Alumni Scholars:  Click Here to register for the Leadership Summit.  The deadline to register is April 30, 2019.  Registration for guests in included in your registration process.

New 2019 Scholars:    Click Here  to Register Now!  Use Promo Code Promise19.

EVENT SCHEDULE
The Union League Club of Chicago, 65 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604

Thursday, August 1, 2019

Early Arrivals:  Faculty Council and Ambassador Cabinet 
Board of Advisors, Faculty Council and  Ambassador Cabinet
  3:00pm     Check-in for Overnight Stay
  6:00          Informal Dinner 

Friday, August 2, 2019

All Day Arrivals – 2019 Scholars, no later than 12 noon, Alumni Scholars no later than 3:00pm. 

7:00am        Breakfast
  8:00              Ambassador Cabinet Meeting (Ambassador Cabinet Only)
  8:30              Faculty Council Meeting (Council Members Only)
  12:00 pm    Lunch for New 2019 Scholars, Board, Faculty Council and Ambassador Cabinet
  1:00              Board of Advisors Meeting ( Board Members Only)
  3:00             New Scholar Orientation (Mandatory for  2018 Promise Prize Scholars)    
  3:00             Alumni Scholar Meeting and Reception
  3:00             Check-in for Overnight Stay

Scholar, Supporter & Community Celebration Dinner
Marquis Miller, Chief Diversity Officer, City of Chicago  – Featured Speaker
Guest Speaker Courtesy of PwC
Featuring  Jazz Trio and Scholar Musical Program, Canisha Russ ’17, Christian Watts ’17 and Michael Akingbade ’18

  6:00pm      Social Hour
  6:30             Dinner
  7:30             Program
  8:30             Scholar Evening Activities around Chicago (Sign-ups closer to the Summit) – Free Time

Business Attire: This includes slacks, shirts, skirts and dresses.  Avoid athletic clothing, caps, sneakers, flip flops, tight fitting clothing, shorts, and t-shirts. 

Saturday, August 3, 2019

Leadership Development Intensive
  8:00am   Breakfast
  8:30          Morning Motivation – Vikki Pryor
  9:00          Executive and Professional Conversations  – Dr. Faith Taylor, Montclair State University
10:30          Historic and Cultural  Leadership Tour around Chicagoland
                     – Driving/Walking Tour of Museum Row, Dusable Museum, Key Cultural Stops in the African American Community
  6:30          Gratitude & Reflections Dinner
                       – Ethnic Local Restaurant
   8:30           On Your Own
  
Comfortable Attire:  Use good judgment in respecting the sites visited while dressing appropriately for a long challenging day. Good walking shoes are a must.  

Sunday, August 4, 2019
  9:00am     Farewell Breakfast (Optional but Recommended)
  11:00          Program Ends, Scholars and Guests Depart      

Guests:  All Scholars are welcome to invite one guest, at the Family Discount of $200 per person.  All guests must be at least 18 years old.   Your guest fee includes dinner on Friday and Saturday, Saturday NYC tour, and breakfast on Saturday and Sunday.   All other activities are exclusively for current and Alumni Promise Prize Scholars. 

June 5, 2021
Time: 9:45 to 11:15 AM -ET | 8:45 AM – CT

ZOOM
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Contact Change Create Transform Foundation office for additional information at 914-481-5914

Mark Your Calendar for Upcoming Meetings:

Virtual Saturdays, 9:45 to 11:15am ET
September 11, 2021 | December 4, 2021 | February 5, 2022 | May 7, 2022

In-person | July 31, 2022 | 9am to 12noon

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Vikki Pryor, Founder of Change Create Transform Foundation presented a scholarship to Janei Chambers a graduate of Mount Vernon High School, and currently a freshman at Spelman University in Atlanta, GA, with the first William L. Carter Community Leadership Award at the African American Men of Westchester’s 16^th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Youth Awards Luncheon.  Janei was honored for her mentoring, community service and fundraising activities for those in need.  White she was unable to attend the luncheon, her mother and uncle accepted on her behalf.  Janei, aspirations is to become a physical therapist.

Eon Nichols, Luncheon Chair, Vikki Pryor, Founder, Change Create Transform Foundations and the mother and uncle of Janei.

Alumni Scholars:  Click here to register for the Leadership Summit.  The deadline to register on April 7, 2017 has expired.  Late registration will be accepted until April 21, 2017.  Registration for guests in included in your registration process.

New 2017 Scholars:  Click here to register for the Leadership Summit.  The deadline to register is April 28, 2017.  Registration for guests is included in your registration process.

