Brother to Brother Program
Recruitment is now open! Students are encouraged to apply.
Overview
Brother to Brother is a mentoring program for male undergraduate students of color specifically designed to assist program participants to excel academically, socially, culturally, and in the community. Students are required to strive for academic excellence and make a commitment to plan and implement programs that benefit the university and the community at large.
Students are encouraged to embrace diversity and multicultural leadership by being positive examples for each other through a strong commitment to academic achievement, brotherhood, and community service. We provide weekly study sessions, weekly business meetings, social activities, and work with various non-profit service agencies (i.e., Habitat for Humanity, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, YMCA, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Boy Scouts of America).
Purpose
The program has a record of success in developing and maintaining African-American/Hispanic male leadership, multicultural competence, discipline and accountability, creating strategies and tools for renewal, revival and resurrection for a population often written off as "lost."
Program Goals
- Appreciate and achieve academic excellence in school/college
- Promote and embrace independence and personal responsibility
- Identify, seek and eventually attain a successful and realistic career
- Realize fullest potential personally and professionally
- Connect and engage with the community through active service learning
- Increase self-esteem
- Be financially literate
- Be technologically literate
- Graduate from high school and/or college
- Give back as a positive role model, mentor and proactive leader
- Set realistic goals and have a written five (5) year life-plan (Personal Development Plan)
- Live a life full of noble purpose and passion evidenced through citizenship in the community
- Active involvement in development as a good and contributing citizen