get really excited, but there’s no commitment. I made a comment a little bit earlier to some of the presidents that a donation is easy, a partnership is hard. Corporations are the right channels, but when there’s a private partner or partnership committed to driving real material change, that makes a big difference. HBCU TIMES: WHAT DOES THAT COMMITMENT LOOK LIKE BETWEEN XEROX AND HBCUS? BANDROWCZAK: For Xerox, it’s bringing innovation, internships and jobs. It’s up to us to share with HBCUs the necessary skills students need to come into
the workforce to be ready to contribute on day one. That’s the commitment that we bring. We are committed to bringing best practices from other universities we already work with to HBCUs. The same thing we’re doing inside of hospitals, law firms and other verticals we can bring inside of HBCUs. The same goes for recruitment. When universities recruit a football player, they send a full package that is personalized to the individual. That’s much different than when you get a flyer in the mail that says, “Hey, we’re one of 100 schools, and how would you like to join us?”
got to do something different. And it will be one of your smaller schools. This is my prediction. HBCU TIMES: SO WE ARE AT THE LAST MOMENT OF OUR TIME, AND SO I’M GOING TO END THIS REALLY EASY. WHICH HBCU IS YOUR FAVORITE?
HBCU TIMES: YES, IT’S TRUE. IT’S PERSONALIZED. YOU FEEL LIKE SOMEBODY CARES ABOUT YOU. BANDROWCZAK: Now I’m personally attached, and it’s a big difference when you can have that personal attachment. Yet, we still see these universities today sending emails and mailers. Those are not exciting to prospective students, and something has to change. In the commercial world, and I’ve been in technology for a long time, the disruptor will not come from your traditional school. Your disruptor will come from a surprise organization because they have no choice but to survive. They’ve
BANDROWCZAK: Oh wow, putting me on the spot! All of them!
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