Provides practical,  hands -on STEM, STEMM, and STEAM experiences with the Electromagnetic Spectrum, electronics, and wireless technology

Provides career-building  learning exposure to mentors with experience with cellular systems, secure communications,  space communications, space weather and solar astronomy, radio astronomy, radio wave propagation, robotics command and control, AI design and coding, project management.

Provides opportunities for cross-generational knowledge sharing and mentoring  online, over the air, and in person

Provides training, curricular support, and material resources  for schools to set up their own self-sustaining stations--including licensing testing, training, and curriculum support

Provides the training and resources to help the schools develop resilient communication stations and networks for mutual aid and recovery from weather, technical, terrorist, power failure, Internet failure or other emergencies

Provide the training International knowledge sharing with communities in the African diaspora and beyond

Potential new radio amateurs and members

Provides opportunities for cross-generational knowledge sharing and mentoring--including learning about what interests students

Emergency communications during weather, technical, or other emergencies

Connection with alumni, students, and friends of HBCUs

Opportunities to  be of service to HBCUs 

Understand the needs and wants of HBCUs and how we can best meet them. What's in it for them?

Determine how to best promote this activity to students, schools, advisors, and faculty at HBCUs. (Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, NAFEO, NSBE, etc. )

Write introductory letters from OMIK leadership to HBCUs.