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Many have difficulty establishing a cultural identity, which is an important pillar of success. The Carter G. Woodson lecture series is designed to create a safe space for the community to both explore and develop that identity.
We are the African American Men at ASU (AAMASU), a student organization that strives to improve the recruitment, retention and graduation of African American males at Arizona State University. AAMASU promotes the principles of engagement, empowerment and excellence. We achieve this by providing holistic programming at the university level to enhance the skills of, and connections within, our community.
Along with the lecture series our programming includes:
The Carter G. Woodson lecture series occurs during Black History Month. The Carter G. Woodson lecture series is open to the ASU community. AAMASU invites a national speaker to head this lecture designed to educate, stimulate, and develop the minds of men and women. This lecture series aims to connect African/African American history to contemporary issues.
In the past 12 years our speakers have included:
A gift of this amount represents the average years of experience the guest speaker has dedicated to working in the community.
A gift of this amount signifies the amount of events AAMASU has hosted since its inception!
A gift of this amount represents the number of participants at last year's lecture series. Help us beat this number for this year's series!
A gift of this amount represents the approximately 576 hours of collective effort that went in to planning this event. Contributors at this level will be invited to meet and sit down with our chosen speaker before the event.
