Members are already working on setting up programs for tutoring and academic peer advising. They are also compiling test banks and lists of professors and classes worth taking. This will fill a gap in available resources for black students at the University, Price said. One of the goals of the BEA is self-improvement through education, but that is only the first step. The first obligation of a BEA member is to share the education he has with his community.
Community service is a requirement for all levels of membership.
The reason why we have this organization is to love ourselves. The BEA is especially concerned with promoting education and free thought in the community immediately around the University. Tutoring kids at Charlottesville High School and working with families to improve the education of all family members are two ways the BEA hopes to work toward that goal. The BEA is also planning programs and activities to unify the University community. The first step in this goal is the blending of the BEA with the Black Student Alliance.