{"id":803,"date":"2025-07-27T13:51:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T18:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/castaliachurch.org\/?p=803"},"modified":"2025-07-27T13:51:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T18:51:43","slug":"castalia-hbcu-college-tour-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/castaliachurch.org\/?p=803","title":{"rendered":"Castalia HBCU College Tour 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Applications for the 17th Annual Castalia College Tour are now available! &nbsp;Please download the application here: (<a href=\"http:\/\/castaliachurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Castalia-College-Tour-App-2025.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Word<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/castaliachurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Castalia-College-Tour-App-2025.docx.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PDF<\/a>) &#8230; or submit online at <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/CastaliaTour25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/CastaliaTour25<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tour is open to students in grades 9\u201312 from any school district, regardless of religious affiliation. The planned college visits include (subject to change):&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25cf <strong>Morgan State University <\/strong>\u2013 Baltimore, MD&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25cf <strong>Howard University <\/strong>\u2013 Washington, DC&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25cf <strong>Virginia Union University <\/strong>\u2013 Richmond, VA&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25cf <strong>Hampton University <\/strong>\u2013 Hampton, VA&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25cf <strong>Norfolk State University <\/strong>\u2013 Norfolk, VA&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25cf <strong>North Carolina Central University <\/strong>\u2013 Durham, NC&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25cf <strong>North Carolina A&amp;T State University <\/strong>\u2013 Greensboro, NC&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, students will visit the <strong>Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial <\/strong>in Washington, DC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For questions\/information about this College Tour, please contact Bro. Meka Egwuekwe (contact details on page 2 of the application).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/castaliachurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Castalia-College-Tour-Flyer-2025-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"875\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/castaliachurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Castalia-College-Tour-Flyer-2025-1-875x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/castaliachurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Castalia-College-Tour-Flyer-2025-1-875x1024.png 875w, https:\/\/castaliachurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Castalia-College-Tour-Flyer-2025-1-256x300.png 256w, https:\/\/castaliachurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Castalia-College-Tour-Flyer-2025-1-768x898.png 768w, https:\/\/castaliachurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Castalia-College-Tour-Flyer-2025-1-1313x1536.png 1313w, https:\/\/castaliachurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Castalia-College-Tour-Flyer-2025-1-500x585.png 500w, https:\/\/castaliachurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Castalia-College-Tour-Flyer-2025-1-800x936.png 800w, https:\/\/castaliachurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Castalia-College-Tour-Flyer-2025-1-1280x1497.png 1280w, https:\/\/castaliachurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Castalia-College-Tour-Flyer-2025-1.png 1590w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fcastaliachurch.org%2F%3Fp%3D803&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applications for the 17th Annual Castalia College Tour are now available! &nbsp;Please download the application here: (Word) (PDF) &#8230; or submit online at https:\/\/bit.ly\/CastaliaTour25. 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