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Black History Month
Student Engagement
Groups Served
Collegiate, Faculty, Graduate, Postbaccalaureate, Postdoctoral, Staff
Program Website
Visit the Program Website
Contact Information
Kimble, Michael
mkimble@gsu.edu
Address
55 Gilmer Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Building
Student Center East (SC)
Campus
Atlanta
Funding
State Funding
Overview
Black Student Achievement's Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of Black people in U.S. history. Ranging from cultural conversations, social programming, guest speakers, networking events and film and pop culture-related sessions, Black History Month programming is robust and true to the brilliant inspiration of Carter G. Woodson.
Benefits
1. Awareness of group characteristics
2. Access to mentors, role models and safe spaces
3. Community building with university departments and offices, non-profits, corporate partners and other educational entities
Supplemental Materials
Not Applicable
Discipline Focus
Not discipline specific (University-Wide)
Diversity Group ( Social Identity)
Gender, Race/Ethnicity
Race/Ethnic Group
Black, Gender, Multi-racial
Program, Initiative, Policy or Sponsored Award Category
Priority 2: Multicultural Programming
Established
01/01/1976
Number Served
Notable Leaders, Stakeholders, or Speakers
Research Routines, Responsibilities and Activities
Program sponsored (in-house) professional development sessions/ training/coursework (e.g., workshops, test preparation, mini-courses, specialized course, conference presentations, resume/cv building, modules, professional development etiquette, facilitated discussion, panel, summit, educational programming, speaker series), Cultural competency training (workshop, certificate, course), Celebrations of diverse groups (e.g. Black history, Asian American/ Pacific Islander Heritage, etc.), Community outreach (e.g., townhall, alumni engagement, meetings to gauge community perception or campus constituents, movements)
Additional Research Components, Roles and Responsibilities
Event titles: Through the Decades Art Exhibit, Where’s Falcon, Black & Educated Panel, CineFest Movie Month, Exploring the Cultures (Afro-Latinx event)
Self-efficacy Emphasis
Workshops, networking events with mentors
Acknowledgement/Affirmation of Identity, Strengths, Needs
Event titles: Through the Decades Art Exhibit, Where’s Falcon, Black & Educated Panel, CineFest Movie Month, Exploring the Cultures (Afro-Latinx event)
Examples of Inclusionary Practices and Activities
Specialized Pedagogical practices (e.g. multicultural teaching practices; usage of gender pronouns)), Structured Dialogues and Interactions (e.g. lab discussions, one-on-one sessions, virtual dialogues),Development of Academic Sense of Belongingness (e.g. Meetings with doctoral scholars, peer researchers, exchanges at academic conferences), Creation of a Safe space/ climate/environment
Participant Empowerment
Coaching, Institutional alliances, Knowledge transfer to the community (e.g., parents, peers, stakeholders)
Mentoring Components
Mentoring is not used in our program
Opportunities to Privilege Voice
Events that provide opportunities for participants to discuss their journey, evaluation methods to allow participates to provide feedback
Evaluation Methods
average attendance to events, program survey(s)
Anticipated Participant Outcomes
attendance
Outcome Milestones
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Key Performance Indicators
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Program, Initiative, Policy or Sponsored Award Category
Priority 2: Multicultural Programming
Established
01/01/1976
Number Served
Notable Leaders, Stakeholders, or Speakers
Research Routines, Responsibilities and Activities
Program sponsored (in-house) professional development sessions/ training/coursework (e.g., workshops, test preparation, mini-courses, specialized course, conference presentations, resume/cv building, modules, professional development etiquette, facilitated discussion, panel, summit, educational programming, speaker series), Cultural competency training (workshop, certificate, course), Celebrations of diverse groups (e.g. Black history, Asian American/ Pacific Islander Heritage, etc.), Community outreach (e.g., townhall, alumni engagement, meetings to gauge community perception or campus constituents, movements)
Additional Research Components, Roles and Responsibilities
Event titles: Through the Decades Art Exhibit, Where’s Falcon, Black & Educated Panel, CineFest Movie Month, Exploring the Cultures (Afro-Latinx event)
Please describe how your program addresses self-efficacy (one's beliefs in their own ability to execute behaviors necessary to perform) in its participants?
Workshops, networking events with mentors
How does your program acknowledge or affirm individuals’ different identities, strengths, or needs?
Event titles: Through the Decades Art Exhibit, Where’s Falcon, Black & Educated Panel, CineFest Movie Month, Exploring the Cultures (Afro-Latinx event)
Inclusionary practices/activities utilized in your program:
Specialized Pedagogical practices (e.g. multicultural teaching practices; usage of gender pronouns)), Structured Dialogues and Interactions (e.g. lab discussions, one-on-one sessions, virtual dialogues),Development of Academic Sense of Belongingness (e.g. Meetings with doctoral scholars, peer researchers, exchanges at academic conferences), Creation of a Safe space/ climate/environment
Participant Empowerment
Coaching, Institutional alliances, Knowledge transfer to the community (e.g., parents, peers, stakeholders)
Mentoring Components
Mentoring is not used in our program
Opportunities to Privilege Voice
Events that provide opportunities for participants to discuss their journey, evaluation methods to allow participates to provide feedback
Evaluation methods are used to substantiate the program’s outcomes:
average attendance to events, program survey(s)
Anticipated participant outcomes for your program:
attendance