Approximately 30 elementary, middle and high school students from the Troy School District’s My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Program attended a College and Career Exploration event hosted April 30 by Hudson Valley Community College here on campus.
President Obama started My Brother’s Keeper. The national initiative’s mission is to address the persistent opportunity gaps faced by young men of color. MBK aims to ensure that all young people reach their full potential.
The day-long event featured a keynote address by Dr. Alfredo Medina, vice president for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and College Diversity Officer at Bennington College in Vermont. Following presentations about the college’s Business and Criminal Justice Department, and the Community and Educational Partnerships, the students toured the Center for Advanced Manufacturing Skills, Construction, Engineering and Architecture Department, the Nursing Department and the Biology, Chemistry and Physics Labs in the Science Center.
The event provided a great opportunity for our future students, and their parents, to learn about the abundance of educational offerings at HVCC that lead to promising careers, according to Alfredo Balarin, director of Student Life and the Educational Opportunity Program.
Published: Wed, 04 May 2022 11:45:38 +0000 by l.coplin