Jags4Jags: Augusta University creates one-stop shop to find or become a mentor
To help Augusta University students be more successful from the start, the university is launching a new initiative this fall in the Jags4Jags Mentoring Program.
The University System of Georgia’s (USG) African-American Male Initiative (AAMI®) is a system-wide initiative designed to increase the number of students who complete their postsecondary education from any USG institution. Its mission is to provide an integrated program model of academic, leadership and life skills that supports any participating student to successfully complete each academic level and graduate.
African-American Male Initiative is a legacy name based on the initial purpose of the program to recruit, retain and graduate more African-American males to close the postsecondary achievement gap. Of note, AAMI is a comprehensive program open to students who choose to embrace AAMI’s four key components of: Academic Skills Enrichment, Student Support Services, Adult & Peer Mentoring, and Leadership Development.
Why AAMI?
AAMI Program Requirements
Students accepted into the program will:
The 2025 - 2026 mentor application is now closed! The 2026 - 2027 mentor application will open in December 2025.
African American Male Initiative
Summerville Campus
Jaguar Student Activities Center
2500 Walton Way Augusta, GA 30904
706-729-2098
We are looking for partners to invest in the next generation by donating to our program. Funds support scholarships, gap funding, professional development, and program sustainability to name a few. Please consider donating today!
To donate online, please visit Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement and donate to Fund Code: 297005 AAMI- African American Male Initiative Program.
Please mail your check and include the reference AAMI and/or AUF#297005 in the "for" section so the funds are deposited into the appropriate fund.
Augusta University Foundation, Inc.
1120 15th Street, FI-1000
Augusta, GA 30912
To help Augusta University students be more successful from the start, the university is launching a new initiative this fall in the Jags4Jags Mentoring Program.
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The goal of the AAMI is to increase the number of African American males who complete postsecondary education at any of the University System of Georgia's 26 institutions.
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