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Our Mission
The Black Student Alliance (BSA) serves as the representative voice
of the Black student body academically, politically, and socially to promote
unity, success and involvement, not only in the Black community but across
UT's Forty Acres and beyond!
About Us
Step into the World of BSA
BSA TODAY
The Black Student Alliance is open to the
general population of the University of Texas of Austin. Our primary
goal is to uplift the African American community in its entirety socially,
politically, and academically. We strive to become the voice for all
African American students. Currently meetings are held every Monday
in the Business building GSB 2.122 at 7 PM.
FUTURE PLANS
Despite the fact that UT Austin has the
largest population of any university in the nation at over 50,000 students,
African American comprise merely 3.8 percent of those numbers. That is
a population of 1500 students!! As an organization, we see the need
for a better representation of African Americans and other minority
groups on campus. In efforts to combat this problem, we have minority
recruitment and retention programs.
It is our hope to educate those socially
within the community who are not being formally educated at any of the
institutions of higher learning in the Greater Austin Area. We plan
to host voter registration drives and awareness workshops, health awareness
workshops, targeting illnesses that affect African Americans such as
hypertension, diabetes, sickle cell anemia, and AIDS, just to name a
few, throughout the community.
BIG XII COUNCIL
BSA is also a member of the Big XII Council
on Black Student Government. This is a council that currently comprises
student leaders from nine of the twelve Big XII Conference schools with
extensive leadership training.About the Big 12 Council on Black Student
Government The Big Twelve Council on Black Student
Government is a regional Black Student Governing Body which consists
of the Black Student Governments from institutions in the Big Twelve
conference. Those schools include University of Missouri ; University of Oklahoma; ; Kansas State University; University of Colorado; Iowa State University;
; University of Nebraska;Oklahoma State University; ; University of Kansas; Baylor University; University of Texas; Texas Tech University;
and Texas A&M University. History of the Big 12 Council on Black
Student Government The council was created in 1977 when Black
students from all the schools in the Big Eight Conference came together
in recognition that all were suffering from similar problems at their
respective institutions. The next year, the University of Missouri students
formally created the Big Eight Council and Conference on Black Student
Government. The 1997 the Big Eight Conference was expanded to include
four Texas institutions. Forming the new Big Twelve Conference. The
Big Eight Council on Black Student Government officially changed their
name to the Big Twelve Council on Black Student Government and included
the four Texas schools into the structure of the organization. Each
year, an institute member of the Big Twelve Council on Black Student
Government hosts the Annual Big 12 Conference on Black Student Government.
Mission Statement To provide strong, determined, and courageous
leadership and advocacy to affect our social and academic environments
toward consideration of this community's collective concerns and issues
where it pertains to the educational, socio-cultural, economic, and
spiritual well-being of this community. Goals and Objectives
The Big Twelve Council on Black Student
Government shall:
assist in the recruitment efforts
to bring Black student, faculty, and staff to the respective member
institutions. assist in the efforts or retention
of Black students, faculty, and staff at the member institutions.
provide programs for community
outreach that will strengthen the Black community.
use administration panels comprised
of Black Studies, Black Students, Black Faculty, and Black Staff as
a means to assist in campus communication and participation
require Member Institution
to work conjunctively with all Black organizations.
have forums, political think
tanks, and voter registration drives to constitute political awareness
within the region.
use all monetary, sponsored,
and donated funds to provide for financial empowerment.
Composed by Obi
Ihekweazu and
Stephanie Eason
Contact Information
If you have any comments or questions you can contact us all email addresses
are located on the officer link. If you have a specific question pertaining
to a committee then direct your questions to that committee head.
- Postal address
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Black Student Alliance
1 University Station A6220 Soc # 64
Austin, Texas 78712
- Electronic mail
- General Information:
anthonyd.williams@gmail.com
Webmaster:
Warnessa Hightower
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