2024 BMI Conference Event Schedule
8AM – 8:45AM
Student Registration & Breakfast
Location: 1st Floor Hallway
Panelist Breakfast
Location: Rm 308
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM
Welcome
Location: Longwood Hall
SESSION I
9:15 AM – 10:00 AM
Session Title: Its Okay, Not to be Okay- Asking for help is not a sign of weakness. Needing help is normal.
Reaching out for help is healthy.
Location: Cafe
Host/Panelist: Dr. Julius Mullen
Session Title: 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.”
Location: Garage
Host/Panelist: (Host) Dr. Jeff Benson (Panelists) Cecil Bond, Dr. Dan Young, and Ken Briscoe
Session Title: 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.
Location: Room 309
Host/Panelist: (Host) Wade Robinson (Panelists) Reggie Laster, James Overton, Jermaine Young and Vaughn Bond
Session Title: Athletics – Managing the challenges of being an athlete and preparing for Professional sports or discovering a Sports Related Career Fields
Location: Room 113
Host/Panelist: (Host) Kyle Adams (Panelists) Dr. Phil Morgan, Darell Jones, Dr. Mark Still, and Lee Hull
Session Title: Art of Communication – The importance of developing sound communication skills for leadership development and career advancement
Location: Room 217
Host/Panelist: (Host) Terry Bankston (Panelists) Ken Gatson, Micheal Patterson, Yero Pack
Session Title: Leadership – Dare to Lead
Location: Room 310
Host/Panelist: (Host) Victor Washington (BMI) (Panelists) Terence Davis, Stephen Williams, Xavier Summers
SESSION II
10:10 AM – 10:55 AM
Session Title: 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.
Location: Garage
Host/Panelist: Ken Briscoe
Session Title: 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.
Location: Room 217
Host/Panelist: (Host) Wade Jones (Panelists) James McClain, Col. Garland Pennington, and Zachary Rogers
Session Title: Where the Money Reside – Financing Your College Education. School is affordable even if you think you can’t – How to pay for school? Scholarships and money for all.
Location: Room 310
Host/Panelist: (Host) LaShawne Pryor
Session Title: Paper to Paper – Education attainment will increase your value.
Location: Room 310
Host/Panelist: (Host) Wade Robinson (Panelists) Dr. Julius Mullen, Kelvin Lacern, Devon Morrison, and Dr.Dexter Gittens
Session Title: Personal Brand Development for Career Success – Giving students instructions and guidance around starting to build a personal brand to attact schools, employers and opportunites they desire.
Location: Room 113
Host/Panelist: (Host) Usman Tijani (Panelists) Thomas Berry and Meeshach Stennett
Session Title: 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.
Location: Cafe
Host/Panelist: (Host) Archie Payne (Panelists) Chris Gunter, Corwin Wyatt, Gregory Lyles, and Herb Broadwater
Session Title: Chaperons Session – This session is for administrators, and parents. Session participants can learn about DSU’s admission requirements, program offerings and so much more
Location: Room 308
Host/Panelist: (Host) Dean Casson (BMI) (Panelists) Kareem McLemore, and Charles Fowler
SESSION III
11:05 AM – 11:45 AM
Session Title: Strengthening your Argument – How to offer supportive, relevant, effective evidence in a respectable and ethical manner.
Location: Room 217
Host/Panelist: (Host) Wade Robinson (Panelists) Ordner Taylor, Kimeu Boynton, and Merril Holloway
Session Title: Emotional Intelligence – Achieving Black Excellence begins with mental strength and what you think.
Location: Cafe
Host/Panelist: (Host) Valentine Orock (Panelists) Travis Sudler and Delano Hunter
Session Title: 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.
Location: Garage
Host/Panelist:(Host) Micheal Patterson (Panelists) William Jones, Martin Nunlee, Darren Rainey and Jonte Simmons
Session Title: Esports-Want to be a Professional Gamer?
Location: Room 113
Host/Panelist: (Host) Awasung Moma (Panelists) Malcom Cooley and Newdy Felton
Session You are the CEO of you! – The importance of having a board of directors for your life.
Location: Room 310
Host/Panelist: (Host) Peter Kamanu (Panelists) Gerald Rocha and Kenny Calhoun
Session Title: Financal Literacy – Power of Money
Location: Room 309
Host/Panelist: (Host) Julian Gray (Panelists) James Thompson, Greg Coverdale, Devon Morrison, and Bill Holmes
12 Noon Lunch
Luncheon keynote
Montell Jordan
Location: MLK Parlors A, B, & C
SESSION IV
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM
Session Title: Career Explorations
Location: MLK Parlors A, B, & C
Host/Panelist: (Host) Meeshach Stennett (Panelists) Cecil Bond, Leroy Tice, Tarik Hood, Tom Gayner
SESSION V
2:10 PM – 2:50 PM
Session Title: Male Orgaizations Student Leadership
Location: MLK Parlors
Host/Panelist: MOCA, GB, Ques, Alpha, ETC.
