Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ president Michael K. Young met with members of the Breakfast Group on Jan. 12, a local organization of African-American business and professional men who gather monthly.
The Seattle organization was founded in 1976 and focuses primarily on helping youth achieve their educational goals. It is a tradition for the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ president to meet annually with the group to present an update on the “state of the Universityâ€� regarding Black enrollment, staffing, and other issues related to opportunities for ethnic minorities on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ campus.
President Young met with many of these influential community leaders for the first time in January. Notable Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ alumni with the Breakfast Group include Larry Gossett, ’71, King County Councilmember and president of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Minority Community Advisory Committee; Herman McKinny, ’69, former vice president for urban affairs with the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce; Nate Miles, ‘82, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Foundation Board Director and vice president for strategic initiatives for Eli Lilly and Company; and Charles Mitchell,’65, chancellor emeritus of Seattle Community College District.
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