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October 9, 2006
EMPAC Begins Its Second Year

 
A minority male mentoring program began its second year at ECC recently. EMPAC, Empowering Males with a Purpose to Achieve and Celebrate, held its opening session for the 2006-2007 academic year on the Rocky Mount campus. Pernell Griffin, coordinator of EMPAC, spoke to the audience about different aspects of the mentoring program, which seeks to strengthen life skills among African-American males at the college. Goals include increasing retention and graduation rates, raising social and civic awareness, and promoting leadership development. Shown above from left are Pernell Griffin, coordinator of EMPAC, and Michael Jordan, vice president of student services, who led the opening session.

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