SBSLC 2013

The students are eager to get started on their SBSLC journey! SBSLC is the Southwestern Black Student Leadership Conference hosted at Texas A&M. This year marks the 25th year of this student-run conference. Students could submit applications (a short form including a short essay) and resumes to be considered for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion to sponsor. After a careful review, eight students were selected to represent Tarleton. Many are slated to compete, and though we have some nerves, it is clear that the excitement easily outweighs the jitters. We have several spoken word artists participating in their very first poetry slam after mere weeks of preparation. The slam takes place on the first night of the conference and we are excited to see how the students do. We began our spoken word poetry open mic events on campus this past fall and have had a lot of student interest and excitement. This slam will help show the students just how big spoken word can be--it is a great way to share multiple perspectives, different views and values, and foster public speaking and self-expression skills.

This year's theme is "Embrace the Unknown" and several of our students will blog throughout their experience in the next few days. They will also present their competition material and their reflections in a special "SBSLC pay it forward" panel in February. We hope to see you there!

If you are interested in sponsoring a student for SBSLC next year, please reach out to diversity@tarleton.edu!

We hope that you will stop by the office (TSC # 21). Also, look for us on social media. Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/TarletonDiversityInclusion and read along with our journeys here on the blog:

http://tarletondiversityinclusion.blogspot.com/ You can also see our images on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarletondiversity/. Or follow us on Twitter: @DiversityTSU or email us directly at Diversity@Tarleton.edu