Registration
REGISTER Below By June 3, 2025.
By submitting a registration for the 2025 HBCU Philanthropy Symposium, you consent to the terms outlined in Delaware State University’s photography/video release form below.
To request an invoice for your registration, please send an email to dsufoundation [at] desu.edu with the following information: Institution Name, Contact Name, Contact Phone, Contact Email, and Names and Titles of Attendees in your registration group.
PLEASE REGISTER USING THE FORM BELOW THE TABLE.
| REGISTRANT TYPE | REGULAR FEE (March 1 on) |
| HBCU | $750 |
| Non-HBCU Higher Education Instution | $1,200 |
| Non-Profit | $1,200 |
| Corporate & Government | $1,400 |
YOUR STAY & TRAVEL
The 2025 HBCU Philanthropy Symposium will kick off at 6 pm with the Opening Reception on Sunday, July 6th, feature three and a half days of programming and conclude at noon on Thursday, July 10th.
A limited number of rooms at Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resort located within Walt Disney World are available at a discounted rate of $299 plus taxes per night from Saturday, July 5 through checkout, Thursday, July 10, 2025. More information and a reservation link will be emailed to the person listed as the payment contact upon completion of your registration. Please make sure this person forwards the confirmation email to all of those in your party. We highly recommend booking your room as soon as possible to take advantage of this special rate which is only available until June 5, 2025 and is subject to availability.
The Orlando International Airport (MCO) is the most convenient airport to and from Walt Disney World and takes approximately 30 minutes by car. Disney does not provide shuttles to and from the airport. A list of transportation options to get from Orlando International Airport to Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resort can be found here.
Standard self-parking is complimentary for all Symposium attendees regardless of whether you are staying at Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resort .
REGISTRATION Cancellations & TRANSFERS
No refunds are available for registration.
Registrants will have the option to transfer their paid registration to another member of their institution if requested in writing via email by Friday, June 6, 2025. Please send the following information to dsufoundation [at] desu.edu: Original Registrant’s Name, Department Title, Institution Affiliation, Date and Time, valid Telephone Number. Transferring Registrant’s Name, Department Title, Institution Affiliation, Date and Time, Email address and/or Telephone number. * Please make sure all email address and telephone numbers are valid.
Delaware State University (DSU) and the DSU Foundation are not responsible for any reimbursements of hotel costs and fees due to flight delays and/or cancelations, other traveling arrangements or inclement weather.
Registration FEE Assistance
Registration fee assistance is available to a limited number of HBCU/MSI staff who have never attended the Annual HBCU Philanthropy Symposium and do not have the budget for the registration fee. To submit an application for the Dr. Vita Pickrum HBCU Philanthropy Symposium Founder’s Scholarship, please click here.
Photography/Video Release Form
In consideration of my participation in the 2025 HBCU Philanthropy Symposium, upon the terms herewith stated, I hereby give to DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (University) and DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION (Foundation), the University’s and Foundation’s legal representatives and assigns, those for whom DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY and DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION are acting, and those acting with the University’s and Foundation’s authority and permission:
a) The unrestricted right and permission to copyright and use, re-use, publish, and republish photographic portraits or pictures, and video or audio recordings of me or in which I may be included intact or in part, composite or distorted in character or form, without restriction as to changes or transformations in conjunction with my own or a fictitious name, or reproduction hereof in color or otherwise, made through any and all media now or hereafter known for illustration, art, audio, video, promotion, advertising, trade, or any other purpose whatsoever.
b) I also permit the use of any printed, video or audio material in connection therewith.
c) I hereby relinquish any right that I may have to examine or approve the completed product or products or the advertising copy, printed matter or audio/video that may be used in conjunction therewith or the use to which it may be applied.
d) I hereby release, discharge and agree to hold harmless Delaware State University and Delaware State University Foundation, the University’s and Foundation’s legal representatives or assigns, and all persons functioning under its permission or authority, or those for whom both entities are functioning, from any liability by virtue of any blurring, distortion, alteration, optical illusion, or use in composite form, whether intentional or otherwise, that may occur or be produced in the taking of said picture, video, or audio recording, or in any subsequent processing thereof, as well as any publication thereof, including without limitation any claims for libel or invasion of privacy.
e) I hereby affirm that I am over the age of majority and have the right to contract in my own name. I have read the above authorization, release and agreement prior to its execution; I fully understand the contents thereof. This agreement shall be binding upon me and my heirs, legal representatives and assigns.