Norwalk Community College has long been a champion of educational opportunity for at-risk students. So it’s fitting that both NCC President David L. Levinson, Ph.D. and NCC alumnus Kenton Clarke have been asked to participate in the 2007 Urban League Education Summit on “At-Risk in America: African-American Male Achievement.”

The Education Summit will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, March 29, 2007 at the Sheraton Stamford Hotel in Stamford, Conn. Educators, legislators, and corporate and nonprofit leaders will gather to discuss how to improve the economic situation and educational opportunities of African-American males. George Coleman, interim Commissioner of Education for the State of Connecticut will be a featured speaker.

NCC President David L. Levinson will be a guest panelist in a discussion on “Eradicating the Barriers to Achievement” from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. He joins distinguished corporate and educational leaders including Richard J. Harrington, President and CEO of Stamford-based The Thomson Corporation; Earl “Butch” Graves, President and CEO of Black Enterprise; and Joshua Starr, Superintendent of the Stamford Public Schools.

Also at the Education Summit, NCC Alumnus Kenton Clarke (Class of 1972), will be honored at an Awards Luncheon Honoring African-American Men of Distinction. Clarke is president and CEO of DiversityBusiness.com, the nation’s largest organization of diversity owned businesses that provide goods and services to Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, and colleges and universities.

A highly successful entrepreneur, Clarke also founded Computer Consulting Associates, one of the largest, privately held information technology consulting firms in the Northeast. In 2006, Clarke was named to the list of “Top Black Entrepreneurs” by U.S. Black Engineer and Information Technology magazine.