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2022 SPEAKERS
1. WANT TO BE A MOREHOUSE MAN? An up-close conversation with three generations of Morehouse College men
February 22, 2022
John P. Bowers III (“Trey”), Analyst, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Alan Brown, Morehouse Student
Wendell A.M. Bryant, M.B.A., SHRM-SCP, Human Resources Leader, City of Atlanta
Moderator: Stanley B. Lemons
2. CHOOSING A WOMEN’S COLLEGE: An Insider’s Perspective
March 8, 2022
Nichole Reynolds, Senior Associate Director of Admission: Director of Enrollment Marketing and Communications, Mount Holyoke College
Jasmine Faison, Assistant Director of Admissions, Bennett College
Laura Stratton, Director of Admission, Scripps College
Moderator: Stanley B. Lemons
3. WHY IT’S BENEFICIAL FOR YOUR CHILD TO JOIN THE JUNIOR ROTC: the “best kept secret”
March 22, 2022
Dr. Cornell T. McGhee, Lieutenant Colonel (US Army, Retired), Director of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Programs, Houston Independent School District
Moderator: Stanley B. Lemons
4. Title will be posted
September 26, 2022
Speaker Name, Title, Institution
Moderator: Stanley B. Lemons
5. The College Admissions Process for Students Interested in the Performing Arts
October 10, 2022
Kathleen Tesar, BM, MM, EdD, Associate Dean for Enrollment Management, The Juilliard School
Moderator: Stanley B. Lemons
6. HOW COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID WORKS: Guidance from the people who make it happen
October 24, 2022
Joy D. Thomas, Ed.D., Director, Office of Student Financial Aid, Prairie View A&M University
Moderator: Stanley B. Lemons
7. Students with Learning Differences & The College Admissions Process
November 14, 2022
Will Matthews, M.Ed., Transition Counselor – Southwest Region, Beacon College
Moderator: Stanley B. Lemons
2021 SPEAKERS
1. The Path from Middle School to College in the Midst of the Coronavirus. What's Changed?
January 19, 2021
Guest Speaker: Stanley B. Lemons
2. Show me the money: How to finance your child's college education
January 26, 2021
Guest Speaker: Dr. Linda Dagradi, Senior Enrollment Services Consultant
Moderator: Stanley B. Lemons
3. What is the value of attending an all-women's HBCU? A fireside chat with Spelman College and Bennett College alumnae
February 9, 2021
Guest Speakers: Hon. Monica McCoy Purdy, Spelman College Alumna
Jenine Lemons, M.A. Ed., LPC, NCC, Bennett College Alumna
Moderator: Stanley B. Lemons
4. How can Black students succeed and win at a predominately white college? Reflections from a retired college president
February 23, 2021
Guest Speaker: John I. Williams, Jr., retired president of Muhlenberg College
Moderator: Stanley B. Lemons
5. GETTING TO AND THROUGH A PERFORMING ARTS COLLEGE: A Juilliard professor reflects on her experiences at the school and offers her insights for success on the college level
March 30, 2021
Guest Speaker: Dr. Renée Baron, professor and chair of the liberal arts department at The Juilliard School
Moderator: Stanley B. Lemons
6. HOW TO FUND YOUR STUDENT'S COLLEGE EDUCATION: A presentation for middle school and high school families
April 13, 2021
Guest Speakers: Amy C. Staffier, Director of Financial Aid at Simmons University
Robert D. Coughlin, Director of Financial Aid at Wesleyan University
Moderator: Stanley B. Lemons
7. THINKING ABOUT ATTENDING A FAITH-BASED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY? Here's some food for thought
8. SECRETS TO COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS
November 2, 2021
Guest Speaker: James H. Scott, U.S. and International Corporate Executive
Moderator: Stanley B. Lemons
9. CHOOSING A COLLEGE: What's the value of attending an Historically Black College or University (HBCU)?
November 16, 2021
Guest Speakers:
Dr. Charlene M. James-Piper, Executive Director, Student Academic Support Services, Texas Southern University
Chanel Quick, Associate Director of Transfer & Diversity Admissions, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, North Carolina A&T State University
LaMar-Octavious Leon Scott, M.A., Assistant Director of Admissions, Wilberforce University
Moderator: Stanley B. Lemons