EPIC: EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE YOUTH
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
PROVIDING
INNOVATIVE
CHANGE
WHO WE ARE
Entrepreneurship Providing Innovative Change (EPIC) is a partner of the My Brother's Keeper Initiative. It is a strength based multi-faceted service learning mentor program/class which will serve young men of color population of Ingham County between the ages of 10-18. We are an advocacy and service learning opportunity available to Michigan State University students within the College of Psychology and College of Business.
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THE EPIC PROGRAM
Empowering Young Men of Color to Be a Better Version of Themselves
SERVICE LEARNING & MENTORSHIP
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Creating a Better Community-One Youth At A Time
EPIC, aims through its intentional design and strategic implementation, to prepare young men of color to engage in entrepreneurship, develop positive ecological relationships, enhance economic development, and become invested members of their community. By specifically addressing the business needs of youth, Ingham County community has the potential to see an increase in local business. Getting youth engaged in business and entrepreneurship is beneficial to the community as a whole.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP & SELF-DISCOVERY
Shaping the Leaders of Tomorrow
EPIC aims to achieve the goals of providing young men of color the opportunity towards ecological success through entrepreneurship, support innovation, help them envision their future roles in the community, and transform "street smarts into business smarts."Â By providing youth with an avenue to learn more about entrepreneurship, we simultaneously open doorways for them to have economic growth and fiscal prosperity.
INHALING SUCCESS & EXHALING OPPRESSION
Building a Better Future
EPIC believes teaching youth to think outside the box nurtures unconventional talents and skills will produce opportunities for future persona, familial, communal, social cues, goals and answers. EPIC aims to create opportunity and opportunity ensures social injustice, instills confidence and stimulates the economy. Entrepreneurship education includes the likelihood that it will promote social and emotional well-being. EPIC goals are to provide young men of color the opportunity to pursue the American Dream.
LATEST NEWS
Follow the status of the EPIC Program
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT & SYLLABUS CREATION MEETING
September 13, 2017
EPIC Program Director, Sean Hankins, & Lead Facilitator & Marketing Director, Teryn Beard, are meeting to discuss Week #1 curriculum revisions and Week #2 curriculum materials. A discussion of necessary information required to be in the course syllabus will also be discussed.
ENTREPRENEURIAL ATTITUDES AND KNOWLEDGE OF BLACK YOUTH
September 11, 2017
Take a look at one of the many interesting scholarly articles we will be studying and discussing in Week #1 of our curriculum in our Entrepreneurial Studies section of our PSY 371 course.
MEET THE EPIC TEAM
September 11, 2017
Sean Hankins- Program DirectorÂ
Rena Hankins- Assistant Program Director & Project Manager
Teryn Beard- Lead Facilitator & Marketing DirectorÂ
Robbie Metcalf- Research Outreach Specialist/Recruitment ManagerÂ
Erica Dalzell- Program Evaluator
Sharonda Chaney-Â Research Outreach Specialist/Recruitment Manager
EPIC Newsletter Under Construction-Look for the Official Launch! Coming Soon & to be Announced at a Later Date!
CONTACT US
Interested in getting a youth involved with EPIC and discovering more about our service learning program? Contact us today and see what opportunities are waiting!
Address:
316 Physics Rd
326 Psychology Bld.
East Lansing, Ingham County 48825
USA
Email:
Phone:
517-355-9519