The College of Charleston will host the statewide Call Me MISTER Summit on Saturday, April 10 from 9:30 to 4:30 in the Stern Center ballroom. The Summit brings together all program participants, or MISTERS, from four-year and technical colleges in South Carolina.
The “Call Me MISTER” program is an effort to address the critical shortage of African-American male teachers particularly among South Carolina’s lowest performing schools. Program participants are selected from under-served, socio-economically disadvantaged and educationally at-risk communities. MISTERS receive tuition assistance and academic support.
The Summit will feature several sessions including “The Educational Crisis Facing Young Males of Color” by Dr. Ronald Williams, vice president of the College Board, “Why Boys Fail: Saving Our Sons from an Educational System That’s Leaving Them Behind” by Richard Whitmire, author, and a presentation from David Chadwell of the S.C. State Department of Education Single-Gender Initiative.
The College of Charleston’s “Call Me MISTER” program was founded in fall 2007 and is housed in the School of Education, Health, and Human Performance.
For more information on the Summit, contact Lynda Kaczenas at 843.953.5613.
