Lectures held at City College for Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month, City College hosted a series of events with this year’s official national theme: the History of Black Economic Empowerment.
By Estela FuentesThe Guardsman
In honor of Black History Month, City College hosted a series of events with this year’s official national theme: the History of Black Economic Empowerment.
Megel Brown, senior marketing manager for Intel, spoke to a group of approximately 50 students on Feb. 18 about his success in the business world as a black man. He also spoke about his drive to pursue his education and starting his own business.
Brown, who began his education at a community college in Florida, spoke about his career which fused business with engineering. He shared with students his background as a young college student and how he came from a modest family where there weren’t many economic resources to pay for college.
“Our stories may be very similar in terms of parallel paths,” Brown said.
He urged listeners to follow their dreams when choosing careers if they want to be successful. He told attendees that as community college students, they have more time to explore options for what they want to do with their lives and choose a career that suits them best.
Brown discussed the different opportunities he received after getting his bachelor’s degree. Although he was making a great salary, he explained that when companies are judging you by what it says on paper, you have to pursue higher education.
“I decided going to the Wharton School put that stamp on my resume, so when they are comparing me with somebody else — all things being considered — having that quality of education will probably be in my favor,” Brown said about why he decided to go for his MBA.
Brown ended his lecture by telling students to learn how to deal with people, because there is always someone who is going to be difficult to deal with.
The Black History Month lecture series took place at five City College campuses. There will be one more event at Ocean campus today, Feb. 24, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. called Greening the Block and Empowering Communities of Color. Julian Mocine-McQueen is hosting the discussion in the Rosenberg Library, Multimedia Room 304.
