Black Boys & Men Symposium - 2023 Registration

Grand Valley State University seeks to bring together youth service providers, K-12 educators, higher education faculty and staff, and community leaders to understand and interrogate the “systems” that impact the lives of Black boys & men in order to deconstruct and rebuild for their success.

Through a lens of intersectionality, the Black Boys & Men Symposium looks holistically at the lives of Black boys & men in a variety of educational and other contexts. The symposium is focused on creating a vision for equitable transformation throughout the educational pipeline, from K-12 to higher education and beyond. The symposium is designed to be a place of personal and professional growth for those who walk alongside Black boys & men to engage in discussion, learning, and action.

Attendee Registration Rate:

Regular Rate: $400 (includes Sneaker Ball ticket)

Late Registration Rate (After June 1): $450 (includes Sneaker Ball ticket)

Sneaker Ball ONLY: $100  Purchase Sneaker Ball ticket here 

We are offering a discounted student rate. Should you want to bring high school students, please contact us at [email protected].

Students may attend all aspects of the symposium sessions with the exception of the Sneaker Ball (as this is an adult-only event). Specific sessions that may especially appeal to students will be noted on the symposium schedule. All students attending the symposium must be accompanied by an adult chaperone as this needs to be noted on the registration.

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After April 15, 2023 registration is non-refundable. If your payment is refundable, you may request it by contacting the GVSU office to which payment was made, or by calling (616) 331-2200. *

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