Photograph of five friends at the 2nd Annual BSE event in 2012, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows five African American's (one man and four women). Two women and one man stand shoulder to shoulder. To the left stands another woman holding a plate a food and another girl sits in a chair with a plate on her lap. 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 people playing card games at the 2nd Annual BSE event in 2012. The image shows a group of African American men sitting around a small round table with white cards laid out in front of them.

Photograph of three people socializing at the 2nd Annual BSE event in 2012, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows three African Americans (one man and two women) sitting at chairs. The man shows the two women something on his phone, a plate of food is on his lap. 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 two people playing a game of Monopoly at the 2nd Annual BSE event in 2012, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows two African Americans (man on the left and woman on the right). They both sit at a round table that has a Monopoly game laid out on the table. 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 friends with a game of Battleship at the 2nd Annual BSE event in 2012, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows Three African American's (two women and one man) sitting by each other at a small round table. On the table lays a box for the game of Battleship. 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.