Photograph of three women mingling at the 2nd Annual BSE event in 2012, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows three African American women standing by each other and mingling. They stand in a grey carpeted room with a circle of chairs arranged behind them. Black Student Experience (BSE), was created to foster pride and promote academic success among the Black student population at UNT. Created in 2011, BSE is a weekend retreat that introduces incoming freshman and transfer students to leaders of the Black student population. This retreat is an opportunity for students to discover their campus involvement interests, become introduced to black faculty, staff, and alumni, and ideally begin or cultivate a path to become a leader themselves. BSE participants leave the retreat with a better knowledge of the UNT resources available to them, a foundation that will prepare them to be successful at UNT and a community of support and family.

Photograph of three people sitting in a room at the 2nd Annual BSE event in 2012, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows two African American woman sitting on each side of an African American man. They are separated by one chair in between them and the women wear scarves around their necks. They all have name tags on their shirts and sit in a carpeted room. Black Student Experience (BSE), was created to foster pride and promote academic success among the Black student population at UNT. Created in 2011, BSE is a weekend retreat that introduces incoming freshman and transfer students to leaders of the Black student population. This retreat is an opportunity for students to discover their campus involvement interests, become introduced to black faculty, staff, and alumni, and ideally begin or cultivate a path to become a leader themselves. BSE participants leave the retreat with a better knowledge of the UNT resources available to them, a foundation that will prepare them to be successful at UNT and a community of support and family.

Photograph of a group of eight people sitting in a room at the 2nd Annual BSE event in 2012, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a group of eight African American men and woman sitting in a half circle inside a carpeted room with white walls, all of them dress in business casual clothing. Black Student Experience (BSE), was created to foster pride and promote academic success among the Black student population at UNT. Created in 2011, BSE is a weekend retreat that introduces incoming freshman and transfer students to leaders of the Black student population. This retreat is an opportunity for students to discover their campus involvement interests, become introduced to black faculty, staff, and alumni, and ideally begin or cultivate a path to become a leader themselves. BSE participants leave the retreat with a better knowledge of the UNT resources available to them, a foundation that will prepare them to be successful at UNT and a community of support and family.

Photograph of three women socializing at the 2nd Annual BSE event in 2012, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows three African American women in business casual clothing standing in a carpeted room talking to each other, a blank projection screen in the background as well as a table covered in a black cloth. Black Student Experience (BSE), was created to foster pride and promote academic success among the Black student population at UNT. Created in 2011, BSE is a weekend retreat that introduces incoming freshman and transfer students to leaders of the Black student population. This retreat is an opportunity for students to discover their campus involvement interests, become introduced to black faculty, staff, and alumni, and ideally begin or cultivate a path to become a leader themselves. BSE participants leave the retreat with a better knowledge of the UNT resources available to them, a foundation that will prepare them to be successful at UNT and a community of support and family.

Photograph of three women and one man socializing at the 2nd Annual BSE event in 2012, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows three African American women and one man standing by a white wall, talking and socializing with each other. They all wear business casual clothing and have small white name tags. Black Student Experience (BSE), was created to foster pride and promote academic success among the Black student population at UNT. Created in 2011, BSE is a weekend retreat that introduces incoming freshman and transfer students to leaders of the Black student population. This retreat is an opportunity for students to discover their campus involvement interests, become introduced to black faculty, staff, and alumni, and ideally begin or cultivate a path to become a leader themselves. BSE participants leave the retreat with a better knowledge of the UNT resources available to them, a foundation that will prepare them to be successful at UNT and a community of support and family.

Photograph of four friends at the 2nd Annual BSE event in 2012, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows three women and one man (farthest left) lined up shoulder to shoulder and smiling for the camera. They all have paper name tags and the man wear a green UNT shirt. Behind them is a woman in green in the background, and a blank projector screen on the right. Black Student Experience (BSE), was created to foster pride and promote academic success among the Black student population at UNT. Created in 2011, BSE is a weekend retreat that introduces incoming freshman and transfer students to leaders of the Black student population. This retreat is an opportunity for students to discover their campus involvement interests, become introduced to black faculty, staff, and alumni, and ideally begin or cultivate a path to become a leader themselves. BSE participants leave the retreat with a better knowledge of the UNT resources available to them, a foundation that will prepare them to be successful at UNT and a community of support and family.

Photograph of a group of six people at the 2nd Annual BSE event in 2012, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows five African American women and one man (farthest left) smiling for a picture as they are lined up shoulder to shoulder. They are in a grey carpeted room. All of them wear name tags and the man holds a black satchel with Greek symbols on it. Black Student Experience (BSE), was created to foster pride and promote academic success among the Black student population at UNT. Created in 2011, BSE is a weekend retreat that introduces incoming freshman and transfer students to leaders of the Black student population. This retreat is an opportunity for students to discover their campus involvement interests, become introduced to black faculty, staff, and alumni, and ideally begin or cultivate a path to become a leader themselves. BSE participants leave the retreat with a better knowledge of the UNT resources available to them, a foundation that will prepare them to be successful at UNT and a community of support and family.

Photograph of women at the 2nd Annual BSE event in 2012.