CAMPUS VOICE
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Friday, February 22,2008
Spriggs and others helped by 3 MG
By MAQUISHA RAYNOR
Staff Writer
At a time when Michael
Spriggs felt that making an
income was more important
than continuing his education,
a big brother came through for
him and introduced him to the
program that would help mold
him into the higher achiever he
is today.
This program is the Male
Involvement program that is
designed to give hope to African
American males who have low
test scores and feel as if they
can’t make it through school.
Michael Spriggs has been
actively involved with this
program for three years and
serves as its president.
He said that since he has been
involved with this program,
he has been “more focused in
school and committed to his
education.”
Michael has successfully
finished the auto body program at
Wayne Community College and
is currently finishing a degree in
business administration.
He plans to graduate from
Wayne in the spring.
His goals after graduating are
to continue running his father’s
auto body repair shop and “take
it to another level.”
Among what the program offers
is community involvement.
This helps “students realize
that even with their down falls
and their positions in life, they
can still help others,” Michael
said.
Through the program, Michael
has realized that getting a higher
level of education is the key to
financial stability.
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started the first phase of
minority male mentoring ini 996,
according to Ray Burrell, one of
the program directors.
The program was originally
known as AMCS (African
American Males Committed to
Success).
In 2004 it received multiple
grants that allowed the group
to broaden its scope and expand
to include all minority males at
Wayne Community College. At
that time, the name was changed
to The Minority Male Mentoring
Group or 3MG.
Over the past three years it
has been estimated that more
than 75 minority males have
participated in the mentoring
program.
Among 3MG’s recent activities
has been partnering with the
Multi-Culturai Association
for Enrichment to collect and
package more than 150 pairs of
shoes to donate to Samaritan’s
Feet, a non-profit organization
with a mission to provide shoes
for the impoverished in Africa.
3MG also assisted the City of
Goldsboro with the annual Dr.
Martin Luther King birthday
celebration.
Mentors/advisors are involved
with 3MG participants on a
regular basis and they assist,
guide and direct these young
men through educational aspects
as well as with the personal
The Campus Voice staff
Anthony Arnold, Trent Harrell, Matthew Hemenway, Jessica
Hill, Danielle Jaffe, Nicky Lee, John Lofton, Wayne Mooring,
Ashley Sullivan, Nashira Thompson, Nan Williams and Vince
Williams
Instructor: Winkie Lee
Printer: Goldsboro News-Argus
Thanks to Brent Hood, Majena Howell, the Educational Support
Technology and Security departments, Danny Rollins, Teresa
White-Wallace and the Goldsboro News-Argus.
aspects of life.
The college’s goals for
this group are to foster an
environment where minority
males can achieve their academic
goals and become positive role
models in society.
The ultimate goal of the
minority male mentoring
initiative is to improve minority
male retention and graduation
success rates, Mr. Burrell said.
The program provides monthly.
workshops on topics relating to
health, career planning, time
management, study skills,
decision making and other
topics of interest.
In addition, it offers one-on-
one mentoring through campus
and community volunteers,
leadership development, and
opportunities for volunteerism.
Its mission is to turn out
success stories ... just like
Michael Spriggs.
Michael Spriggs
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