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SAAB
is featured in the October 06, 2008 issue of The
Chronicle of Higher Education for its work with African
American male students in colleges and high schools
around the country. In the article entitled "Colleges
Seek Key to Success of Black Men in Classroom"
the need to reach out to African American men is
highlighted and how SAAB’s provides a strong positive
response to that need.
July,
2008
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SAAB
is pleased
to announce the support of
a $725,000 grant received from
Lumina Foundation for Education to
conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the SAAB program. SAAB will be
partnering with the
OMG Center for Collaborative Learning, a
non-profit consulting firm based in Philadelphia, to conduct the
evaluation. OMG will partner with SAAB to build a system to evaluate
the program’s effectiveness. OMG will evaluate the program’s impact
on college access and student success in its chapters and work with
SAAB to increase its capacity to collect data for the assessment of
program effectiveness on an ongoing basis. “An evaluation system
will provide us with critical data to help us understand our
program’s effectiveness” says Dr. Tyrone Bledsoe, SAAB’s founder and
executive director. “Armed with that understanding, we can make more
informed decisions about programming and chapter work and can share
the results of the SAAB work with stakeholders, such as funders,
universities and other key partners, and researchers in the field.”
For more information, contact Dr. Bledsoe at 419.530.3221 or
tbledsoe@saabnational.org.
SAAB
National Headquarters extends our deepest condolences to
the families and friends affected by the shooting
incident of the Northern Illinois University community
in February of 2008. Though things in life occur that we
may not understand, we must hold those up in prayer who
experience tragedy and loss, as we continue to move
forward to brighter horizons.
SAAB
University of Toledo - Ohio Chapter was featured for
it's outstanding work in the latest DiverseEducation.com
article,
SAAB tackling the Black, Brown
Male Crisis.
SAAB
welcomes new initiatives at the College of the
Mainland, William Patterson University, SUNY Binghamton,
SUNY Stony Brook and Pittsburgh High School (TX).
SAAB
is proud to continue its recognition of its
partnership with the South Metropolitan Higher Education
Consortium (SMHEC) for launching seven (7) new
individual institutional SAAB chapters throughout the
greater Chicago area. The SMHEC continues to work toward
a regional approach in addressing the achievement gaps
for African American and Latino males. Seven of its
15-member institutions have agreed to form SAAB chapters
on their respective campuses to include Governors State
University, Prairie State College, Kankakee Community
College, University of Saint Francis, Joliet Junior
College, Northwest Business College and South Suburban
College. The SMHEC has a diverse membership with
institutions to include 2-year, 4-year, private and
public in nature.
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