Spring Break
El Camino College to host 10th Annual Black Caucus Leadership Conference
Over 200 students expected to attend
Harambee News
Issue date: 1/17/08 Section: News
Hundreds of community college students of African Descent are expected to attend the 10th Annual Black Caucus Leadership Conference being held at El Camino College in Torrance Feb. 15-16, 2008.
This year's conference theme is "Sankofa: Honoring our past, celebrating the present, building our future," commemorating the organization's history and growing legacy. The first two conferences were held at El Camino College in 1999 and 2000. Nearly 1500 students have attended the conference since.
"When you look at all of the past conferences and the development of our organization, the historical significance of this conference is amazing," said Black Caucus President Marlene C. Hurd, who was elected at last year's conference at Laney College in Oakland. "It is as if we are revisiting all our past struggles, accomplishments, and conference themes, and are in the future now, but we still have work to do."
The conference features a weekend filled with inspiring keynote speakers, entertainment and empowering presentations.
Education sessions empower student leaders of African ancestry, feature successful models and practices that build community on campus and foster community outreach and involvement, and address organizational development issues of Afro-centric organizations at community colleges,
"It is an amazing opportunity for our students to gain knowledge about their history and culture," said Hurd, "and it is so powerful that they will go back to their campuses to get involved."
The conference pre-registration deadline is February 1. Pre-registration is $75 for member schools.
For more information, contact Conference Chair Marlene C. Hurd
This year's conference theme is "Sankofa: Honoring our past, celebrating the present, building our future," commemorating the organization's history and growing legacy. The first two conferences were held at El Camino College in 1999 and 2000. Nearly 1500 students have attended the conference since.
"When you look at all of the past conferences and the development of our organization, the historical significance of this conference is amazing," said Black Caucus President Marlene C. Hurd, who was elected at last year's conference at Laney College in Oakland. "It is as if we are revisiting all our past struggles, accomplishments, and conference themes, and are in the future now, but we still have work to do."
The conference features a weekend filled with inspiring keynote speakers, entertainment and empowering presentations.
Education sessions empower student leaders of African ancestry, feature successful models and practices that build community on campus and foster community outreach and involvement, and address organizational development issues of Afro-centric organizations at community colleges,
"It is an amazing opportunity for our students to gain knowledge about their history and culture," said Hurd, "and it is so powerful that they will go back to their campuses to get involved."
The conference pre-registration deadline is February 1. Pre-registration is $75 for member schools.
For more information, contact Conference Chair Marlene C. Hurd
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