On Saturday, the University of Cincinnati African American Male Personnel Research Group presented the second annual Black Male Summit. Organizers said the vision of the University of Cincinnati Black Male Summit is to “provide assistance in bridging identified gaps related to social opportunities, innovations, and professional networks for students and staff.” and black male faculty.” William M. Harris II is a University of Cincinnati graduate and guidance counselor at Walnut Hills High School. On Saturday, he returned to UCLA to share a message of hope with other black men. “Having the opportunity to address black men, young, middle-aged and old, was an honorable calling and I’m so glad to be here,” Harris Smith said. The conversation at the day-long summit was wide-ranging. Howard University graduate Alex Smith went to Wyoming High School and now works at UCLA. “We’re here together to celebrate ourselves and connect, and shine a light on these things” The message was blunt and direct. Santana Cole, a freshman at UCLA, embraced the speakers’ message. “I just wanted to come out here and be touched by these great people, most of whom I didn’t really know but today I get to know better,” Cole said. Undergraduate students joined the alumni and community members for a full day of inspiring exchange and dialogue. Aaron Allen has participated in the summit throughout his years The four at UCLA take the next level by being open to feedback and learning more.” In opening doors and building bridges, these men, like UCLA graduate Vernon Rawls, say the conversations extend beyond this room into the city and around the world. “I hope what will be taken away from this gathering is the need to give back… As we strive to move forward, we always have to give back,” Rawls said. The organizers hope that this symposium will be more than just a day. “This is an ongoing learning session. . For me. I’ve learned a lot doing my presentation Presenter Warren Williams said: I’ve learned a lot from talking as much as I’ve given them. They lift each other up as they climb, says Kenny Glenn. “A lot of guys flocked to me when I was younger and I still do today, so it’s a great opportunity when I get the same opportunity,” Glenn said.
On Saturday, the Black Male Personnel Research Group at the University of Cincinnati presented the second annual Black Male Personnel Summit.
The vision of the University of Cincinnati Black Male Summit, organizers said, is to “provide assistance in bridging identifiable gaps in social opportunity, innovation, and professional networking for black students, staff, and faculty.”
William M. Harris II is a University of Cincinnati graduate and guidance counselor at Walnut Hills High School. On Saturday, he returned to UCLA to share a message of hope with other black men.
“Having the opportunity to address black men, young, middle-aged and old, was an honorable call and I’m so happy to be here,” said Harris.
The day-long summit conversation was wide ranging.
Howard University graduate Alex Smith attended Wyoming High School and now works at the University of California.
“We’re here together to celebrate ourselves and connect, and shine a light on these things,” said Smith.
The message was targeted and direct.
Santana Cole, a freshman at UCLA, embraced the message from the speakers.
“I just wanted to come here and be touched by these great people, most of whom I didn’t really know, but today I get to know them better,” Cole said.
Undergraduate students joined with alumni and community members for a full day of inspiring exchange and dialogue. Aaron Allen has been on top all four of his years at UCLA.
“This enables me to take what I do to the next level by being open to feedback and learning more,” Allen said.
In opening doors and building bridges, these men, like UCLA graduate Vernon Rawls, say the conversations extend beyond this room to campuses in town and around the world.
Rawls said: “I hope that what will be taken from this gathering is the need to return the favor .. As we seek to move forward, we must always return the favor.”
The organizers hope that this symposium will be more than just a one-day event.
“This is a continuous learning session…for myself. I learned a lot doing the show and I learned a lot from talking as much as I gave it to them,” said presenter Warren Williams.
They lift each other up as they go up, says Kenny Glenn.
“A lot of guys flocked to me when I was younger and I still do to this day, so it’s a great opportunity when I get the same opportunity,” Glenn said.