Black Student Alliance leaders representing at the inaugural Black Excellence Awards.
WKU’s minority student organizations and the Intercultural Student Engagement Center have collaborated on a calendar of events for the WKU campus community. Our goal is to make Black History Month more than just a month, and we need your support!
Several of our African-American students have expressed that the WKU campus climate is not what they wish that it was. This will be a good first step towards a community that supports all of our students. We currently have 22 active minority student organizations on campus that are working on Black History Month 2020.
- President Caboni reflects on the importance of campus and community collaboration, and Black History Month will give us the chance to do so. This project is important because we owe it to our WKU community as a whole.
- We NEED YOU to help make this successful! We already have buy-in from several departments and organizations, and the next step is to secure alumni and community support!
- Opening Celebration: This event will be a celebration of rich culture and heritage! We are budgeting $2,000 to rent the venue, purchase refreshments and awards, and provide honorariums.
Your gift to this campaign will support the:
- Black Unity Rally: WKU alumna Dr. Takeia Anthony will share words of encouragement at our Black Unity Rally, and students will march around the Hill. This event is budgeted at $1,000.
- “Young, Black, & Gifted”: This event will highlight the importance of visual media and entertainment. This event is budgeted at $2,000 to rent the venue and provide catering.
Please consider making a gift of:
$19.56 = WKU admitted its first black student in 1956.
$100.00 = 10% of the WKU population identifies as African-American.
$200.20 = The Black Student Alliance was formed at WKU in 2002.
Intercultural Student Engagement Center (ISEC) scholars attending a Scholar Recognition Ceremony.
For a full calendar of events and more information on Black History Month, visit wku.edu/isec/blackhistorymonth.
Good evening!
As we transition into the last days of our campaign, we would like to say thank you for your support! So far we have raised over $1K. Your donation helped us provide over 14 programs during the month, including a Gospel Celebration!
It's not too late to spread the word via social media or email. (It's easy! Just visit our campaign page and click the "Share" or "Tweet" buttons.)
1369 days ago by Lamario Moore
On behalf of WKU and our students, I wanted to provide a two-week mark update and thank everyone who has generously donated to the WKU My Black Is campaign!
---At the time of posting this update, 20% of our goal had been raised; $1,034 of $5,000. This is an incredible response from you, our generous donors. I am grateful for your kindness and so pleased to think of what these gifts will mean to our students.
---Our students have hosted an array of different programs so far, with the most popular being our Black History Month Gospel Celebration featuring Le'Andria Johnson!
--Please remember to spread the word via social media or email. (It's easy! Just visit our campaign page and click the "Share" or "Tweet" buttons.)
---The online campaign runs through March 6, 2020 and I am confident that other generous individuals like you will help us reach or exceed our goal.
---Have a fantastic day and thank you for supporting WKU students.
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