EVENT SCHEDULE

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Early Arrivals: Faculty Council and  Ambassador Cabinet- The Willard InterContinental Hotel, Washington DC

  4:00pm     Check-in for Overnight Stay
  6:00          Informal Dinner 

Friday, July 28, 2017

Meetings, InterContinental Hotel, Washington, DC

  7:30am     Breakfast
  8:30         Faculty Council Meeting (Council Members Only)
  8:30         Ambassador Cabinet Meeting ( Ambassador Cabinet Only) 
12:00 pm    Lunch for New Scholars, Board and Council
  1:00         Board of Advisors Meeting ( Board Members Only)
  3:00        New Scholar Orientation (Mandatory for  2017 Promise Prize Scholars)          
  4:00        Check-in for Overnight Stay

 Diaspora Dinner

 Swahili Village, 10800 Rhode Island Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705
Roundtrip Transportation will be provided 

   6:00 pm   Motorcoach Departs The Willard for Swahili Village
   7:00          Dinner 
   8:00          Discussion with African Ambassadors/Delegations
   9:00          Cultural Program
   9:45          Motorcoach Returns to the Willard

Casual Business Attire: This includes slacks, shirts, skirts and dresses.  Avoid athletic clothing, caps, sneakers, flip flops, tight fitting clothing, shorts, and t-shirts. 

Saturday, July 29, 2017

Scholar Leadership & Development Experience Tour

  7:30am     Breakfast
  7:45          Scholar Leadership Meeting
 10:30         Leadership Tour with Box lunch
                    The White House (optional)
                    The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial 
                    Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, The Capitol, other sites 
  2:00pm    The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
   5:30         Return to the Willard
   6:30         Dinner at the The Willard – 8th Floor Terrace
   7:30-9     Scholar Leadership Activites and Debrief      

Comfortable Walking Attire:  Use good judgment in respecting the sites visited while dressing appropriately for a long challenging day. Good walking shoes are a must.  Avoid athletic attire, shorts, tee shirts, and tight fitting clothing.

Sunday, July 30, 2017 

  8:00am     Breakfast, Awards, Invocation & Community Service Event
  11:00        Program Ends, Scholars and Guests Depart      

Dr. Horace Porter
Faculty Council

Dear Scholars,

We hope all has been well since we last saw you in July 2016.  Thank you for reading the “Update from the Faculty Council.”  The Faculty Council is committed to your  academic, professional, and personal success and offer our encouragement for continuing growth and progress this year.  Remember to stay in touch, keep us informed, and let us know if you need help and support.

Explore our website, www.changecreate.org. Here you will find profiles of other Scholars, along with important updates and information.

• Contact the office with any updates, questions or ideas. Let us know of your accomplishments, new jobs, weddings, new children, graduations, moves, and other announcements. You may update your information directly online using the form provided, or contact the office directly.

We are pleased to announce some wonderful news and updates from the Change Create Transform Foundation.

• Welcome to three new members, who have joined our Board of Advisors for three year terms.  Jocelyn Wright MBA CFP,  Tom Grayman MBA,  and Dana LaCondre-Nugent ’15, MBA CPA .
• Thank you Bernadette Gargano JD, University of Buffalo School of Law, and Professor Jessica Harris PhD,  Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville, who join as new Faculty Council Members.

A special thanks to Elena Paulino ’11, Chair of our Ambassador Cabinet, who is leading our Scholar volunteers who serve on the Cabinet.

• Alanda Alexandre ’14, Montclair State University Scholar
• Jessica Black ’16, Grinnell College Scholar
• Shatorah Donovan ’16,  University of Buffalo School of Law Scholar
• Stephanie Fox ’14, Bronx Community College Scholar
• Eboni McKenney ’16, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Scholar
• Samuel Osaro ’16, University of Iowa Scholar
• Jordan Pinnix ’16, University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, Scholar

Register for the 2017  Promise Prize Scholar Summit on July 28, 2017, at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, DC. Scholar feedback was utilized in designing this year’s Summit. Thank you to those Scholars who were able to provide feedback.

• Join us on Friday, July 28, 2017, at 6:00 pm at Willard to travel by motor-coach to the Swahili Village restaurant in Maryland.  We will kick-off our Annual Promise Prize Weekend with a discussion with members of the African delegations in Washington, as well as a special African dinner and music.
• On Saturday, July 29, 2017 we will start bright and early at 7:45am with a engaging discussion of the role of government, politics and the nation’s Capitol as it impacts leadership and activism, historically, currently, and for the future.  Our tours and meetings will begin at 10:30 and will include the White House, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, the Jefferson, Memorial, the Washington Monument, and conclude with the new Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture. At 6pm we will convene for an informal dinner, leadership debrief, and other activities at the Willard Office complex across the courtyard from our hotel.

Reach out for information and support as you navigate your life and career. We are here to listen, guide and support. Wishing you progress and success in the months ahead. See you this summer!

Horace Porter, PhD
Faculty Council Chair