3rd Annual Black Male Initiative Summit Hosted by
The Center For Multicultural Excellence at the University Of Denver Summit
Invites 9th – 11th Graders from Denver Metro Area Schools
to Cultivate Leadership Skills
The Center for Multicultural Excellence at the University of Denver partnered with Denver metro area schools to host the 3rd annual Black Male Initiative on Friday, April 6. This year’s theme was "I am the Master of My Fate – Inviting Young Black Males to Lead” that served to cultivate the leadership potential of young Black male students. The summit provided participants with the tools to empower and enable their leadership skills by modeling the attributes of successful students and leaders.
School leaders from across the Denver metro area were asked to nominate students that had demonstrated strong leadership qualities and personal characteristics. The criteria for selecting applicants included: leadership and academic potential, personal strength, and a desire to participate in a post-secondary education or career readiness program.
Each school was invited to send up to 15 students with a preference for Black males enrolled in the 9th, 10th, and 11th grade level. Students chose from three tracks: Black Male Development, College Access and Career Readiness, and an Open Topic.
Participants engaged in a process to prepare and plan for their future through a mentor facilitated process. Each student identified an aspect of his life (school, social, college and career readiness, community, etc.) that he would like to actively work towards improving. The resulted in creating positive personal change and enhancement to his academic and/or social achievement. Our goal was to ensure that every participant left with a better understanding of what it takes to become a leader in his personal life, school, and community.
To learn more about this year's event, please visit the following online resources:
Summit focuses on empowering young Black males (April 6, 2012)
http://www.9news.com/money/261286/75/Summit-focuses-on-empowering-young-Black-males
Summit hopes to get more African-American males to DU (April 29, 2012)
http://www.9news.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=137871 |
