Workshop Session 3: 2:15pm-3:00pm Copyright (c) 2013 University of Tennessee, Knoxville All rights reserved. http://trace.tennessee.edu/omsaconference/2012/Session3 Recent Events in Workshop Session 3: 2:15pm-3:00pm en-us Wed, 15 May 2013 23:04:01 PDT 3600 Bridging the Gap http://trace.tennessee.edu/omsaconference/2012/Session3/4 http://trace.tennessee.edu/omsaconference/2012/Session3/4 The African American community is faced with a divide generationally and across multicultural lines. Even in the midst of a so called "post-racial" society there are mixed views between the young and the old on how best to move our communities forward. In the midst of the great debate we find that Hispanics and Asians are surpassing African Americans educationally, economically and politically. I would like to present a slide show presentation entitled "bridging the gap" and challenge us of ways in which we must stratetically re-think and re-connect with each other educationally and politically and realized it is all intertwined with the state of our culture.

]]> Anton Reece "Taking Action for Social Conscience: Hungry for Education. Thirsty for Hope. Starving for Change." http://trace.tennessee.edu/omsaconference/2012/Session3/3 http://trace.tennessee.edu/omsaconference/2012/Session3/3 "Your community does so much for you, what have you done for your community?"- The presentation will deal with the importance of giving back to our community. We will focus on finding services/ projects that one can find passion and self- fulfillment and ways that can enhance your quality of life through giving back. Since TASC FORCE is a community service base organization, we can provide pictures and film on how community service has impacted our day to day life.

We will also go in-depth on how community service provides enjoyment, provides a quality lifestyle for others, the ability to broaden the spectrum of who you come into contact with, and even skill development. We will also discuss how community service brings global awareness on issues, that may in fact impact everyone in the long run.

This topic relates to the conference theme, "Black in America...One Campus...One Community...and Unified for one Cause," because community service is a way to bring everyone together, no matter what ethnicity, culture, or backgroud. Community service provides a quality way to not only unify everyone, but complete service for the greater good. Thus connecting national and global communities in a positive and beneficial way.

To get the audience involved during our presentation, we will provide interactive activities and handouts-for note taking and additional information regarding our topic.

]]> Hollie Madison et al. Would You Marry You? Black America & Marriage http://trace.tennessee.edu/omsaconference/2012/Session3/2 http://trace.tennessee.edu/omsaconference/2012/Session3/2 "Would You Marry You? Black America & Marriage"- The lack of marriage is becoming an epidemic in the black community. In this PowerPoint based discussion we will go over the state of black marriage as we college students see it. We will also discuss the difference in the statistical upbringing of a child from a household with one parent compared to a child from a married household looking into the likelihood of going to prison, going to college, and getting married themselves. We will also take the time to turn the mirror on ourselves and ask the question, Would You Marry You?

]]> Justin Nyke Coleman et al. Bridging the Gap-Connecting the Community http://trace.tennessee.edu/omsaconference/2012/Session3/1 http://trace.tennessee.edu/omsaconference/2012/Session3/1 Anton Reece