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Makita Williams
  • Class of 2013
  • Hartford, CT

Eastern Connecticut State University Student Makita Williams of Hartford Member of Eastern's M.A.L.E.S Club.

2012 Mar 1

Makita Williams '14 of Hartford, CT is a member of Eastern's M.A.L.E.S club. Williams is a Sociology major.

The Men Achieving Leadership, Excellence and Success (M.A.L.E.S.) organization strives to foster inclusive professional and personal development opportunities, which enhance and aid to the overall fabric of civic engagement and the academic & social elements of young men within a campus and community environment. M.A.L.E.S. aims to develop and transform educated and engaged individuals, while transcending acquired skills onto others. M.A.L.E.S. offers structured and informal opportunities for mentorship, brotherhood, service learning, social capital and professional growth while integrating the goals and vision of alumni, advisors and current members who are dedicated to help facilitate the enrichment of the organizations culture.

MALES student club was active this past semester, conducting a downtown cleanup day in September; hosting a presentation on campus in October by INROADS, a Hartford-based nonprofit agency committed to providing underserved youth with career services; and holding the 11th Annual M.A.L.E.S. Banquet in November.

More than 30 percent of the full-time students enrolled at Eastern now participate in at least one club/organization, an increase of almost 10 percent since fall 2008. Students who participate in clubs/organizations excel in the classroom and do better academically than students who do not participate. In spring 2011, 1,345 full-time students participating in clubs had an average GPA of 3.06, much higher than the 2.84 average for those students not taking part in any of the nearly 70 clubs/organizations.