Omegas Sponsor Forum on Black Males at UGA
 

> Please support and publicize GAPS next event! A flyer is attached for

> you to hang

> in your respective department. Thanks in advance.

>

> 1.9% - The Future of the Black Male at UGA

> Thursday, March 6 - 6:00pm

> Georgia Hall B (Tate Center)

> Sponsored by: Graduate and Professional Scholars (GAPS), Beta Zeta

> Chapter of

> Omega Psi Phi, Other organized groups at UGA.

>

> The purpose of this event is to get feedback from members of the

> university

> community about why the number of African American men is so low at

> UGA.

> Furthermore, we will develop ideas and solutions that students and the

> university can implement in order to increase the number of Black.

> Since UGA’s administration

> has not solicited input from the Black community about this issue, we

> will bring our

> input to them. The final “product” from this event will be a drafted

> document to

> present to the University’s administration about why Black males are

> so few here

> and what programs they are strongly encouraged to implement to resolve

> this

> situation. This document will also be forwarded to different media

> creating

> awareness that the Black community has made recommendations to

> increase

> diversity at UGA.

>

> The Athens Banner Herald recently wrote an article about our efforts.

> See the link

> below:

> http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/...30215060.shtml

>