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10th Annual Uplifting Black Men Conference

Friday, February 21, 2025

Time Information
12:30-3:00 p.m. The Wayne Scales Scholarship and Undergraduate Research Symposium

Saturday, February 22, 2025

Time Information
10:00-11:00 a.m. Welcome & Keynote, Goodwin Hall
11:00-11:20 a.m. Conference Photo, Goodwin Atrium
11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

1st Concurrent Session

Sessions include:

  • Print, Podcast & Broadcast: Tips for Harnessing Youth Voices for Community Empowerment, 115 Goodwin
  • The Change Within: How university life encourages personal growth through community engagement, 125 Goodwin
  • CUBE: A Collaborative Undergraduate Biostatistics Experience to Bring Diversity and Awareness to the Field of Collaborative Biostatistics and Health Data Science, 145 Goodwin
  • The Art of Hustle: Bridge Building to Purpose and Power, 155 Goodwin
  • Language Intelligence: Narratives of Wit to Uplift, 190 Goodwin
12:00-1:30 p.m.

Lunch & Resource Fair, Data and Decision Science Building

1:30-2:00 p.m.

2nd Concurrent Session

Sessions include:

  • Launching a Career in Advancement and Building Community, 115 Goodwin
  • Analysis of Immersive Virtual Reality on the Engineering & Technology Self-Efficacy of Underrepresented Groups- A Pilot Study, 125 Goodwin
  • Telling Yourself You Deserve a Second Chance – Redefining Success and Embracing Your Purpose, 135 Goodwin
  • Facing the Challenge of a New Age: Where Do We Go from Here?, 145 Goodwin
  • How to Apply: Turning Goals into Graduate Degrees, 155 Goodwin
2:10-3:00 p.m. Panel: Leveraging Education to Support Community, Goodwin Hall
3:00-3:15 p.m. Break 
3:15-4:15 p.m. Award Ceremony and Closing, Goodwin Hall

Special thanks to our sponsors for supporting the conference and award recognition.