On Thursday, November 2nd, 2023, over 220 community members join us for All Jazzed Up, our 5th Annual Gala at the Milwaukee Athletic Club!
The evening was filled with merriment as attendees participated in the evening's festivities including; Hors d’oeuvres and cocktail hour, Live music from the Milwaukee Jazz Institute, casino-style gaming, a silent auction, exquisite cuisine and specialty cocktails, and a look at the successes of FUL programming over the last year!
On March 31, Future Urban Leaders embarked on its 2nd Annual HBCU Tour with nineteen of our FUL fellows, three staff members (our Executive Director, Co-Founder, Program Director) and a Parent Advisory Board (PAB) member.
Together the group toured eight historically black college campuses and participated in a number of new experiences.
The trip was amazing, everyone had a great time. We were able to chat with a few of the students who participated. In our chat we discussed what they learned, things they liked about the trip, advice they had for younger scholars, and if the trip has helped them have a clearer view for their futures.
Our high school scholars are our Leadership Fellows. In our high school programming we focus on comprehensive college and career readiness including; ACT prep, college exploration, and entrepreneurship.
In 2022, we were able to bring in a number of professionals from the community to educate our scholars on their careers and skill sets. The goal of all of our programming for our Fellows is to equip our scholars with tools for their toolboxes as they plan and begin to transition into the next phase of their lives.
Jamaria, a FUL senior and has also been involved with Future Urban Leaders since she was in sixth grade.
Over the years as a FUL scholar, the different experiences and opportunities she has been able to participate in is one of her favorite parts of Future Urban Leaders. In addition to new opportunities, the real relationships built within FUL have been most impactful.
“The staff talk to you outside of FUL programming, they truly care about me as a person. I know that if I would text Mr.Krueger or Mr. Romenesko for help, they would respond,” Jamaria shared.
Jamaria had known since she was young that she wanted to attend Howard University in Washington D.C. After attending the 2022 HBCU Trip, she was able to visit Howard University and learned quickly that the campus wasn’t the perfect fit she had dreamed it to be.
“I wanted to go to Howard and when we got there it wasn’t the area I wanted to be in.”
The HBCU Trip was one of Jamaria’s favorite experiences with FUL, along with Future Cities as a younger scholar, and College Prep as a high school scholar.
“I like the Wednesday night College Prep class for a number of reasons. Some weeks it is nice to have a place to go to chill and be with good people I haven’t seen in a while. Other weeks, I go into Wednesday nights needing help and I am able to sit down and focus on school work or other college prep materials.”
