northstar-aami-program

The NorthSTAR program supports the educational and professional aspirations of African American men at the University of North Georgia. NorthSTAR was developed to help forward the University System of Georgia’s African American Male Initiative (AAMI), which is committed to significantly increasing the graduation rates and number of degrees conferred upon African American men.

NorthSTAR leverages the resources to provide African American men with identity development, cultural guardianship and experiential learning opportunities.

Application details for fall 2023 will be updated here when available.

In order to participate in NorthSTAR, you must be the following:

African American/Black Male
Associate Degree-Seeking Student
Bachelor Degree-Seeking Student
Dahlonega or Gainesville campus

Mission

Our mission is to support and cultivate a community of scholars and develop them as leaders and change agents in their respective fields. NorthSTAR aims to fulfill AAMI’s mission to provide a program model of academic and social instruments that allow students to successfully matriculate through the completion of their classes and elevate their semester and cumulative GPAs leading to graduation from the University of North Georgia.

Spring 2022 Programs

Date	Event	Location
January 21, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.	AAMI My Journey	Virtual
January 24, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.	AAMI Financial Literacy with Peach State FCU	Virtual
January 26, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.	AAMI Book Club Meeting	Virtual
February 1, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.	AAMI Get-Together	DAH MSA Office
February 17, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.	AAMI McNair Presentation	Virtual
February 21, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.	AAMI Career Development (Two Tracks)	Virtual
February 28, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.	Film and Brotherhood (DAH)	Virtual
March 1, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.	AAMI Get-Together	GVL MSA Office
March 7, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.	AAMI My Journey	Virtual
March 7, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.	Study Night (GVL)	MSA Suite
March 8, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.	Study Night (GVL)	MSA Suite
March 14, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.	AAMI Speed Networking Roundtable	Robinson Ballroom
March 21, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.	Film and Brotherhood	MSA Suite
March 28, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.	AAMI Career Development (Two Tracks)	Virtual
March 29, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.	AAMI Get-Together	DAH MSA Office
April 4, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.	AAMI Career Development (Two Tracks)	Virtual
April 22, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.	AAMI Leadership Retreat	Virtual or Robinson Ballroom
May 2, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.	Study Night (GVL)	MSA Suite
May 3, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.	Study Night (DAH)	MSA Suite

Top Flight

Freshmen (0 – 29 Credit Hours) and Sophomores (30 – 59 Credit Hours) will go through the “Finding Your Way” Track and Juniors (60 – 89) and Seniors ( 90+ Credit Hours) will go through the “Traveling Beyond” Track.
“Finding Your Way” will consist of learning more about UNG Career Services, Handshake, Picking a Major, Nettiqutte, Searching for an Internship and Job Shadowing, and Tricks to LinkedIn.
“Traveling Beyond” will consist of Resume and Cover Letter Development, Job Searching, Interviews, Networking Help, Life After College, and Cultural Leadership Session.

“Top Flight” Registration

Select the dates/times to register online in UNG Connect.

Goals of AAMI:

Academic Skills Enrichment

Supports AAMI students in achieving their academic goals through a range of both personalized and campus-wide initiatives that foster self-regulated learning, enhances academic skills and provides exemplary academic support programs and services

Student Support Services

Makes internal and external resources available and provides information and learning tools to enhance academic and social success

Adult and Peer Mentoring

Connects AAMI students to vetted adults and peers who encourage achievement and foster positive attitudes and a sense of belonging through personal and academic support, cultivating professional development

Leadership Development

Provides multifaceted professional and soft skills forums to help develop and strengthen leadership and career readiness skills

Benefits of AAMI:

Tutoring

As a participant of the NorthSTAR: AAMI Program, you will be provided tutoring through Tutor.com. Tutor.com has professional, expert tutors available in more than 250 subjects. View the list of available subjects online.

Log in to Tutor.com
Username: your UNG email address
Password: Contact AAMI Staff for Password

Questions?

Kyle Murphy, MPH, Director
NorthSTAR: African American Male Initiative
Kyle.Murphy@ung.edu
678-717-3934

Bikash Das, PhD, Assistant Director
NorthSTAR: African American Male Initiative
Bikash.das@ung.edu
678-717-3679