BROWN UNIVERSITY’SINMAN PAGE BLACK ALUMNI COUNCIL(IPC) ANNUAL MEETING

MAY 25, 2013

Agenda

� Welcome

� IPC’s Mission

� Board of Governors

� Highlights & Accomplishments

� Alumni of Color Initiative (AOCI)

� Treasurer's Report

� Committee Reports

� New Volunteer Initiatives

� Membership Feedback

� Closing

IPC’s Mission

Establishment of IPC

� IPC was formed in honor of:

� Inman Page and George Washington Milford, the first known Black undergraduates of Brown University in the class of 1877

� Ethel T. Robinson, the first known female Black undergraduate of Pembroke College in the class of 1905

� All of the Black students who have followed in the path that they cleared

� IPC was established on April 14, 2000

IPC Mission

� Strengthen Brown University by directly addressing the needs and

concerns of its Black alumni

� Establish a productive interaction among Black alumni, students,

faculty, and staff

� Channel energies toward broadening opportunities for members of

the Black community in and around Brown University

� Maximize Black alumni participation in the life of the University.

� Collaborate with organizations that further the interests of Brown

University, including, but not limited to, the Brown Alumni Association

(BAA)

Board of Governors

IPC Board of Governors

� Karen McLaurin '74 – President

� Tiffani Scott '98 – President Elect

� Crystal Cochren '95 – Secretary

� Adrienne Jones '93 – Treasurer

� Harold Bailey '70 – AOC

� Bernicestine McLeod Bailey '68 – AOC

� Brickson Diamond '93 – AOC

� Shane McGregor '95 – Communications

� Denise Bledsoe Slaughter ‘75 – Communications

� Lydia Boddie Rice ‘76 – Communications

� Nicole Clare '99 – Fundraising

� Alissa Mayers '03 – Fundraising

� Leland McGee '77 – By-Laws

� Judith Sanford-Harris '74 – University Policy

� Tuneen Chisolm '84 – Chapter Development ATL

� Steven Hunter '99 – Chapter Development Chicago

� Dwight Vidale '05 – Chapter Development NYC

� Deshaun Mars '09 – Chapter Development NYC

� Justin Coles '10 – Alumni Student Mentoring

� Margaret Stevens, PhD ‘09 – Alumni Student Mentoring

� Andrea O’Neal ‘03 – Alumni Student Mentoring

� Darwyn Parker-Harris '75 – Black Alumni Reunion

� Tony Teat '88 – Black Male Matriculation

� Eldridge Gilbert '05 – Black Matriculation

� Neil Roberts '98 – Africana Studies Liaison

Highlights & Accomplishments

IPC’s Recent Accomplishments

� In 2010, IPC hosted the Black Alumni Reunion, the largest gathering of black alumni and friends in Brown’s history (total of 324 alumni attended from the class of 1948 to 2010)

� In 2011, successfully established the IPC Endowed Scholarship by raising $323,526

� In 2012, successfully established the Ruth J. Simmons Africana Studies Endowed Fund by raising $111,600

� In 2012, in partnership with other affinity groups, successfully established the TWTP Endowed Fund by raising $108,071

� In 2012, the first all-female Executive Committee was voted in

2012-13 Accomplishments

July 2012

� Redefined existing Committee roles and responsibilities

� Created an IPC Fundraising Committee

� Created Africana Studies Liaision Committee

August 2012

� Held an orientation for all Board members in NYC

� IPC partnered with AOCI at TWTP fundraising event in NYC

October 2012

� Sponsored Alumni-Student Mixer at TWC

2012-13 Accomplishments

January 2013

� Hosted Presidential Inaugural event in D.C.

March 2013

� Adopt-a-Student Program Launched

� IPC co-sponsored Black Men’s & Women’s Appreciation Ceremony Hosted by Students

April 2013

� IPC Mentoring Program Launched

� NYC chapter participates in Unity event

� IPC t-shirts sent out to Early Decision students

� Dues Program Initiated

Alumni of Color Initiative (AOCI)

IPC Community Challenge

� IPC Community Brown Annual Fund (BAF) Scholarship Challenge� Recently, IPC was presented with the opportunity to add a

second IPC Scholarship� Funded by Lynette Allison Carr ’79, Roosevelt Robinson ’78,

Derek Medina ’88, and an anonymous donor, a four-year $100,000 IPC scholarship will be provided

� We must meet a participation rate of 749 IPC alumni contributing to the Brown Annual Fund (BAF)

� As of May 22, we have 413 IPC donors (53% of goal)� Any size donation will count toward the Challenge!� Deadline: June 30, 2013

AOCI Endowment Totals

Cash Goal % of Goal

RJS Africana Studies $18,132 $50,000 36%

TWTP $44,117 $50,000 88%

* As of May 22, 2013

Treasurer’s Report

IPC Annual Budget

� Program Funding is $7,000 annually

Standard recurring expenses include:

