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Black Student Leadership Institute
Student Engagement
Groups Served
Collegiate
Program Website
Visit the Program Website
Contact Information
Kimble, Michael
[email protected]
Address
55 Gilmer Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Building
Student Center East (SC)
Campus
Atlanta
Funding
State Funding
Overview
The Black Student Leadership Institute is a four-week series designed for students of color. Students engage in conversations and activities surrounding leadership development, cultural competence and racial and ethnic identity. While participating in the institute, students are connected to Georgia State alumni and acquire practical leadership skills that are attractive to student organizations and employers. Scholarships are awarded to students who complete the institute.
Benefits
1. Awareness of group characteristics
2. Access to mentors, role models, safe spaces,
3. Community building
4. Leadership development
5. Cultural competency
6. Racial identity development
Supplemental Materials
Not Applicable
Discipline Focus
Not discipline specific (University-Wide)
Diversity Group ( Social Identity)
Age, First Generation, Gender, Race/Ethnicity
Race/Ethnic Group
Black, Multi-racial
Program, Initiative, Policy or Sponsored Award Category
Priority 2: Multicultural Programming
Established
01/01/2016
Number Served
Research Routines, Responsibilities and Activities
Cultural competency training (workshop, certificate, course), Celebrations of diverse groups (e.g. Black history, Asian American/ Pacific Islander Heritage, etc.), Creation of materials (syllabi, templates, tool-kits, lists, resources (printed or web-based)
Additional Research Components, Roles and Responsibilities
The institute engages student with conversations and activities surrounding leadership development, cultural competence and racial and ethnic identity. Students are connected to Georgia State alumni and acquire practical leadership skills that are attractive to student organizations and employers.
Self-efficacy Emphasis
Workshops, various types of coaching with professional development
Acknowledgement/Affirmation of Identity, Strengths, Needs
The institute engages student with conversations and activities surrounding leadership development, cultural competence and racial and ethnic identity. Students are connected to Georgia State alumni and acquire practical leadership skills that are attractive to student organizations and employers.
Examples of Inclusionary Practices and Activities
Specialized Pedagogical practices (e.g. multicultural teaching practices; usage of gender pronouns)), Specialized Curricula/Workshops (e.g. training for participants, directors and/or faculty on imposter syndrome, implicit bias, microaggressions), Structured Dialogues and Interactions (e.g. lab discussions, one-on-one sessions, virtual dialogues), 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
Sessions that provide opportunities for participants to discuss their journey, evaluation methods to allow participants to provide feedback
Evaluation Methods
average attendance to events, course/curricula content changes, program survey(s)
Anticipated Participant Outcomes
attendance, completion of a course(s)
Outcome Milestones
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Key Performance Indicators
Event attendance, evaluations, understanding and documenting if the initiative is meeting its objectives
Program, Initiative, Policy or Sponsored Award Category
Priority 2: Multicultural Programming
Established
01/01/2016
Number Served
Research Routines, Responsibilities and Activities
Cultural competency training (workshop, certificate, course), Celebrations of diverse groups (e.g. Black history, Asian American/ Pacific Islander Heritage, etc.), Creation of materials (syllabi, templates, tool-kits, lists, resources (printed or web-based)
Additional Research Components, Roles and Responsibilities
The institute engages student with conversations and activities surrounding leadership development, cultural competence and racial and ethnic identity. Students are connected to Georgia State alumni and acquire practical leadership skills that are attractive to student organizations and employers.
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, various types of coaching with professional development
How does your program acknowledge or affirm individuals’ different identities, strengths, or needs?
The institute engages student with conversations and activities surrounding leadership development, cultural competence and racial and ethnic identity. Students are connected to Georgia State alumni and acquire practical leadership skills that are attractive to student organizations and employers.
Inclusionary practices/activities utilized in your program:
Specialized Pedagogical practices (e.g. multicultural teaching practices; usage of gender pronouns)), Specialized Curricula/Workshops (e.g. training for participants, directors and/or faculty on imposter syndrome, implicit bias, microaggressions), Structured Dialogues and Interactions (e.g. lab discussions, one-on-one sessions, virtual dialogues), 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
Sessions that provide opportunities for participants to discuss their journey, evaluation methods to allow participants to provide feedback
Evaluation methods are used to substantiate the program’s outcomes:
average attendance to events, course/curricula content changes, program survey(s)
Anticipated participant outcomes for your program:
attendance, completion of a course(s)