The mission of the HBCU Geosciences Working Group is to promote geoscience on historically black college and university campuses and the communities they serve. This discussion lead by its group members seeks to inform EER2018 participants of the work undertaken, forge new ideas through dialogue and new partnerships, and expand the value of HBCU GWG's contributions in the broader Geosciences community. All interested and engaging conference attendees are encouraged to come, ask questions and share.