Male Students of Color Summit

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2022 - ONLINE

• Summit Kickoff - Online Evening Mixer!
  7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
  Welcome/Remarks, Activities, Announcements, Prizes
  Students and Faculty/Staff

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2022

• Check-in
  8:30 a.m.–9 a.m. (Continental Breakfast)
  
  
• Student Concurrent Workshops
  9–9:55 a.m. | 10 –10:55 a.m. | 11–11:55 a.m.
  
  

  • Career Readiness: Resume Building – Telling Your Story
    Presented by Beth E. Reilly, Montgomery College
    Learn how to use your experiences with activities, teams, clubs, volunteer, and classroom projects to help create your resume for internships and post-graduation careers.

  • For High Valued Men only, Investing in your Mental Wellness
    Presented by Lawrence Jones, Achieve It Counselling and Consulting and O’Brien Wimbish, Over and Beyond Holistic Therapy 
    Discover how investing in self-care NOW will guarantee you will be the man that everyone desires in the next 4 years, including yourself. Two areas of investment: Visualization and Relational Integrity. 

  • Financial Literacy: Who Wants to be a Millionaire
    Presented by Alonzo Cockrell, Cockrell Business Consulting, LLC
    Learn how money works and the miracle of compounding. And, learn money tips that the Rich teach their Kids.

  • Maryland Males of Color Think Tank ’23: College VS Grade 13
    Presented by Dr. Darius M. Cureton, Anne Arundel Community College and Shawn Lamb, Howard Community College
    Inspired by MC Presidential Scholar, Thaddeus Gross, interested in creating a think tank for male students of color, this is an open forum on what you think you know about college, yourself, and being or becoming a community leader. 

  • My Voice Is Power - Finding Your Way in Social Activism
    Presented by Ramon De La Cruz, Montgomery College
    What is a voice?  Is it what you say or is it what you do?  Is it how you talk, how you walk, or how you balance it all?  Let's chop it up together and find how, when, and where to be most effective with social activism and your voice through the lenses of your lived and/or observed experiences relative to social justice and/or systemic racism.

  • Who Are You: A Self-Awareness Journey Toward Self Mastery
    Presented by Dr. Raymond Shorter, Montgomery College
    Focus on identity, self-awesome, and legacy building. And, understand why it's important to know thy-self so they can master thy-self.

• Faculty/Staff Forums
  9–9:55 a.m. | 10 –10:55 a.m. | 11–11:55 a.m.
  
  

  • Understanding Career Readiness: An Essential Component of Student Post-Degree Completion Success
    Presented by Dr. Zenobia Garrison, Montgomery College
    Workforce preparation for students is not only critically important for attaining economic efficiency (NACE, 2022), but also integral to successful entry into the workplace. Learn career competencies associated with career readiness as defined by NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers). And, gain insights into co-curricular applications of these competencies and best practices for implementing career readiness programming and initiatives.  

  • The Sixth Sense of Six Stories: Using Empathy and Sharing Stories to Connect with African American Males in Community Colleges
    Presented by Dr. Brandon Wallace, Montgomery College 
    Experience and participate in an interactive session through narration and storytelling, primarily based on the presenter’s most recently published dissertation findings. Be ready to talk. Be ready to learn. Be ready to change how you engage with African American males within community college spaces.

  • Critical Mentoring – Critical Leadership
    Presented by Daon McLarin Johnson, Mentor Maryland / DC
    Academy professors, practitioners, and professionals who work with black and brown students do so within a culture systemically charged with racism, sexism, saviourism, colonialism, paternalism, exclusivism, classism, and elitism. These “isms” are inextricably woven into the fabric of our legal, economic, religious, and even educational institutions. As educators, we have an obligation to identify the “isms” and mentor the next generation of leaders to personal and professional success.  Participate in a discussion of Critical Race Theory, Strength-Based Leadership Theory, and Elements of Effective Practice in mentoring and providing practical ways to mentor next-level leaders.

     

• Lunch – Book Discussion, Q & A
  Noon–12:50 p.m.
  Will Jawando, Author
  My Seven Black Fathers: A Young Activist's Memoir of Race, Family, and the Mentors Who Made Him Whole
  
  
• Keynote Speaker Address and Q&A
  1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m.
  Roland Martin, Keynote Speaker
  
  
• Student Panel – Facilitated by Daon Johnson, Mentoring Network MD|DC
  2:30–3:30 p.m.
  
  • State of Mind: The Mental Health Crisis
  • State of Preparation: Career & College Readiness
  • State of Equity: Social Justiceand Systemic Racism
    
    
• Wrap-Up and Adjourn
  3:30–4 p.m.