Black Male Summit Agenda at a Glance
Please check this document often for changes in location of Sessions.
Registration is required for all events at: www.uakron.edu/ie/bms
Friday, April 8, 2016
John S. Knight Convention Center
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Doors Open and Registration
Goodyear B
9:00 – 9:45 a.m.
The Tom Joyner Show Broadcasting Live
Goodyear A
Keynote Speaker – Marc Morial
Concurrent Sessions #1
Principal Pride Program:
Black Men in College
Mentoring Black Boys
Dr. Patricia Cunningham
(Harvey S. Firestone
Room)
Using Climate Survey data
College Readiness for
and Social media to examine
Young African American
Let’s Talk About Sex(ism)
the similarities between
Men - Delila Owens, Ph.D.
Amber Hewitt, Ph.D.
Black Staff and Black
and Darletta Logan
OMNOVA Solutions Room
students’ experiences
(Bridgestone/Firestone
Charles G. Ransom
Room)
(BF Goodrich Room)
The Bridge to Social
Wellness for Black Men Terron Edwards
(Karl S. Hay Room)
Creating a Barbershop
Roundtable Discussion at
a Predominately White
Institution
Dr. Terry Echols
(Foundations Room)
10:00 – 10:45 am
11:00 am
11:15 am – 1:30 pm
White House
Fatherhood Initiative
Thabiti Boone
(Goodyear A)
Doors to Luncheon Open – Exhibit Hall – Second Floor
Welcome, Introductions and Invocation
Exhibit Hall
Legacy and Scholarship Awards
Second Floor
Keynote Speaker – Tavis Smiley
Concurrent Sessions - #2
2:00 – 2:45 pm
3:00 – 3:45 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
What Works with Male
Initiatives at HBIs –
Clifton Harcum
(Harvey S. Firestone
Room)
Cultural Competency:
Examining The PostSecondary Plight of
Minority Male Students! –
Arnold Bell
(OMNOVA Solutions
Room)
Hegemonic Black
Masculinity: Constructing
Domains of
Marginalization of Black
Males – Frederick L.
Hunter, Jr.
(Karl S. Hay Room)
Each One Teach One: A
Culturally Relevant
Approach to Mentoring
Young Black Males –
Dr. Bridgie Ford
(Foundations Room)
Goodyear B
5 years in Prison or 4
years in College –
Carl Scott
(BF Goodrich Room)
How to Retain and
Graduate Multicultural
Males – Wayne Jackson
(Bridgestone/Firestone
Room)
Kill, Die, Live –
Bryant K. Smith
(Goodyear A Room)
Improving Achievement
and Closing Gaps in High
Poverty School Districts–
Micah Ali
(For Educators only)
(Goodyear B)
Keynote speaker - Khalilah A. Shabazz, Ph.D.
Conclusion of Day One
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Friday, March 25, 2016
Saturday, April 9, 2016
The University of Akron Student Union
7:00 – 8:00 am
Doors Open
Concurrent Session - #3
Healthy Masculinity,
Relationships, and
Consent – Malik
Washington
(Room 307)
It's Not A Moment It's A
Movement – Kyle Earley
(Room 308)
Defining Identity D'Lareg Lee
(Room 314)
The Power of African
American Males in the
Classroom –
Dr. William L. Blake
(Room 316)
8:00 – 8:45 am
9:00 – 9:45 am
Ballroom Third Floor
Teaching Our Sons:
Classroom techniques
when engaging with
behaviorally traumatized
young boys – Carl Scott
(Room 310)
Our Mind Matters:
Resiliency Resources for
African American Males –
Jerome Maurice West,
MAR, MRE
(Room 335)
How to Survive In A
Highly Technical Field
Being A Minority –
Sturgis Gregg Allen
(Room 312)
The University of Akron
Study Abroad and the Black
Male – David Black –
(Study Lounge)
Keynote Speaker – Stephen A. Smith
Concurrent Session - #4
10:00 – 10:45 am
Preparing for Your
Successful Future – Bob
Lanier
(Room 307)
SKIN: Born with it! Marquitta Minniefield,
M.A.
(Room 308)
Equipping Leaders to
Close the Achievement
Gap While Conquering
Poverty – Shawn J. Hurt
(Room 310)
So You Think You're
Sexy?! – Lillian Prince
(Room 312)
Black Male College
Graduates: No Reason
Why You Can't Win - Odis
Bellinger, MA, LLPC
(Room 314)
Activism: Social,
Technological, and
Political – Adrian Sims
(Room 316)
Thug Life: A Black Man’s
Pride –
Nathan NeJuan, M.A.
(Room 335)
I Have Hands, So Why
Can't I Write? - Dr.
Stephanie DuckettJohnson
(Study Lounge)
Concurrent Session - #5
Professional Development
or Holistic Betterment Emmanuel J. LeGrair,
M.Ed.
(Room 307)
11:00 – 11:45 am
12:00 – 1:00 pm
The Black Male
Leadership Development
Program (BMLDI): A
Student Success Model Chester D. Thompson,
D.Sc.
(Room 314)
The Essential Elements of
Manhood – Lathardus
Goggins, II
(Room 308)
Demystifying the
Graduate School Process Leislie Godo-Solo
(Room 310)
Project Management:
a career of vision,
strategy and
implementation –
Phillip Beasley, PMP
(Room 312)
Cutting It Close – Linda
Lanier
(Room 316)
Oh No They Didn't Just
Say That! - Krischanna
Roberson, M.Ed.
(Room 335)
Black Male Health
Beliefs
– Krista D. Mincey
(Study Lounge)
Lunch - Campus Dining
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Friday, March 25, 2016
1:00 – 1:45 pm
Ballroom Third Floor
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Tyrone Bledsoe
(Doors open at 12:30)
Concurrent Session - #6
How strong are your soft
skills? Strong soft skills =
success. - Bob Pacanovsky
(Room 307)
2:00 – 2:45 pm
Hands up! Stop. Wait, do I
belong here? Retaining
African American Males
in College – Carlton Goode
(Room 314)
The Uzuri Center Student
Success Pilot: A retention
intervention model Anthony G. Robins, Ph.D.
(Room 308)
GRAB (Grades,
Relationships, Attitudes
and Behaviors): A HandsOn Approach –
Brandon Jackson
(Room 316)
"So what does it take to
succeed?" –
Dr. Douglas G.
Hubert
(Room 310)
Separating Myths and
Facts about Black Males
and Black Teachers –
Theodore S. Ransaw
(Room 335)
M.A.L.E.S.: An
Engagement Model for
Retaining “Men of Color”
- Courtney R. Brazile
(Room 312)
Getting to the C.O.R.E.
(Courage, Opportunity,
Readiness, Empower) Constance J. Longmire,
Ph.D.
(Study Lounge)
Black Male Experiences in
Higher Education: I am
my Brother’s Keeper –
Brian L. Turner
(Theatre Second Floor)
3:00 – 3:45 pm
Keynote Speaker – Roland Martin
Ballroom Third Floor
Conclusion of Summit
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Friday, March 25, 2016
Map Student Union and
Third Floor Plan