Welcome to the 2019-2020 MALE Connection program

MALE Connection (Mentoring African-Americans for Leadership, Education & Connection) is Georgia College's African-American Male Initiative, supported by the University System of Georgia's African-American Male Initiative (AAMI) started in 2002 to address retention, progression, and graduation for African-American males within the USG. As an AAMI program, MALE Connection follows the official AAMI Integrated Program Model, which focuses on addressing retention, progression, and graduation of African-American males via the following components:
Academic Skills Enrichment
Student Support Services
Adult & Peer Mentoring
Leadership Development

These students participate in various enrichment and leadership opportunities throughout the year in order to maximize their impact on GC, the surrounding community and their career trajectories.