The Black Excel Newsletter

                             August, 2001

The Black Excel African American Student's College Guide is now on sale at Amazon.com for $13.96. "This book will have a rallying impact on our aspiring college students." -Isaac Black,          Black Excel Founder and Author
 
 

TOPICS:
 

1) Who Were Our 2001 College Commencement
    Speakers?  (A sampling)
2) Brothers Not Keeping Up: More College Statistics!
3) A Note for Incoming College Freshman: "Things to
    Bring"
4) The Ventures Scholars & Pre-College Enrichment
    Programs
5) HARLEM WEEK Historic Black College Fair
6) Performing & Visual Arts College Fairs
7) Scholarship Strategy: One Tip
 
 

    Who Were Our 2001 College Commencement
                      Speakers?  (A sampling)

  • Susan Taylor (former editor of Essence magazine) spoke at  Dillard University....
  • Toni Morrison (Nobel Prize novelist) spoke at Smith College (MA)....
  • Charlayne Hunter-Gault (journalist and CNN correspondent) spoke at Duke University....
  • Bill Cosby (actor and TV personality) spoke at Morris Brown College....
  • Kweisi Mfume (President of the NAACP) spoke at Hampton University....
  • William H. Gray III  (President of the UNCF) spoke at Haverford College (PA)....
  • Bryant Gumbel (CBS Broadcast journalist) spoke at Howard University....
  • Earl G. Graves (publisher of Black Enterprise mag) spoke at Virginia State University....
  • Andrew Young (former US Ambassador) spoke at National University (CA)....
  • George E. Curry (former editor-in-chief of Emerge mag) spoke at Mississippi Valley State University.


                   Brothers Not Keeping Up:
                    More College Statistics!

Here's an excerpt from article  by Ronald Roach that appeared in Black Issues in Higher Education (May 2001):

"Nationally, Black women in college out-numbered Black men in college 971,000 to 580,000 in 1997, which is a percentage split of 62.6 percent women and 37.4 percent men, according to the U.S. Department of Education.... On historically Black campuses, Black women made up 61 percent, or 136,798, of the 223,895 African American students in 1997, compared to the 39 percent, or 87,097 Black male students...."
 

        A Note for Incoming College Freshman:
                           Things to Bring

At the Hampton University website, there's a helpful "things to bring" list that all incoming students and parents should take a took at.  The list of suggestions was created by former Hampton freshmen to help Hampton feel "a little more like home" for new
arrivals. Go to http://www.hamptonu.edu/Incoming/Freshman.htm for the complete list.  Bring:
 
1. A POSITIVE ATTITUDE!!!
5. Back pack
6. Word processor/computer/typewriter
14. Radio/earphones
15. Television
16. Alarm clock
17. Iron/ironing board
37. Shower shoes
38. Soap/Bodywash
47. Hair supplies
82. Quarters/Mad Money
87. Umbrella
88. Stamps, stationery
83. Pain killers, cold medicine
 

                  The Ventures Scholars &
           Pre-College Enrichment Programs

Here are two two very helpful picks for our students from the Ventures website:

VENTURES SCHOLARS PROGRAM
(Help for Minority Students Interested in Health Related Programs)

http://www.venturescholar.org/

VENTURES PRE-COLLEGE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
(Major Pre-College Gateways for Us)

http://www.venturescholar.org/main/enrichment_programs.html
 

     HARLEM WEEK Historic Black College Fair
   SUNDAY AUGUST 19, 2001 (1:00PM - 5:00PM)
      135TH STREET BETWEEN MALCOLM X BLVD &
     ADAM CLAYTON POWELL BLVD in New York City

This college fair is an annual affair co-sponsored by the Coalition of Historically Black Colleges & Universities and the Harlem Chamber of Commerce. Representatives from over 50 HBCUs will appear with helpful literature, applications, and advice. A partial listing of colleges includes Clark-Atlanta, Morris Brown, Xavier, Alabama A&M, Fisk, Tuskegee, Morgan State, Hampton, Shaw, N. C. Central, Florida A&M, Grambling, Morehouse, Spelman, N.C. A&T, Howard, Bethune-Cookman, Virginia State, and other schools.
 

         Performing & Visual Arts College Fairs

Sponsored by the NACAC (National Association for College Admission Counseling), these college fairs are recommended for students interested in careers in visual arts, film, dance, and the acting fields. Fair dates and locations are:

Philadelphia Perf. & Visual Arts Coll. Fair 2001
Monday, September 10, 2001
Radisson Twelve Caesars
Philadelphia, PA
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

New York Perf. & Visual Arts Coll. Fair 2001
Tuesday, September 11, 2001
New York Marriott World Trade Center
New York, NY
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Boston Perf. & Visual Arts Coll. Fair 2001
Wednesday, September 12, 2001
The Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Boston, MA
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Baltimore Perf. & Visual Arts Coll. Fair 2001
Thursday, September 13, 2001
Renaissance Harbor Place Hotel
Baltimore, MD
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Go to http://www.nacac.com/exhibit/fair2.cfm for more info and dates and times of fairs in Texas, Alabama, and Georgia.
 

             Scholarship Strategy: One Tip

Question from a parent:

"My daughter has been looking for biology related scholarships, with little luck. What should we do to find one? Should we give up?"

Black Excel responds:

Your daughter and others should never target one search or major area. If you're a strong student with solid grades, don't think "Where can I find biology scholarships?" then give up when you find few.

Always attack the "general" lists first. They are larger, by far. Go for every scholarship listed that simply lists good grades and academics as a requirement.  That's a tip.  Specific "super" category scholarships are the hardest to win, there are fewer awards, and the competition is fierce.  Think "Get the money from wherever," and not "I am a scientist, where can I find a scholarship for nuclear physics."

 

(Information provided by Isaac Black, Founder, Black Excel:
The College Help Network.)

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