� Board & Annual Meetings - $2,500

� Kente stoles for ONYX ceremony - $2,100

� Regional Chapters - $1,200

� T-shirts for Early Decision students - $825

� Student Sponsorship Support - $750

� E-mail Marketing - $425

� Gift Account Balance is $20,367

Adopt-A-Student Program

New Fundraising Initiatives

� Annual Dues Program� Provide additional resources for day-to-day expenses

� Support undergraduate on and off campus initiatives/projects

� Provide seed money for regional chapter events and initiatives

� Adopt-A-Student� Provide alumni with the opportunity to support students who have

been accepted to Brown University as well as new graduates

� Each year, IPC purchases t-shirts to welcome new students kentestoles to congratulate black graduates during the ONYX ceremony during Commencement Weekend

� The traditions we are trying to fund with this effort are important rites of passage in the Black community at Brown and should be continued.

Black Alumni Reunion

Next Black Alumni Reunion: Oct. 18-20, 2013

Purpose: Strengthens the social and professional network of alumni and students across classes and decades

� Demonstrates vastness of alumni network to current students

� Increases percentage of black alumni who donate

� Increases alumni engagement with the University

� Increases volunteerism

� Builds partnerships with faculty and student groups

� Raises funds for the Alumni of Color Initiative through corporate and individual donations

BAR 2010 Survey Results

� How likely are you to attend BAR 2013?

� Very Likely – 51%

� Likely – 38%

� Not Likely – 11%

� I am interested in attending a reunion when other alumni of color are also convening on campus.� Yes – 63%

� No – 5%

� Indifferent – 32%

BAR 2010 Survey Results

� Did you attend the last Black Alumni Reunion in 2010?� Yes – 40%

� No – 60%

� As a result of attending the Black Alumni Reunion:� I feel more connected to Brown – 72%

� I feel more connected to other Black alumni – 84%

� I am more likely to donate to AOCI – 66%

� Overall, did you enjoy the Black Alumni Reunion in 2010?� Yes – 98%

� No – 2%

BAR 2013 Planning Update

� Pre-Registration 310 alumni registered

� 1970-1979: 14%

� 1980-1989: 35%

� 1990-1999: 16%

� 2000-2009: 13%

� 2010-2013: 19%

� Current Students: 4%

� Register at www.prebrownbar2013.eventbrite.com

� Panel Discussion Topics

� Legacy of Leadership / Staying Involved with Brown & IPC (IPC Presidents)

� 1968 Walkout and History of Black Activism at Brown (moderated by Harold Bailey ’70)

� Race & Ethnicity (moderated by Spencer Crew ’71)

� Intergenerational Relations

� Life on Campus Today

� Interactive Workshop – Arts/Crafts/Dance/Acting

Black Alumni Reunion Sponsorship

� Interested parties (alumni and stakeholders) will be able to purchase journal advertisements in the Black Alumni Reunion Program Booklet. The levels are as follows:� $7,500 = Full page ad

� $5,000 = Half page ad

� $2,500 = business card sized ad

� Sponsorships for 2013� Brown Alumni Association – $20,000

� Oscar Groomes '82 – $5,000

� Travelers Insurance through Joelle Hayes '95 – $5,000 (TBC)

� One United Bank through Teri Williams '79 – TBC

Alumni-Student Mentoring Program

Alumni-Student Mentoring Program

� The IPC Alumni-Student Relations Committee is thrilled to announce the official launch of the IPC Mentoring Program. The program kicked off in mid-April with a total inaugural class of 96 alumni and students, paired for a one-on-one mentoring experience. It also is the first of its kind and scale across any Brown alumni affinity group.

� Slated to conclude in Mid-September 2013, this 6-month formal period will aim to strengthen communication and resource sharing between undergraduates and the alumni base.

� Participants range from the class of 1973 to the class of 2016.

� It is our goal that through pointed mentorship, students find success in fully utilizing the Brown network to further their personal and professional development.

� We look forward to more updates as the program gets underway and to your future participation as we think about any next classes of mentors & mentees.

� Feel free to contact the Committee at brown.ipc.mentoring@gmail.com

Local Chapter Development

Chapter Development

Current State: IPC local chapters are critical to the long-term success of IPC and Brown’s affinity group goals. Efforts in cities such as New York, Atlanta, and Philadelphia have experienced varying degrees of success over the years. The following chapter guidelines are being established:

� Formalization of Working Relationship – To ensure the success of efforts to organize IPC chapters, there must be a formal process and uniform standards for constituting them.

� Communication – There must be an open line of communication between IPC national and the IPC chapters that operates in an environment of transparency and mutual respect.

� Singularity of Purpose – IPC national and IPC chapters must work together to ensure the chapter activities are aligned with IPC national goals and activities.

