Supporting Students

Students form the core of the Black Cultural Center’s mission. The Center has offered programs to encourage the success and wellbeing of students of color on campus and in their futures.

Orientations

The Center has hosted orientations, retreats, and mixers for incoming students of color to learn more about the university and meet other students.

Program for the Black student orientation retreat held at the Appalachian Center for Craft in Smithville, Tennessee, on Saturday, August 24, 1991. Source: Office of Multicultural Affairs records

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Photograph of students at the Black Cultural Center's Welcome Back Mixer on August 23, 1999. Source: Office of Multicultural Affairs records

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Photograph of students playing cards at a welcome back event in the Black Cultural Center on August 18, 2000. Source: Office of Multicultural Affairs records

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Brochure for Sneak Peek Week for minority students from Tuesday, August 25 to Thursday, August 27, 2009. Source: Office of Multicultural Affairs records

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Schedule for the Office of Minority Affair's Sneak Peek Week for underrepresented freshmen on August 25- 28, 2009. Source: Office of Multicultural Affairs records

Peer Mentorship

The Center administers the Reaching Achievement and Committed to Excellence (RACE) minority mentor program, which provides students of color an opportunity to share and receive guidance on campus resources, learn strategies for academic success, and socialize with other students.

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Photograph of seven R.A.C.E. mentors calling their new mentees from the Black Cultural Center on August 19, 2018. Source: Office of Multicultural Affairs records

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Flyer describing the Reaching Achievement and Committed to Excellence (R.A.C.E.) program in 2009. The back side of the flyer describes RACE events, including monthly Blackout Tuesday bowling at Bowling World, cookouts, cyber tag, roller skating, and forums. Source: Office of Multicultural Affairs records

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Schedule of Fall 2011 events for the RACE mentorship program. The events listed are Academic Success Sessions, Cyber Tag, Movie Night, Fall Fling, Game Night, Homecoming, Health and Wellness Academic Success Session, and Bowling. Source: Office of Multicultural Affairs records

Academic Success Sessions

The Black Cultural Center has offered workshops designed to help students develop skills such as time management and studying to encourage their academic success.

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Photograph of Dr. Robert Owens leading an Academic Success Session in the Black Cultural Center in 2011.

Source: Office of Multicultural Affairs records

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Flyer for Dr. Elizabeth Ojo's Study Skills Academic Success Session on September 15, 2011. Source: Office of Multicultural Affairs records

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Flyer for the Office of Minority Affairs's Fall 2012 Academic Success Workshop Series. Source: Office of Multicultural Affairs records

Celebrating Accomplishments

The Center provides events and space to recognize students for their academic and personal success.

Program for the Black Cultural Center's first Awards Banquet on April 27, 1990. The program includes handwritten notes for the 1991 banquet. Source:  Office of Multicultural Affairs records

Kenyon Webber accepting the Spring 2009 Director's Award

Photograph of Kenyon Webber delivering her acceptance speech for the Spring 2009 Director's Award at the Minority Affairs Graduation Dinner on May 8, 2009.

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Group photograph of attendees at the Minority Affairs Awards Luncheon on April 27, 2010. Source: Office of Multicultural Affairs records

Supporting Students