21st Annual Academically Proficient African American High School Junior & Senior Conference

2008 Conference Information
June 13-14, 2008

Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky

**ALL TIMES LISTED ARE CENTRAL STANDARD

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Participants Arrive on Campus
Location: Hart College

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Registration/Room Assignments
Location: Hart College

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Campus Tour/Games

4:45 pm – 5:00 pm Welcome to Murray State University
Location: Curris Center

• Mr. Mike Young, MuSU
• Dr. Don Robertson, MuSU

5:00 pm – 5:50 pm Showcase of Murray State University Programs
(Students/Parents may select two programs to visit)

• Nursing Program
• College of Agriculture
• Animal Health/Technology Program
• Occupational Safety and Health Program
• College of Education
• College of Business and Public Affairs

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Dinner
Location: Curris Center

• Speaker:  Dr. Crystal Coleman

8:00 pm – 10:30 pm Social: Entertaininment/Wellness
Location: Bauerfield Wellness Center

10:45 pm Walk back to Residential College
Location: Hart Residential College

11:30 pm LIGHTS OUT!
Location: Hart Residential College

2008 Conference Information
Saturday, June 14, 2008

Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky

**ALL TIMES LISTED ARE CENTRAL STANDARD

6:00 am – 6:30am -- Wake-Up
Location:  Residential Colleges

6:40 am – 7:30 am -- Check out of Residence Halls

6:45 am – 8:15 am -- Breakfast
Location: Winslow Dining Hall

8:30 am – 8:40 am -- Opening Session- Welcome
Location: Curris Center

• Dr. Randy Dunn, MuSU President
• Mr. Mike Young, MuSU
• Mr. Michael Dailey, KDE
• Mr. Sherron Jackson, CPE

8:45 am – 9:30 am -- Opening Session
Location: Curris Center

• Dr. Patricia Kusimo, CEO West Virginia Center for Professional Development

9:30 am – 9:40 am -- Move to Breakout Sessions
Location: Curris Center

9:40 am -- Parent Session Begins 
Location: Freed Curd Auditorium

• Dr. Patricia Kusimo

9:40 am – 11:50 am -- Concurrent Sessions
Location: Curris Center

• Selecting a College/Career
  Speaker: Mr. Leon Owens
• Financial Aid & Scholarships
  Speaker: MuSU and KHEAA
• Effective Communication/Developing Coping Skills 
  Speaker: Mr. Elton Parish

Noon – 2:00 pm -- College Fair
Location: Third Floor Concord

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm -- Lunch
Location: Curris Center Ballroom

• Special Presentation: ChalkGuy

Sponsors: The Council on Postsecondary Education and
the Kentucky Department of Education

Contact: Dr. Rana Johnson
(502) 573-1555, ext. 243

The conference is sponsored by the Council on Postsecondary Education and the Kentucky Department of Education and is held on the campus of a public, private, or independent college. The conference programs will:

1. Inform and expose African American juniors and seniors of the various educational opportunities available at colleges throughout the Commonwealth;
2. Provide information to assist African American juniors and seniors to make the adjustments necessary for a successful college experience;
3. Provide information to assist African American students to become effective leaders in school and in their communities after graduation;
4. Provide information regarding scholarships, grants, internships, and financial aid programs available through the KHEAA and institutions; and,
5. Provide a forum for Kentucky colleges and universities to present information to many of the brightest college-bound African American students, in a single location, for purposes of acquainting the students with the academic programs and scholarship opportunities available on their campuses.

The conference was originally designed to give Kentucky's public, private, and independent colleges and universities an opportunity to recruit academically promising or proficient students in a non-competitive setting early in their junior or senior year.