BMI 2023 Conference Agenda
| Time | Session Description | Host | Panelists | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00AM - 8:45AM | Registration/Continental Breakfast | 1st Floor Hallway- Students 308- Panelist | ||
| 8:45AM - 9:00AM | Welcome | Longwood Hall | ||
| 9:15AM-10:00AM | ||||
| It's Okay, Not to be Okay- Asking for help is not a sign of weakness. Needing help is normal. Reaching out for help is healthy. | Mullen | Cafe (40) | ||
| Ideas to a Profit This session covers the biggest mistakes young entrepreneurs make that could ultimately waste their time and plunge their business into failure before starting. It covers (3) classic mistakes and dispels very common myths: (1) "Creating your MVP." (2) Avoiding the "Sea of Sameness," (3) "No Logo Required." | Cecil Bond, Leland Nelson | Garage (50) | ||
| Street Smarts Pitfalls teenagers and young adults routinely face in their daily lives and the consequences they might face as adults because of uninformed decisions. | Robinson | Reggie Laster, James Overton | Rm 309 (100) | |
| Athletics Managing the challenges of being an athlete and preparing for Professional sports or discovering a Sports Related Career Fields | Kyle Adams | Phil Morgan, Darell Jones, Mark Still | Rm 113 (300) | |
| Art of Communication The importance of developing sound communication skills for leadership development and career advancement | Terry Bankston | Sonel Shropshire, Kevin Perry | Rm 217 (50) | |
| Chaperons Session This session can be geared toward administrators and parents. Session participants can learn about DSU's admission requirements, program offerings and so much more | Dean Casson | Kareem McLemore, Charles Fowler | Rm 310 (40) | |
| 10:10AM - 11:00AM | ||||
| Monetizing Social Media Highlights how social media allows for more exposure to their talents and messages. Social media has a wide audiance therefore creating and allowing access to opportunities which could convert to life changing income, influence and relationships. | Ken Briscoe | Garage (50) | ||
| Stress Management Participants will be encouraged to explore and share their own coping strategies both positive and negative. Participants will examine the effectiveness of these strategies and be introduced to additional and/or alternative coping strategies. | Wade Jones | James McClain, Zachary Rogers | Rm 217 (50) | |
| Where the Money Resides: Financing Your College Education. School is affordable even if you think you can’t - How to pay for school? Scholarships and money for all. | Al Dorsett, LaShawne Pryor | Rm 310 (40) | ||
| Paper to Paper- Education attainment will increase your value. | Robinson | Mullen, Kelvin Lacern, Devon Morrison | Rm 309 (100) | |
| Personal Brand: Development for Career Succes Giving students instructions and guidance around starting to build a personal brand to attact schools, employers and opportunites they desire. | Usman Tijani | Thomas Berry, Meeshach Stennett | Rm 113 (300) | |
| Relationship Building: Participants will examine the characteristics of healthy relationships with male and female colleagues. Participants will consider how to maintain balance between academic studies, intimate relationships, social relationships, recreation and self-reflection time. | Archie Payne | Jason Nunley, Chris Gunter, Corwin Wyatt, Gregory Lyles | Cafe (40) | |
| 11:05AM-11:45AM | ||||
| Stregthing your Argument How to offer supportive, relevant, effective evidence in a respectable and ethical manner. | Ordner Taylor, Kimeu Boynton, Merril Holloway | Rm 217 (50) | ||
| Emotional Intelligence Achieving Black Excellence: It begins with mental strength and what you think. | Travis Sudler, Delano Hunter? | Cafe (40) | ||
| Education PEER presures: Positive & Negative Influences-Participants examine the detriments of negative direct and indirect peer pressure as they strive to negotiate their own identities in a race based society. Participants will explore the phenomena of “dumbing down” oneself and forgoing intellectual pursuits in order to fit in. | William Jones, Martin Nunlee | Garage (50) | ||
| Esports | Malcolm Coney, Newdy Felton | Rm 113 (300) | ||
| You are the CEO of you! The importance of having a board of directors for your life. | Peter Kamanu | Gerald Rocha, Harold Stafford | Rm 310 (40) | |
| Financal Literacy Power of money | Julian Gray | Greg Coverdale, Carlos Ward, | Rm 309 (100) | |
| 12:00PM - 1:00PM | Keynote Luncheon | Meeshach Stennett | Montell Jordan | MLK Parlors A,B,C |
| 1:15PM - 2:00PM | ||||
| Panel Discussion Career Explorations | Vaughn Bond Director of Public Safety New Castle County Cecil Bond - Owner of Great Valley Pools. Leroy Tice - Attorney and DSU Board of Trustee President | MLK Parlors A,B,C | ||
| 2:10PM-2:50PM | ||||
| Panel Male Organizations | David Hawkins | Representatives from: MOCA, GoodBrothers, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., ad others. |
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