Mentoring conference highlights possibilities Salisbury Post

SALISBURY — The group behind a pilot mentoring program designed to expand career prospects for male minority college students hosted a conference at Livingstone over the weekend. It was the first of its kind, but the organizers hope it won’t be the last. Livingstone College is a member of North Carolina Independent College and Universities (NCICU), the group which initiated the iBelong Mentoring Program last year. The NCICU comprises 36 colleges and universities throughout the state. “Among those schools, 12 are currently going through a pilot program,” said Marcel Anderson, the iBelong Male Mentoring Program project director. “We received some…