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GTC African American Male Leadership Institute

The Purpose of AAMLI To Retain, Develop, and Graduate Leaders through the following:  Academic Progress  Character and Attitude  Respect and Manhood  Family Relations  Accountability  Responsibility  Inclusion

Activities of AAMLI • Academic and Character Assessments • Tutoring • Bi-weekly meetings (sessions on self-discovery and development, open discussion, guest speakers, study strategies) • Advisory Council (Faculty, Staff, Administrators, Community Leaders) • MLK Roundtable • MLK Dream Weekend • Black Heritage month on GTC • Annual AAMLI Conference • Voter Registration Drive • Immersion Trips • Community Service • AAMLI Year-End Summit and Award Ceremony

We Are The Leaders of Tomorrow!!!

Statistics • African American males in S.C. make up 13.9% of the population (2000 Census). • Public senior institutions % of first-time freshmen in 2008 who were AA was 7.3% (includes SC State, with State removed total is 4.7% for all other institutions. 11.4% were AA females w/ State, 8.9% were AA females w/o State included). • Technical Colleges % of first-time freshmen in 2008 who were AA males was 13.8%, 20.7% were AA females. • % of total headcount that was AA male in Fall, 2008 in Public Senior institutions was 7% (State included, with State removed it is 5%. 12.8% were AA females w/ State, 9.6% AA females w/o State). • % of total headcount that was AA male in Fall, 2008 in Technical Colleges was 10%. 23.1% were AA females. • Of bachelor’s degrees awarded in 2007 -2008, 5.4% went to AA males (includes SC State, 4.3% to AA males with State removed. AA females received 10.5% of BA’s including State, 8.5% with State removed.) • Of associate’s degrees awarded by Technical Colleges in 2007 -2008, 6.4% went to AA males (AA females received 20.5%). • (Data from SC Commission on Higher Ed. web pages)