IMHOTEP
K-State's Black Male Initiative
IMHOTEP is a mentoring initiative, for black male students in every college at Kansas State University, encouraging cultural engagement and community uplift, persistence and support, retention, degree completion and career/graduate school placement.
For more information on initiative objectives and planned curricula, please contact Brandon Clark (785) 532-6436, bclark@ksu.edu or Kimathi Choma (785) 532-6904, kchoma@ksu.edu
Mission Statement, Goals, and Outcomes
Kansas State University's IMHOTEP Black Male Initiative seeks to increase the success of Black males by focusing on their retention, persistence, community uplift, cultural enrichment, career or graduate school placement, and degree completion.
Retention
IMHOTEP seeks to improve retention and graduation rates for Black male students by providing additional layers of academic preparation and enhancement, financial literacy to help students make well-informed decisions, and offering focused academic coaching.
Persistence and Support
IMHOTEP seeks to aid in student persistence and support by aiding in the development of life and professional development skills, career exploration opportunities. and organizing cohort groups for Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, and non-traditional students.
Community Uplift/Cultural Enrichment
IMHOTEP provides students with community uplift and cultural enrichment through regular group meetings, taking students on one cultural trip per year, and helping students give back to the community through one service/enrichment activity per year.
Career and Graduate School Placement
IMHOTEP connects students with the Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry to inform about research opportunities and contribute to K-State's 2025 Visionary Goal of becoming a Top 50 Public Research University. Additionally, IMHOTEP organizes career development activities for students and assists with professional school test preparation for exams such as the GRE, GMAT, MCAT, and LSAT. Click here to learn more about services K-State provides for professional test preparation.
Fall 2018 & Spring 2019 Event Schedule
Sept. 10 | 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Flint Hills Room
Oct. 8 | 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Flint Hills Room
Nov. 5 | 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Union 227
Dec. 3 | 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Bluemont Room
Jan. 28 | 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Union 227
Feb. 4 | 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Union 227
March 4 | 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Calvin 301
April 1 | 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Union 227
April 29 | 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Bluemont Room
