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Project GAME stands for Goal-Oriented African American Males Excel. Project GAME is a two-semester program in which 30 African-American males are selected to participate. Each participant is an incoming freshman who is selected based on high school grade point average (GPA), ACT score, leadership potential, volunteer experience, and potential for success in higher education.
The participants of Project GAME attend class, study, and participate in extracurricular activities together.
The structure of Project GAME offers each participant a chance to develop skills for college success in a supportive and nonjudgmental environment. Students are challenged to enhance their academic skills through classes in study skills development. Additionally, students are encouraged, via field trips and classroom instruction, to participate in programs that promote cultural awareness, history, social development, spiritual enlightenment, and intensify positive self-esteem.
Periodically, guest speakers visit Project GAME students to talk about real-life issues, strategies for success, and personal development. Caring mentors are provided to guide and advise each student as he encounters the university experience and ultimately earns a Bachelor's Degree.
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Any first semester male freshman of African-American descent who is motivated, has a strong desire to succeed, has a high school GPA of at least 2.0, an ACT score of 19 or better, and is involved in high school extracurricular activities and volunteer experiences is welcome to apply.
For more information about Project GAME, stop by SOAR in the Student Success Center, Suite 1260, or call and ask to speak with Dr. Earleen Patterson at (618) 650 - 3790.