I AM COLLEGE MATERIAL!

College ProgramsI Am College Material! is Zach Rinkins’ signature college presentation. Zach offers a reality check to current and aspiring college students. It draws from his experiences as a recent college graduate, former student government official, and university administrator. He has experienced virtually every collegiate experience possible: from being on academic warning to earning a place on the dean’s list.

This presentation is perfect for orientations, student government, Greek life, Upward Bound/TRIO, leadership, honors, student affairs, and career services events. It is customized to help students pursue their life, education and career goals. Let’s work together to create an experience that will help you increase retention and close the achievement gap.

I Am College Material! helps students take college by F.O.R.C.E. by highlighting the following concepts:

  • The Difference Between a College Student and an Emerging Professional
  • How to Attract The Job of Their Dreams
  • How to Transform Their College Experience Into The Opportunity of a Lifetime
  • The Diary of an Emerging Professional
  • and so much more.

ARE YOU READY FOR A 21ST CENTURY CAREER?

Your students deserve a bright, prosperous, and fulfilling future. Are You Ready for a 21st Century Career? is an empowering experience featuring insights from some of the world’s most accomplished figures mixed with personal reflections, current trends, socio-economic data, and best practices for career success. This presentation is an investment to ensure that your students walk away with an action plan for unlimited career success.

Students will be introduced to the following concepts:

  • What is your resume’ saying behind your back?
  • Seven Elements of Highly Desirable Employees
  • Internship Success for College Students
  • International Assignments: Your Passport to Success
  • Networking 101: It’s Not What You Know, It’s Who You Know
  • and so much more.

STUDENT LEADERS: TAKE YOUR CAMPUS BY F.O.R.C.E.!

This presentation is a call to action designed to help students leaders make a meaningful contribution to their schools and cultivate highly effective organizations that serve students and create solutions for their campuses.

This presentation showcases the following concepts

  • It starts with me
  • Leadership Means Service
  • Students First, Leaders Second
  • Tapping into your F.O.R.C.E.!
  • and so much more.

I AM COLLEGE MATERIAL!

High-Schools-CTOsI Am College Material!  offers a reality check to high school students and affirms their college potential and ambitions. It draws from Zach’s experiences as a recent college graduate, former student government official, and university administrator. A first-generation college graduate, Zach has experienced virtually every collegiate experience possible: from being on academic warning to earning a place on the dean’s list.

This presentation helps high students identify the best college for them. It can also be used at the end of the year to help graduates create an action plan to succeed in college. It is customized to help students pursue their life, education and career goals. Let’s work together to give your high school students a competitive advantage and a headstart on their college experience.

I Am College Material! helps students take college by F.O.R.C.E. by highlighting the following concepts:

  • The Difference Between a College Student and an Emerging Professional
  • How To Attract The Job of Their Dreams
  • How To Transform Their College Experience Into The Opportunity of a Lifetime
  • The Diary of an Emerging Professional
  • and so much more.

ARE YOU READY FOR A 21ST CENTURY CAREER?

Your students deserve a bright, prosperous, and fulfilling future. Are You Ready for a 21st Century Career? is an empowering experience featuring insights from some of the world’s most accomplished figures mixed with personal reflections, current trends, socio-economic data, and best practices for career success. This presentation is an investment to ensure that your students walk away with an action plan for unlimited career success.

Students will be introduced to the following concepts:

  • What is your resume’ saying behind your back?
  • Seven Elements of Highly Desirable Employees
  • Internship Success for College Students
  • International Assignments: Your Passport to Success
  • Networking 101: It’s Not What You Know, It’s Who You Know
  • and so much more.

IT’S PAYDAY! TAKING YOUR FINANCES BY F.O.R.C.E.!

Pay DayToo many students are leaving college with debilitating educational and consumer debt. Your students deserve much better than that. Hire Zach to help them learn how to go from paydays to payoffs.

For nearly a decade, Zach has hosted and produced the Associated Press award-winning Rinkins Report, a nationally syndicated column and radio feature carried on various national media outlets.

Audiences will walk away from this presentation with a new understanding of the following concepts:

  • The Fundamentals of Financial Literacy
  • Economic Empowerment
  • Internship Success for College Students
  • Creating Credit-Worthiness
  • How to Create a Financial Empowerment Plan
  • Protecting Your Identity on a College Campus
  • and so much more

DIVERSITY: OWNING YOUR PERSONAL POWER!

Multicultural & DiversityThe American cultural landscape is changing at a rapid pace. True diversity is about embracing your authenticity and personal power. Once you accept yourself, it is so much easier to accept and understand others. IACM multicultural and diversity programming specifically caters and is customized to the institution’s diversity and multicultural needs and benchmarks. It is perfect for diversity, multicultural, ethnic, and Black History events.

Students will walk away from this presentation with a new understanding of the following concepts:

  • We are Better Together
  • Owning Your Personal Power
  • Success Has No Color
  • Recognizing the Beauty of Your History
  • We are ONE!
  • and so much more

HONEY, I SENT THE KIDS TO COLLEGE! WHAT DO I DO NOW?

ParentsEducation is a commitment of time, energy, and resources. College is a journey that students-whether they admit it or not-SHOULD NOT embark on alone. Honey, I Sent the Kids to School! What Do I Do Now? helps turn parents into partners. It is designed to help parents give their children a home court advantage by becoming an incredible resource during their college experience.

This presentation is perfect for on-campus parent events and activities for parents of current and aspiring college students.

College is an entirely different experience than it was a decade ago. Parents will gain insights that will help them guide their student go from registration to graduation.

Topics Include:

  • How To Become Their Partner in Success
  • Financial Accountability
  • Monitoring Your Student’s Mental, Physical, and Spiritual Health in College
  • How to Help Your Child Benefit From Campus Resources
  • and so much more