Carolina alumnus and second-year UNC School of Medicine student Nehemiah Stewart is empowering the next generation of leaders through his startup, Level the Playing Field.
The organization works with faculty, staff, alumni and corporate partners across the nation to recruit minority students from HBCU‘s and other institutions, train them in professional development skills and place them into influential internships at some of the top corporations in the nation.
The Carolina Scholarship attracted senior Sherrod Crum to UNC-Chapel Hill and has helped him focus on his passion for social entrepreneurship that serves underrepresented communities.
He founded the Black Entrepreneurship Initiative after he saw that there were no Black students participating in the Carolina Challenge, UNC-Chapel Hill’s largest business pitching competition. The organization hosts seminars on grant applications and investor pitches, as well as pop-up shopping events for vendors.
For a child born without a hand or fingers, a prosthetic hand can be a lifeline, providing independence and the foundation for them to simply be like any other kid. But those devices typically come with a hefty price tag.
To alleviate families of that financial burden and still give children a life-altering tool, the Tar Heels behind the Helping Hand Project are designing and constructing customized prosthetic limbs for children free of charge using 3D printers.
Founded by a Tar Heel in 2015, the Helping Hand Project uses 3D printing to make free prosthetic devices for children and adolescents born without fingers. Student designers and builders create and assemble the prosthetic hands for specific children.