Presenters Mr. Justin Thompson Career Specialist Mr. Roger
Fowler MTC Student, AAMLI Mr. Xavier Gantt MTC Student, AAMLI
ofThe
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Over 18,000 credit students enroll annually 100 programs of
study 1/3 of area high school graduates going to college enroll at
MTC $90 million budget, $100 million in assets 30,000 participate
in MTC continuing education each year 6 Campuses
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Student Success
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Counseling and Career Services wanted to find ways to
proactively impact students Two populations were identified by
departmental staff: African American males Students who were having
academic difficulty Sandi Oliver, VP for Student Development
Services, supported the outreach directions chosen
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Number of African American male students going to college is
low Retention is low for African American male students African
American females attend college and graduate at approximately twice
the rate as African American males
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Organized a committee in January, 2006 Rene Bellamy-Coletrain
Faculty, Human Services Henry Bracey Staff, Counseling & Career
Services Vanessa Brown Staff, Student Activities William Goldsmith
Staff, Financial Services Clarence Goodwin Faculty, Computer
Technology Tara Y. H. Taylor Staff, Counseling & Career
Services Ivory Johnson, III - Staff, Student Assessment Paul
Livingston Faculty, Coordinator of Psychology Phil Morris Staff,
Director of Counseling & Career Services Marian R. Nurse
Faculty, Computer Technology Justin Thompson Staff, Counseling
& Career Services Leonard Waymyers Staff, Assessment, Research,
& Planning
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The MTC African American Male Leadership Institute is committed
to developing leadership potential and promoting academic and
personal success among African American males enrolled at Midlands
Technical College.
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Increase retention of African American males at MTC Promote
social responsibility in African American males Strengthen and
develop leadership potential in identified African American males
Create and promote network opportunities for future success Promote
effective communication
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Began with first cohort in Spring semester, 2007 Provided
Conference on African American Males in Higher Education with 140
in attendance Workshops for students Informal mentoring
relationships Trip to Morehouse College and King Center Business
tours Celebration banquet at end of year
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Annual conferences Monthly activities for participants to
include: Workshops on success topics Visits to African American
owned or managed businesses Cultural enrichment trips Visits to
senior institutions Mentoring Counseling and career planning Annual
celebration banquets
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Monetary support from the college Two AAMLI students are hired
for each major campus New partnership - Greenville Technical
College Over 150 participants through Spring 2011 Over 200 students
were served through programs annually MTC Middle College outreach
Programs include: Manhood: Identity, Purpose, and Direction Social
Responsibility Financial Responsibility
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Students have become active in other clubs/organizations such
as SAB, SIFE, etc. Students recruiting students Increasing
visibility The M ale E mpowerment T ask Force Implemented a
first-year AA male recruiting process during the summer in targeted
high schools Summer 2010 - AAMLI members called all new African
American male students from Fall 2009
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March 2627, 2010 Midlands Technical College Airport Campus
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th Excelling with Class to Expand Our Knowledge in Health,
Wealth, and Self
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Fall 06 Fall 08 African American Males +4.8% Fall 08 Fall 11
African American Males +3.2%
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Getting students to become involved in new initiative and not
overwhelm them Obtaining/securing support Campus/local community
African American male faculty/staff members Being flexible to
change/alter direction as needed to better reach/serve students
Time commitment of/for participants
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Assigning responsibility with clear expectations and goals
increases participation Participation in the AAMLI increases
connectivity with MTC Focus on time management and strengthen
communication within and outside of the organization The AAMLI
continues to successfully create network opportunities for
participants that may not have occurred in any other organization
Students are increasingly taking leadership roles in promoting and
sustaining the organization
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5.4% Retention Rate Increase in 3 yrs. + 8.1 % African-American
Students +11.2% African-American Women + 3.2% African-American Men
+ 2.4% Students Enrolled in All DVS Courses +12.0% for DVS Students
in the SOAR Program (over 5 yrs) MTC was 1 st in SC and 59 th in
the US in the number of African-American associate degree graduates
in 2009-2010* *2011 Community College Week Annual Report
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Constantly making programming adjustments based on student
needs Ongoing evaluation and assessment Creating future AAMLI
chapters within the SC Technical College System