Photograph of a group of people spread out at the 2nd Annual BSE event in 2012. The image shows a group of African American men and women standing spread out in a room with a red carpet. A few people can be seen standing on a stage.

Photograph of a group game from the Black Student Excellence event, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a few African American men and women in a red carpeted room with some of them lined up and watching two of them standing with their legs spread out and white sheets of paper under each of their feet.

Photograph of two friends at the 2nd Annual BSE event in 2012, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows two women in a room with red carpet. Under them are two papers under them with them stepping on it with their shoes on and them leaning forward. 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 around the room at the 2nd Annual BSE event in 2012, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a group of African American men and women in a red carpeted room. All of them are lined up along the walls of the room and facing each other, standing up. 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 man sitting on stage at the 2nd Annual BSE event in 2012, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows an African American man in a long sleeve dress shirt and black pants sitting on a chair that is on a slightly raised stage. 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 women at the 2nd Annual BSE event in 2012, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows two African American women standing next to each other as they smile and wear the same white t shirt. 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 people on the floor at the 2nd Annual BSE event in 2012.