WKU News

The WKU Young Male Leadership Academy (YMLA) is a college preparation and recruitment initiative through the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences. The program develops leadership skills in young males of diverse backgrounds by exploring the teaching profession. This program has been possible thanks to partnerships with Warren County Public Schools, Bowling Green Independent Schools, and Simpson County Schools. Twenty students from the three school districts met one Saturday a month during the school year to learn about a variety of topics including communication, leadership, teaching, social justice, and team building.

During the past few months, YMLA students attended State and National Educators Rising Conferences and were recognized with various awards for their presentations and public speaking.

On March 3, 2022, YMLA attended the State Educators Rising Conference at Bellarmine University in Louisville. The award winners were:
Karson Green - tied for 1st place in in Creative Lecture competition
Tytus Brown - 3rd place in Exploring Education Administration Careers
Robert Unseld - 5th place in Public Speaking
Lah Kba - 5th place in Exploring Non-Core Subject Teaching Careers
Colin Anderson - 7th place in Exploring Education Administration Careers
Tavarius Jones - 7th place in Educators Rising Moment
David Quintanilla - 8th place in Impromptu Speaking
Yosthin Hicks - 8th place in Public Speaking
Antonio Greer - 11th place in Impromptu Speaking
Keiovon Wells - 12th place in Impromptu Speaking
Sharom Umuragwa - 14th place in Exploring Education Administration Careers
Angel Starks - 15th place in Impromptu Speaking

Before heading to the National Educators Rising Conference, YMLA students spent three days at Summer Camp on WKU’s campus completing various activities, including learning more about careers in the education field.

National Educators Rising was held in Washington DC on June 24th – 26th. The award winners were:
Anson Davis, Choncey Richardson, Ayden Page, Cameron Bell - 4th place in Researching Learning Challenges
Colin Anderson - 5th place in Exploring Education Administration Careers
Tytus Brown – 6th place in Exploring Education Administration Careers
Karson Green – 8th place in Creative Lecture
David Quintanilla – 10th place in Impromptu Speaking
Kaiser Stunson, Le'Quentin Flippin, Justin Mosquera, Treyvian Bunton – 10th place in Ethical Dilemma

You can learn more about YMLA at on WKU’s website at https://www.wku.edu/redtp/young_male_leadership_academy.php.

Contact: Julia Rivas, 270-745-2996