of students, faculty and staff needs and interests
- Support of personal growth and development of its membership through educational programs, networking, training in human relations, and leadership skills.
- Review and analysis of legislation, rulings, and reports for the impact on Black African Americans and other under-represented groups in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
- Support of the personal growth and development of students through the SLDI.
- Developing an educational environment that promotes and encourages desirable educational advancement for all people;
- Contributing to efforts in the Commonwealth to recruit, retain, and graduate students by promoting quality programs which encourage personal and academic achievement;
- Creating a climate that promotes and attracts students to post-secondary education and graduate programs;
- Developing educational strategies to promote inter-group understanding within an increasingly diverse population in the Commonwealth; and
- Contributing to the common efforts to recruit, develop, and promote diverse faculty and staff.