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African American Male
Initiative
The Office for Minority Affairs
has designed a program that will help the minority male
students. This program will provide a forum for the free
discussion of topics and ideas important to minority male
students; it will promote contact between minority male
students and outstanding leaders and role models in the
community; and it will help with the retention and
graduation of minority male students and/or the successful
transfer of such students to upper division college programs
or professional programs of study.
Mission
The LA Waters African-American Initiative Program was
developed in the Fall of 2004 by Mr. Eugene Hendrix and Ms.
Andre Cheek. The purpose of the initiative was to target
young black males enrolled in Gainesville State College to
expose them to various educational activities and event, as
well as to connect them to influential black males in Hall
County who could become their mentors.
Purpose
To expose young black males to positive and influential
black men that hold them accountable academically, with the
intentions of helping them matriculate into a college
setting.
Goals
1. To have 100% promotion( success) rate of all mentees.
2. To establish healthy and productive mentor/mentee
relationships that hold mentees accountable for their
academic success.
3. To assist mentees with goal setting and future planning.
Mentor Obligations and Responsibilities
1. Commit to a one school year commitment with a mentee and
sign a contract confirming that commitment.
2. Make at least two contacts with mentee per month
3. Check on student’s academic progress and hold them
accountable to a higher standard.
4. Submit a monthly report documenting contacts with your
mentee.
5. Grant approval for a background check to be completed.
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