� Direction and Leadership – Alumni seeking to form chapters need active support and guidance from IPC national to provide a clear vision of how IPC chapters can and should further the IPC mission.

IPC Membership by Region

� Top Three Regions� NY/ NJ/ PA Combined: 790

� DC/ MD/ VA Combined: 468

� RI/ MA/ CT Combined: 392

� Top States� New York 544

� California 273

� Maryland 224

� Massachusetts 209

� Arizona 177

� New Jersey 156

� DC 148

Atlanta Chapter Update

Atlanta Chapter Update

� IPC Atlanta was well represented by four IPC members at the Atlanta "Brown in Your Town" Reception for New Admits, which took place on Sunday, April 21, 2013. There were a fair number of African American admitted students at the reception, and other students of color.

� In honor of the late Danielle Dunlap '10, IPC Atlanta adopted her alma mater, Mays High School. Danielle formerly worked as a Minority Recruitment Intern for Brown Admissions and she was volunteering in the Peace Corps in Ghana when she recently passed away. IPC Atlanta's Scholarship Committee will work with Mays High counselors to identify and nominate students applicants for Summer@Brown 2013 NSF Fellowships in Microbiology, Neuroscience, and Bioinformatics & Computer Science.

� IPC Atlanta recently established a listserv using Google Groups, to better enable communications to and among the membership, the new email address for the chapter is IPCinAtlanta@gmail.com

Chicago Chapter Update

Chicago Chapter Update

� The Chicago Chapter hosted a reception for newly admitted students and their parents on April 28, 2013

� Alumni Steven Hunter, Allison Harris, Carla Green, Lisa Haley-Huff, Dr. Surrenthia Parker, Dr. Rhonda Gans, Lilla Fisher treated the guests to stories about our experiences at Brown and answered questions from students and parents

� Next IPC Chicago Event is "Summer Send-off/Trunk Party"

Black Male Enrollment

Quantifying the Problem

TRENDS AT BROWN

Black Students by Gender 2001-2011

TRENDS AT BROWN

Latino Students by Gender 2001-2011

Quantifying the Problem

� A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM – disparities between application, matriculation and graduation rates between Black male and Black female students has been studied in several university systems nationwide.

� Successful Solutions -

� University System of Georgia Black Male Initiative

� 6-Year Graduation Rates for first-time, full-time African American male students rose from 28.95% to 40.35% (increase of 11.40%) from 2003 to 2011

� The number of bachelor’s degrees conferred annually to African-American males increased by 58.11% from 2003 to 2011

Identifying Solutions

� Common Success Factors

�WHO: Campus & Community Role Models

� Upperclassmen

� Faculty

� Staff

� Alumni

� Parents

� University Administration

Identifying Solutions

�MESSAGING:

� “You Belong Here”

� “Your Concerns Are Legitimate”

� “Other Have Done It & So Can You”

� “Educational Excellence”

� “Seeking Help Is Strength, Not Weakness”

Identifying Solutions

� HOW:

� Starting Early (4th & 5th Grade)

� Raise Awareness with University Administration

� Utilize/ Modify Existing Support Programs

� Focused Mentoring Programs

� Consistency & Vigilance (the most successful initiatives have

tracked results over 10 years or more)

Identifying Solutions

Next Steps

� GAIN INSIGHT INTO BROWN RECRUITING & ADMISSIONS PRACTICES -communicate with the Admissions Office to determine what steps they are currently taking and how we can impact them

� UNDERSTAND THE UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE OF CURRENT STUDENTS -gather anecdotal accounts from current students and recent alumni form relationships with individual students and organizations

� COORDINATE WITH OTHER IPC COMMITTEES TO CREATE/ MODIFY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS

� Black Matriculation

� Student/ Alumni Mentoring

� Afro-American Studies

� RAISE AWARENESS & COORDINATE WITH UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS

� Admissions

� Institutional Diversity

� TWTP

� Other

Sub-Committee Members

• Judith Sanford-Harris ‘74 (ex officio)

• Eldridge Gilbert ‘05 (ex officio)

• Robinson Alston ‘84

• Thierry Fortune ’84

• Rich Gray ‘85

• Marc Harrigan ’91

• Robert L. Greene, Jr. ‘92

• William E. Collier III ‘03

• Jamal Hill ‘11

New Members are always welcome!

New Volunteer Initiatives

Membership Committee

� Two alumni co-chairs sought to lead the newly established Membership Committee

� Responsibilities include:

� Tracking alumni volunteer participation

� Sending thank-you emails to volunteers

� Providing the Brown Alumni Office with lists of people working on IPC's behalf via its various committee’s work

� Keeping alumni informed about IPC initiatives and activities at major events on and off campus

� Collaborate with the Treasurer and Fundraising committee

Membership Feedback

Closing