Salt Lake
Community College is hosting the Men of Color Summit, designed to help males of
color succeed in education, on Oct. 25, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at its Multipurpose
Room on the SLCC South City Campus located at 1575 S. State Street, Salt Lake
City. Though it is a free event, participants are encouraged to register in advance.
The summit,
focusing on how to make equity across the education pipeline a reality for men
of color, will address the challenges, achievements and opportunities to
attain academic success. The all-day workshop is designed to serve as a platform
“where information and awareness meet action, not merely highlighting the
challenges males of color face throughout the entire educational pipeline, but
to initiate the construction of a sustainable model to establish progressive
change.”
The summit is also
intended to provide participants with tools and resources to actively nurture
inclusive environments for men of color and to gather ideas on improving equity
within the education system. Research shows students who feel included on
campus earn post-secondary degrees and certificates at higher rates.
The summit’s two
keynote speakers are Frank Harris, III, and Luke Wood, both professors at San
Diego State University. Harris is professor of postsecondary education at San
Diego State’s College of Education and is the institution’s co-director of the
Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL) – Minority Male Community
College Collaborative (M2C3). Wood is the Dean’s Distinguished Professor of
Education in the College of Education at San Diego State. Wood also serves as
the director of the Joint Ph.D. program in Education between San Diego State
and Claremont Graduate University.