U.S. Senate Passes National Mentoring Month Resolution!

Yeah!! The Senate has FINALLY officially recognized January as National Mentoring Month. Thank you Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and John Jerry (D-MA) for introducing the resolution.

Read the full resolution:
U.S. Senate Passes National Mentoring Month Resolution

Former At-Risk Teen, Darrius Snow Wins Nickelodeon Award

I love waking up to this kind of news: An uplifting article about a 19-year old from Atlanta that is helping at-risk youth. He’s doing such an outstanding job that he caught the attention of Nick Cannon, Nickelodeon, and LeBron James.

Bankhead teen wins Nickelodeon award | ajc.com

Inside The Mind Of Anthony L. Harris

“There’s a leader, but everyone has an important role.”

–Anthony Harris

It is rare to find a student that is as committed to the success of his fellow students as he is to his own success. Most students are boggled down with taking care of the academic and personal challenges that matter most—their own. Anthony L. Harris, however, is an entirely different story.

From his days as a freshman at the University of Louisville in ’01-‘02 to receiving his master’s degree in education in May of ’08, two things consistently remain on Harris’ mind: student success and student retention.

Through program development or the daunting task of being a founding member, Harris has played a crucial role in the success of organizations such as Under Graduate Students Helping to Recruit (USHR), Collegiate 100 (a division of 100 Black Men of America), Think College Now, the Graduate Association for Professionals in Student Affairs (GAPSA), and the Student African-American Brotherhood (SAAB).

I’ll let the man himself tell you more about what’s going on inside the mind of Anthony L. Harris.