RELEASE DATE: April 8, 2007
CONTACT: Audrey Bailey (919) 807-6963 office (919) 247-7149 cell
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COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONFERENCE FOCUSING ON MINORITY MALES
BEGINS WEDNESDAY
RALEIGH - The percentage of minority men enrolled in higher
education is lower than the percentage of minority women enrolled.
The percentage of minority men incarcerated is higher than the
percentage they represent in the general population. A conference
focusing on the education, incarceration, and fatherhood issues of
minority men will be held on Wednesday, April 11 through Friday,
April 13 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Research Triangle Park.
The North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS), in partnership
with the North Carolina Fatherhood Development Advisory Council,
hosts a conference focusing on minority men and ways they can
improve their lives and their communities. More than 600 presenters
and participants are expected to attend the conference. In addition
to representatives from the sponsoring organizations,
representatives from several Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, public and private universities, state and county
agencies, 100 Black Men of America, and social and religious
agencies will participate.
“This conference offers participants valuable life-changing
experiences that they can use and, equally important, share with
others,” said NCCCS President, H. Martin Lancaster. “The goal of
this conference is to have each person attending leave feeling
empowered to help make his or her community better.”
The statewide collaboration conference theme, “Minority Male
Mentoring: Men are Nurturer’s, Too!” reflects the topics that will
be covered in the many concurrent sessions. Some of the session
topics include the following:
• Equipping Minority Males with a Vision (Thursday, 9:30 a.m.)
• Are You Prepared for the 21st Century Employer? (Thursday, 9:30
a.m.)
• Reaching Latino Fathers and Serving Their Needs (Thursday, 9:30
a.m.
• Developing Learning Outcomes for Minority Male Students (Thursday,
11:00 a.m.)
• Understanding Employment Barriers for Ex-Offenders (Thursday,
11:00 a.m.)
• Motivating Young Boys for Leadership (Thursday, 2:30 p.m.)
• Preparing and Paying for College (Thursday, 3:45 p.m.)
• Economic Impact of Minorities in North Carolina (Thursday, 3:45
p.m.)
• Financial Factors for Fathers (Friday, 10:00 a.m.)
• Men and Mental Health: Time to Face the Facts (Thursday, 11:00
a.m.)
Barry Saunders, Raleigh News and Observer columnist, moderates a
roundtable discussion on community issues as part of the Thursday
luncheon. Among the panelists are: Dr. Jeffrey Johnson, President,
National Partnership for Community Development and Dr. Graham Watt,
Senior Policy Administrator, Commission on Workforce Development.
A Friday morning Town Hall Meeting on strengthening minority males
will include Durham Mayor Bill Bell and Mr. Dwayne Sims, National
Practitioners Network for Fathers and Families, Minneapolis, MN as
panelists.
Former “Hip-Hop” entertainer, Chris Martin, of the duo Kid ‘N’ Play
presents his new video, “Apartment 36-D in Michael’s Place” on
Friday morning. Martin’s video and accompanying “straight-talk”
workshop focuses on making the right personal choices.
The list of conference speakers includes (time represents
approximate start of speech):
• The Reverend Dr. Wilson Goode, the former mayor of Philadelphia
(NC native)
(Opening dinner speaker - Wed. 7:30 p.m.)
• Professor Joe Martin, President and Founder, RealWorld University
(Keynote breakfast speaker - Thursday, 8:30 a.m.)
• Mr. David Miller, Urban Youth Ministries, Baltimore, MD
(Awards
Banquet speaker - Thursday, 7:00 p.m.)
• Mr. Cozell Harris, Fathers Resource Center, Atlanta, GA
(Breakfast General Session - Friday 8:30 a.m.)
• Mr. Willie E. Gary, Senior Partner, Gary, Williams, Parenti,
Finney, Lewis, McManus, Watson & Sperando, P.L.
(Closing luncheon - Friday, 12:30 p.m.)
For more information go to: www.4m2conference.com/
-NCCCS-
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