African American Education Empowerment Program (AME)
Contact Us
If you have questions or would like to schedule an appointment (in-person or virtual) feel free to contact AME coordinator at Equity and Inclusion.
- Learn more about our AME Coordinator and Equity and Inclusion Team.
- Contact us to visit the AME Center.
AME is a place where scholarship and capacity building happen—where students feel a sense of belonging, connection, and accountability to enrich their educational experience.
AME Mission and Vision
Mission:
The African American Education Empowerment (AME) Center develops pathways for student success by providing academic support, mentoring, and leadership opportunities. Open to all students, AME fosters community, celebrates diverse cultural backgrounds, with an emphasis on the African American experience, empowering students to build skills, confidence, and meaningful connections.
Vision:
AME envisions a campus where all students thrive in a welcoming and inclusive environment, guided by the Adinkra Ram’s Horn (Dwannimmen) symbol—embracing the strength of wisdom and the humility of continuous learning—to achieve personal growth, academic success, and meaningful engagement within their communities and beyond.
Culturally Relevant Advising
AME provides advising support that honors students’ diverse cultural backgrounds and lived experiences. It supports academic success, personal growth, and helps all students feel seen, valued, and empowered throughout their college journey.
We will assist you with the following to get you started:
- Choose a major
- Select appropriate college courses and class registration
- Student e-mail /D2L
- Financial aid assistance
- Info on ordering textbooks
We will continue to work with you in the following areas until you graduate or transfer to a 4-year college:
- Keep you on track toward graduation
- Connect with career and community networking opportunities
- Problem solving
- Academic Advising appointments (Navigate)
- Appeals
- Scholarships
- Bills and payment
- Transfer Pathways
- Auggie Plan questions
- Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC)
Campus Supports and Services
Additional resources are available:
- Boynton Student Health Clinic provides healthcare services by medical professionals on campus to all enrolled Minneapolis College students. Most services are provided at no cost to students.
- For information about food pantries, food closets, food banks, soup kitchens, congregate meal locations, food boxes and vouchers, visit foodpantries.org.
- For online mental health resources, call 612-584-0077 or visit Synergy Therapy online or call 612-642-1355.
- Hennepin County provides in-person mental health services.
- The Crisis Text Line offers free help to those who are having a mental health crisis or are contemplating suicide. Just text "MN" to 741741. Services are available 24/7 across Minnesota.
- Call the National Suicide Prevention Line at 1-800-279-TALK (8255).
- Hennepin County residents can call COPE (Community Outreach for Psychiatric Emergencies) 24/7 at 612-596-1223.
In times of struggle and uncertainty, we need to remind ourselves of a basic fact: We Are Family—all together parts of AME. Our collective well-being is tied to your individual student movement forward. AME is here to bridge those gaps on your way to academic and professional excellence.