Welcome
Welcome
to the online headquarters for Black Students United, Cornell's
umbrella organization for black student groups. Please use this website
as a way to find out what's going on with Black Students United as well
as the rest of the black community on this campus. We update this site
regularly so we appreciate any suggestions you might have.
Mission
BLACK STUDENTS UNITED is an organization that promotes the academic, social, cultural and political empowerment of members of the African, African American, Afro-Caribbean peoples as well as all other peoples of African descent at Cornell.
This organization was established as a comprehensive alliance with a focus on resource organization, mobilization and implementation. It provides a network and venue for the members of the African Diaspora to express their needs and have those needs met. BSU is committed to promoting African-centered thought, establishing a balance between academia and activism, and developing community-centered leadership. It is committed to pan-African unity across lines of ethnicity, culture, socio-economic class, gender and sexual orientation.
Primary Goals and Responsibilities
- BSU is responsible for creating and developing a
stronger cultural community amongst all people of
African descent on Cornell’s campus
- BSU acts as an advocate for the needs of the
Africana Community. BSU is to be a strong and
influential campus-wide voice of action within this
community.
- BSU is dedicated to constant and productive
communication with and within the black
community
- BSU bridges the gaps between black students,
members of the administration and other student
groups
- BSU is committed to serving as the unifying body of
black political, cultural, social and academic
organizations on campus
- BSU is committed to assisting in the recruitment
and matriculation of students of African descent
BLACK STUDENTS UNITED is an organization that promotes the academic, social, cultural and political empowerment of members of the African, African American, Afro-Caribbean peoples as well as all other peoples of African descent at Cornell.
This organization was established as a comprehensive alliance with a focus on resource organization, mobilization and implementation. It provides a network and venue for the members of the African Diaspora to express their needs and have those needs met. BSU is committed to promoting African-centered thought, establishing a balance between academia and activism, and developing community-centered leadership. It is committed to pan-African unity across lines of ethnicity, culture, socio-economic class, gender and sexual orientation.
Primary Goals and Responsibilities
- BSU is responsible for creating and developing a
stronger cultural community amongst all people of
African descent on Cornell’s campus
- BSU acts as an advocate for the needs of the
Africana Community. BSU is to be a strong and
influential campus-wide voice of action within this
community.
- BSU is dedicated to constant and productive
communication with and within the black
community
- BSU bridges the gaps between black students,
members of the administration and other student
groups
- BSU is committed to serving as the unifying body of
black political, cultural, social and academic
organizations on campus
- BSU is committed to assisting in the recruitment
and matriculation of students of African descent
Check out the BSU calendar to add events for your organization and to see what else is going on in the community
Contact
If you have questions, comments, concerns or suggestions regarding BSU, the website or you want to get on the BSU list serve please leave your name and e-mail address on the Guestbook! Thanks! (Or, e-mail either Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo at eal42@cornell.edu or Ernie Jolly at ecj6@cornell.edu)
If you have questions, comments, concerns or suggestions regarding BSU, the website or you want to get on the BSU list serve please leave your name and e-mail address on the Guestbook! Thanks! (Or, e-mail either Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo at eal42@cornell.edu or Ernie Jolly at ecj6@cornell.edu)
