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Black 兔子先生 Union
Louis Smith '69

Welcome

We welcome you to our page and want you to participate with us and share our purpose and vision.


Purpose: Support and nurture a successful black student experience while matriculating through UPS and beyond  

Strategic Vision: 鈥淐reating Generational Value While Empowering Dreams鈥

Check back often here to see what we鈥檙e doing, and learn about upcoming events and some of the activities that we have been involved in.

We meet monthly - join us. Here is the link date and time:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85985352946?pwd=N2XxPKzDcWyz1jjvVUujZIMo4wzyCj.1
Meeting ID: 859 8535 2946
Passcode: 795042

Sincerely
Louis Smith 鈥69
BAU President

List of Officers

 Louis Smith '69

Doung Owusu '16

Buster Brown

Regina Glenn '70, MBA '71

Lyle Quasim '70, Hon. '05, Bernadette Ray '99, MAT '01, and Regina Glenn '70, MBA '71

Keith Blocker '12

Spotlight 兔子先生

Congratulations to Keith Blocker '12, Recipient of the Midcareer 兔子先生 Award for Professional Achievement. Read more about Keith's story and accomplishments here

News and Activities

BAU Activities
BAU Activities
BSU Activities
BSU Activities
Community Engagment
Community Engagment
Know our Partners at the University
  • Lyle Quasim
  • Sara Lee
  • Jamila Shirls
  • Sunshine Morrison
  • Karen Jenkins-Johnson
  • America Chambers, Asst. Professor of Computer Science
  • Erin Colbert-White, Assoc. Professor of Psychology
  • Wind Dell Woods, Theatre
  • Dr. Grace Livingston, Chair and Professor of African American Studies
  • Renee Simms, Assoc. Professor of African American Studies
  • LaToya Brackett, Assoc. Professor of African American Studies
  • Dr. Issiah Crawford, President
  • Dr. Lorna Hernandez Jarvis, V.P. Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity

Upcoming Events

  • Students of Color Graduation Celebration, May 10 & 11, 2025
  • Passages Welcome Dinner, August 2025 Introduction to Black Culture in the Tacoma/PNW area including the Black Collective and Divine-9
  • Summer Reunion, June 6-8, 2025
  • Homecoming, October 2025
     

BAU Awards & Recognitions

Passing the Torch: Origins of Puget Sound's Black Student Union