BLACK STUDENT SERVICES | Join Black Student Services for Mbongi Week. Also known as Black Welcome Week, this event marks the Black community’s first school-year event after 18 months apart. It is also an opportunity for Black faculty, staff and students to embrace one another as we commit to another year of progress in the community.
“Mbongi Week is symbolic to the LMU Black Community as we dedicate new and returning community members to the goals and initiatives of this academic year,” said Jeffrey Dolliole, director for Black Student Services. “Our theme this year is ‘Commitment to Progress’ as we strive to build on the movement set by those before us.”
Community Prayer Circle
Tuesday, Aug. 31
5:30–6:30 p.m. PDT
Gather with the community to pray in any spiritual tradition as we ask God to guide us through this new academic year.
Register here.
Mbongi: Call to Community
Wednesday, Sept. 1
6:30–8 p.m. PDT
Mbongi is a longstanding tradition at LMU and is our ceremonial event where we reconnect, recommit, and welcome our newest family members to the community.
Black Family Dialogue
Thursday, Sept. 2
6:30–8:30 p.m. PDT
Join in the conversation with members of the Umoja Alliance and the Presidential Black Advisory Council (PBLAC) to discuss community priorities for the academic year.
