Partner with Us

Collaborate. Invest. Transform. 

The Black Student Success Centre welcomes meaningful partnerships with organizations, alumni, faculty, community leaders and industry professionals who share our commitment to uplifting Black students and advancing equity in higher education. 

Whether you want to support pathways into university, create opportunities for Black students to thrive or strengthen the future of Black leadership, partnering with the BSSC is a powerful way to make an impact. 

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Why Partner with the BSSC?

Partnering with the BSSC strengthens: 

  • Access and Pathways for Black high school students exploring postsecondary futures
  • Retention and Belonging through programs grounded in identity, culture and community
  • Career Readiness via mentorship, skill-building and networking with Black professionals
  • Leadership Development through workshops, conferences and experiential opportunities
  • Post-Graduate Success by preparing students for graduate programs, employment and entrepreneurship 

Together, we create sustainable, measurable change.

Why Partner with the BSSC? Partnership Form (link needed)

Ways to Partner with Us 

Co-design or sponsor programs that align with your mission and the needs of Black students, such as: 

  • Mentorship programs
  • Leadership development workshops
  • Career networking events
  • Hackathons or innovation labs
  • Community-building events
  • Empower and Elevate programming
  • Faculty Information Sessions
  • High-school pathway programs

Your partnership helps ensure these initiatives remain accessible, culturally grounded and high-impact.

Industry leaders, academics, alumni and professionals are invited to: 

  • Speak at events
  • Join panel discussions
  • Offer fireside chats
  • Lead specialized workshops 

These engagements expose students to diverse fields, stories and career possibilities. 

Partners can create or offer: 

  • Internships
  • Co-op placements
  • Job shadowing opportunities
  • Networking mixers
  • Project-based learning experiences
  • Graduate school info sessions 

These experiences strengthen the transition from degree to profession and support the next generation of Black leaders. 

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Corporate and Community Sponsorships

Organizations may fund specific BSSC priorities, including: 

  • High-school outreach
  • Black Grad
  • Career and leadership programming
  • Mental health and wellness supports
  • Scholarships and awards
  • Space enhancement
  • National scalability and research 

The BSSC’s $1.5M RBC Foundation partnership is an example of how philanthropic investment can expand mentorship, outreach and career development at scale.

Corporate and Community SponsorshipsDonate to BSSC

Our Community on LinkedIn

Attendees at Ubuntu Dialogue event.

Abigail S.

Monday night’s Ubuntu Dialogue #1: Justice with Compassion brought together two remarkable thinkers, Dr. Siyabulela Mandela Ph.D. 🇿🇦✌🏿🇵🇸 and Dr. Kofi Hope, DPhil, for an evening that spanned international policy, conflict resolution, and community engagement.

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Koko Sanginga

I started the semester as a Pod Lead with the Black Student Success Centre (BSSC) Welcome Week Team. As an outgoing student, I found it particularly important to be part of the orientation of our incoming class of Black students. The first years were the focus of the week but seeing our community grow and relationships form made for a very fulfilling experience.

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Oyinade Adekunle

When I sent that first email to the ACGSA team to be added to the membership list, I had no idea that one day I would serve as President of ACGSA McMaster University, the only Black-focused graduate student association at McMaster University.

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Landry Kalembo

Landry Kalembo

I had the chance of attending the first Ubuntu Dialogue: Justice with Compassion at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto. The evening featured powerful discussions with trailblazing political scientists, including Rhodes Scholar Dr. Kofi Hope, DPhil and Dr. Siyabulela Mandela Ph.D. 🇿🇦✌🏿🇵🇸 —whose presence echoed the legacy of his great-grandfather, Nelson Mandela.

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Mark John Stewart

Since its inception only a few years ago, McMaster University‘s Black Student Success Centre (BSSC) has grown into a dynamic hub supporting and championing the academic, personal, and professional success and overall well-being of students.

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Oluwadamilola Babatunde

Oluwadamilola Babatunde

It was a pleasure to be invited as a panelist for the Success & Sanity event last Thursday organized by the Black Student Success Centre Chinazo (Nazo) Okereke, CHRP and Landry Kalembo, MSc, PhD(c) . What made the experience meaningful was the opportunity to speak openly about lived experiences that are not unique to me, but shared by many student-migrants navigating academic, professional, and personal spaces simultaneously.

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