Raising+The+Bar



- Purpose: To equip students with the technology skills to be a more effective learning, a more efficient worker and a more effective communicator. - Objective: To increase the graduation rate of males by better preparing them while they are in college based on technology. - **College Level Undergraduate** Facilitator: Jerry Wallace Quentin Bellard Kevin Burns Art Simpson Brian Roberson Jason West Activities: 1) To build mentor teams 2) To conduct advancement meetings 3) To conduct a Learner's Tech Conference

Timeline: Build Mentor Partnership Starting July 1-10, the professional mentors are paired up with their undergraduate mentee. They will share contact information and they will have met in order for the mentor to advise the mentee on future goal setting. July 19-21 Starrez Conference -For the past 17 years, StarRez has been dedicated to providing the strongest solution and the best quality service and support in the market. The reason for this conference is to gain diverse subject matter expertise, to learn and contribute through comprehensive workshops and training, to network with your peers, and to have some fun! July 25- Mentor/Mentee Outing -There will be a lunch date set aside that will include a slide show of professional businessmen who use technology and how they use it on a daily basis. This show/lunch will happen at the Setzer Student Center Ballroom at 1:00pm August 8-First Tech Meeting -It will be based on online technology, such internet, individual profiles, and web blogs can be used to network in the professional environment. -October 31- Becoming Men of Excellence Conference -Where mentors will attend seminars hosted by several mentees in business, communication, investing and economics, and the marketing online. 8:30am-9:00am-Breakfast 9:00am-Guest Speaker-Attorney James Payne 10:00am-Session 1-Marketing Tools 10:35am-Session 2-Building Financial Savings Using OnLine Tools(Mutual/Stocks/Bonds) 11:05am-Session 3-Intro to Web Development and Personal Profiles 11:40am-12:40pm-Lunch 12:50pm-1:30pm-Session 4-Communication and Professional Development 1:30pm-2:00pm-Presentations and Closing Remarks

Final Outcomes: Our biggest goal met will be to have all our male students that enroll in the Raising The Bar Program( RTB) will graduate from college and continue in their careers. We will monitor their progress up until two years beyond their undergraduate to keep up with our data. We would hope that our methods would be successful in preparing them to compete in this technology fast paced millienium as professionals. We would also hope that building bonds and connecting them with mentors will help their comrodery with other males both students and colleagues.