Our mission is to uplift and empower our high school students, college students, professionals, educators, and community leaders by affirming their experiences, engaging in team building workshops, building upon their own identity and knowledge of self, and enhancing their connection to a network of first generation and/or ALANA/BIPOC community.
Our overall goal is to increase our network to assist in access, retention, and graduation of our first-generation, low income, and/or ALANA/BIPOC students in their journey to higher learning.
Together we can examine, model, and transform this experience into a stronger brotherhood and sisterhood of excellence.
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The 2025 Brotherhood & Sisterhood conference will be held on March 29, 2025. The one-day conference will offer a day designed for our first generation and/or BIPOC/ALANA male students to explore their academic and professional potential. It is designed and centered on uplifting students- by affirming their experience(s), engaging in team building workshops, building upon their own identity and knowledge of self, and enhancing their connection to other BIPOC/ALANA males in our community.
Please feel encouraged to share with our first generation and/or ALANA/BIPOC university students. The event is at no cost to our WSU students however, R.S.V.P. is required. The online form below is available for individual registration.
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Conference Request For Proposals Every year, the Conference Committee accepts proposals for 60 minute workshops, presentations, panels, and roundtables aligned with the overall conference theme: Creating a Pathway for Leadership and a Network for the future
Our target audience are: Pipeline Students (high school) College/University Students Professionals/Faculty/Staff
If you are interested in submitting a workshop for the conference, the deadline to submit the proposal is December 30th, 2024. The online form to submit proposals is below for any inquiries, please e-mail Laxmi Bissoondial at lbissoondial@worcester.edu
Workshop Proposal Form
After inclement weather on March 4th, 2023, the program was rescheduled to March 25th, 2023. The mission of the conference is to uplift and empower our men and women by affirming their experiences, engaging in team building workshops, building upon their own identity and knowledge of self, and enhancing their connection to a network of first generation and/or ALANA/BIPOC men and women in our greater community.
B&SLC 2023 Program
March 28, 2023 Brotherhood and Sisterhood Leadership Conference inspires, uplifts youth
February 28, 2023 Brotherhood and Sisterhood Leadership Conference set for March 25
On March 5, 2022, Worcester State University will be hosting the “Brotherhood Leadership Conference” for ALANA/BIPOC men in our greater community.
Worcester State University is excited to host its first Brotherhood Leadership Conference. Its goal is to cultivate leadership among our first generation and/or BIPOC/ALANA students, and especially among the men who are attending the Massachusetts State Universities to acquired the knowledge and skills to aid their personal growth and success at the Brotherhood Leadership Conference.
BLC 2022 Program
March 18, 2022 Brotherhood Conference brings young men together to uplift, motivate and set them on college path
