Chicago State University Tour (100 BMC South & Westside)

The 100 BMC mentees, mentors and parents had the opportunity to partake in a private tour of THE Chicago State University. The staff pulled out all the stops as they dazzled their audience with everything the Southside institution has to offer in areas of academics, athletics and campus life.
The mentee's tour included CSU's new science labs, aquaponics facility and the library which is recognized as one of America's most progressive library facilities; it features the Automated Storage and Retrieval System called ROVER (Retrieval Online Via Electronic Robot) that can retrieve five books in 2.5 minutes.
University President and member of the 100 Black Men of Chicago, Wayne Watson, took time out of his busy schedule to speak with our group about CSU, it's mission and how an education from the Southside University will prepare its students for the workplace in the 21st Century.

Shelton L. Wallace (100BMC Southside)

Congratulations to Shelton Wallace for his hard work in the classroom leading to college acceptances at:
1. Grambling State University
2. Parairie View A&M University
3. South Carolina University
4. Tuskegee University
5. Southern Illinois University Carbondale
6. Norfolk State University
7. Virginia State University

Strategic Life Planning Session 2 (100 BMC Southside)

As a part of the series on Strategic Life Planning today the 100 BMC mentees heard from two guest speakers.

Marcus Davis, co-owner of the Princeton Sports Marketing Group talked to the mentees about business ownership and what it takes to start and run a business. Marcus did a great job describing his background to the mentees going back as far as his early days as a grocery bagger in highschool through his college years at Xavier and University of Illinois in Champaign where he studied Sports Management. Marcus demonstratd how at a young age he instilled in himself a strong work ethic and drive to succeed, in school and early jobs, that was critical to his current business ownership success today. The mentees also learned that Marcus uses SMART Goals in both business and his personal life, as a tool, for helping to guide his actions.

Jenise Holloway, Diversity Coordinator for IES Abroad discussed with the mentees the college admissions process. Jenise talked about her experience as a young highschool student and how daunting the college admissions process was for her in the beginning. However, she set goals for herself including applying for financial aid and visiting multiple campuses so she would be well informed and prepared for her transition to college. The mentees learned that college admissions is in deed a process that should be started as early as freshman year of highschool.