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2005
The Center for African American Policy completed its fourth Summer College Workshop for African American high school students. The workshop began on Thursday, evening, August 11 and continued through Sunday afternoon, August 14, 2005. There were 45 African American highs school students attending this workshop, grades ranged from freshmen to seniors from over 15 metropolitan high schools. There were eight college peer mentors who assisted with this workshop. Activities included an Ice Breaker-Comedian Clinton Jackson; concurrent sessions—How To Get Read for College, Essay Writing and Financial Aid. General Sessions covered topics such as Leadership, Entrepreneurial and Etiquette. Additionally, we had two empowerment sessions—males and females while parents attended a reception and panel discussion sponsored by the African American Alumni Association.
2004
Because of its success in previous years, the Center for African American Policy was able to host its third annual Summer College Workshop. The workshop extended an additional day with 50 African American high school students attending. The theme of the workshop was: Ready, Set, Go! Preparing for College, It’s Never Too Early to Start. Sessions covered such topics as Financial Aid, ACT/SAT Testing, The Allure of Money: Don’t Get Caught in a Financial Web, Affirmative Action, How to Get Ready for College, Essay Writing. There were also bonding activities for the students.
2003
The Center for African American Policy completed its second Summer College Workshop for African American high school students. Sixty-one African American students attended this workshop ranging from sophomores to seniors in high school. Students attending were from Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Brighton, Thornton, Denver and Aurora.
Students stayed in the dorms over the weekend while attending receptions, concurrent and general sessions. Concurrent sessions were: Learning about Financial Aid, Writing an Introductory College Essay, Preparing for College and Leadership. Saturday evening, students attended a male and female empowerment session while their parents attended a reception in their honor at the Four Points Sheraton, hosted by the African American Alumni Association. After the empowerment sessions, students and parents were treated to a movie in the Driscoll Ballroom.
1999
March
Expanding the Visions Conference. Co-hosted by the Center, this annual conference was established to promote mentorship between African American adult males and African American male youth and to foster awareness regarding career opportunities and preparation for the future.
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