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L.A.M.P. Scholarship Celebration: Save the Date

Annually, the L.A.M.P. Mentor Program celebrates the L.A.M.P. Mentees who are graduating seniors and are matriculating from high school and the Program to a college or university. Most of these Mentees have been with the L.A.M.P. Mentor Program for many years, some from when they began high school as freshman. Our Celebration is a very special day for the L.A.M.P. Mentees, and their parents, and all who participates in this annual event witness what has become A Right of Passage for each graduating Mentee. At the Celebration, the Gamma Zeta Boule Foundation awards all graduating senior L.A.M.P. Mentees with scholarships to assist them during their college or university experience. This year, [...]

L.A.M.P. Scholarship Celebration: Save the Dategzb_admin2022-02-21T16:51:32-08:00

Career STEAMPosium 2022 – MARCH 19TH IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER…

Have you ever wished that you could talk to someone who has already walked down the path that you are about to travel? Have you ever wished that someone would have told you about all of the challenges that you are going to face when you move from Middle school to High School, or High School to College, or College to your Career? Has anyone ever said to you, here, take a seat and let me tell you how you can get from where you are now to where I am as a Doctor, Lawyer, Engineer, Chief Technologist, Movie Producer, or Music Director? Finally, have you ever wished that you could [...]

Career STEAMPosium 2022 – MARCH 19TH IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER…gzb_admin2022-02-21T16:50:57-08:00

SPOTLIGHT- Dylan Wilson

Dylan Wilson is a former L.A.MP. Mentee, Class of 2021 and current L.A.M.P. alumnus. He is attending California State University in Northridge, majoring in business. However, before he entered high school, Dylan knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur and started his business. Dylan is the Founder and CEO of the firm, DWLUXURY. His company’s product portfolio includes exotic sports cars and other luxury merchandise. He loves high-end car models, clothing, and paraphernalia. When asked how and when his interest in this line of business started, Dylan said, “I have always been fascinated with sports cars from Lamborghini to Porsche to Bugatti. Most people dream of owning one. And now they [...]

SPOTLIGHT- Dylan Wilsongzb_admin2022-02-21T16:50:52-08:00

Black History Month… a Few Facts to Ponder

Each year since 1976, during the month of February we celebrate Black History Month to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. One of the byproducts of the celebration of Black History Month is the knowledge shared by historians and educators about the contributions of African Americans to the history of the United States of America. Though some of these historic facts about Black people in America are known to many, some facts might not be that well known to all. Therefore, in this article, we will share a few facts about OUR history in America as we lift up our voices to say to all of America… [...]

Black History Month… a Few Facts to Pondergzb_admin2022-02-21T16:49:57-08:00

January L.A.M.P. Focus: Interviewing and Learning Styles

At the L.A.M.P. Mentor Program January session we returned from in-person to virtual workshops due to the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron virus. Fortunately, because we were virtual from Match 2019 to May 2022, we were able to pivot effectively, and the Mentees had a rewarding experience. We had four workshops as part of the January 2022 session: Mock Interviews, How to Finance a College Education, the Benefits of Journaling, and L.A.M.P. Mentee Feedback. Mock Interviews: The Mock Interviews are an annual part of the L.A.M.P. Mentor Program. We had 15 African American men serve as interview panelists who were in five breakout rooms. Each panel had a series of questions [...]

January L.A.M.P. Focus: Interviewing and Learning Stylesgzb_admin2022-02-21T16:49:49-08:00

Partnership with Shaquille O’Neal and JC Penney

One of the hallmarks of the L.A.M.P. Mentor Program is the requirement that Mentees model professionalism by wearing a suit and tie to all L.A.M.P. functions and activities. In Spring 2021, two L.A.M.P. Mentor Program Mentees, Marshall Dodds and Xavier Smith decided to start a Suit Bank for Mentees who may not have a suit to wear to L.A.M.P. Mentor Program sessions. Mentees who outgrew their current suits were encouraged to donate the suit to the Suit Bank and thus providing Mentees who were in need of a suit, the opportunity to obtain one. While thinking of ways to expand the Suit Bank, Xavier Smith’s mom, Elvia Bedolla, secured gift cards [...]

Partnership with Shaquille O’Neal and JC Penneygzb_admin2022-01-11T13:15:24-08:00

6th Annual Career STEAMPosium 2022

2022 Theme: Perseverance Powered by STEAM As we begin the year, we would like to invite you to the 6th Annual Career STEAMPosium Event. The 6th Annual Career STEAMposium will be held on Saturday, March 19th, 2022, from 8AM – 2:00 PM. The subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics (STEAM) pervade every part of our lives, and career opportunities in these areas are increasingly growing at a rapid rate. Technologists forecast that to be gainfully employed in the future, it is important to have the skills that companies want to gain access to. They continue to state that professions in the areas of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and [...]

6th Annual Career STEAMPosium 2022gzb_admin2022-01-11T13:15:05-08:00

Community Outreach via Annual Toy Drive

Earlier in this Newsletter we wrote about one of the L.A.M.P. Mentor Program’s annual traditions, the Alumni-Mentees collaboration. At that same event, we also have another tradition which is to have each Mentee and Mentor bring an unwrapped gift for a child. The gifts are given to a charity that aligns well with the tenets of the L.A.M.P Mentor Program. As is the case every year, all our Mentees and Mentors participated in this effort to provide Toys to both boys and girls in need. The charity that was selected this year to be the benefactor of the 2021 Toy Drive is Friends In Deed in Pasadena, California. Friends In Deed [...]

Community Outreach via Annual Toy Drivegzb_admin2022-01-11T13:14:46-08:00

Special Thanks to Blair Imani Sessions

Throughout the year, the L.A.M.P. Mentor Program receives tremendous support and accolades from many members of our local and national community. We are privileged to express our gratitude to Ms. Blair Imani, author of the book, Read This to Get Smarter. Ms. Imani is a nationally recognized author. Her works include Read This to Get Smarter: About Race, Class, Gender, Disability, and More (2021), Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream (2020), and Modern HERstory: Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History (2018). Ms. Imani has lectured and presented Oxford, Stanford, Brown, Harvard, Duke, and as well as numerous conferences in the US and abroad. [...]

Special Thanks to Blair Imani Sessionsgzb_admin2022-01-11T13:14:19-08:00

Jacobs and the L.A.M.P. Mentor Program expand their Commitment to the Success of African American Young Men

The L.A.M.P. Mentor Program and Jacobs, a national leading engineering and STEM company, have enjoyed a mutual commitment to the success of the Program for many years. In November 2021, at its annual board meeting, Steve Demetriou, Jacobs’ CEO, announced a new level of support with a $100,000 gift to the Gamma Zeta Boule Foundation for the L.A.M.P. Mentor Program. The announcement came as part of the recognition of the service of Archon Robert Davidson for his 20-year tenure on the board of Jacobs. Archon Davidson introduced the L.A.M.P. Mentor Program to Jacobs and its senior leadership. Jacobs and Mr. Demetriou have been supporting the L.A.M.P. Mentor Program with an annual [...]

Jacobs and the L.A.M.P. Mentor Program expand their Commitment to the Success of African American Young Mengzb_admin2022-01-12T00:19:43-08:00