Challenge
Push past comfort. Build discipline, resilience, and the hunger to become more than your circumstances say you are.
The SUMMIT Foundation
The future
for the young.
Holistic mentoring for first-generation students of color — built on belonging, discipline, and leadership that lasts.
Since 2017
Founded at ODU
Peers + Purpose
Mentorship that sticks
Challenge · Grow · Lead
Our daily rhythm
Why we exist
Too many brilliant first-gen students navigate college without the networks, mentors, or belief they deserve.
The SUMMIT exists to close that gap — with community, structure, and leaders who look like them and fight for their future.
Milestones & conferences
SUMMIT brothers showing up — on campus, in the arena, and on national stages.
From mentoring summits and career fairs to graduation day and BEYA, our members travel together, represent ODU, and build networks that last long after the event ends.
Our framework
Three pillars. One movement.
Grounded in challenge, growth, and leadership — the same rhythm on our logo and in every program we run.
Grow
Mentorship, faith, fitness, and brotherhood — holistic development for students who need more than a syllabus.
Lead
Step into influence on campus and beyond. Transmission — pouring into others what was poured into you.
Fall graduates
Celebrating SUMMIT graduates
We develop and connect first-generation students through mentoring, physical and spiritual training — for success now and for life after graduation.
Watch our Fall 2025 graduates celebrate the community, accountability, and growth that carried them across the finish line.
What you will experience
More than a student org. This is where your next chapter begins.
- One-on-one and group mentoring with leaders who get it
- Professional development — resumes, networking, recruiter prep
- Physical and spiritual training for whole-person growth
- Campus community and brotherhood that lasts past graduation
- Exposure to conferences, galas, and real-world opportunities
- A culture of excellence, service, and lifting as you climb
Be part of the change
Join our mentoring
Dr. Kevin Muchiri built The SUMMIT to empower students beyond academics — with leadership, resilience, and career readiness for long-term success.
The need has never been greater. The SUMMIT exists to meet it.
Founder
Our People
Dr. Kevin Muchiri
Founder, The SUMMIT Foundation
A vision born at Old Dominion University’s Batten College — creating space where first-generation students of color don’t just survive college, they thrive with mentors, brotherhood, and a path to lead.
- ODU Batten College
- Mentor & speaker
- Est. 2017
Discover his story“It’s not just about being better. It’s about being different. The SUMMIT gives students a reason to rise.”
News & Events
What’s happening
A Powerful Start to 2025
Resilience, growth, and preparation for the year ahead.
BEYA x The SUMMIT
Networking, ambition, and career breakthroughs in Baltimore.
Professional Empowerment
Resume prep, seminars, and mock recruiter engagements.
Show up. Bring a brother.
Let’s build together.
Whether you mentor, volunteer, partner, or subscribe — there is a place for you in The SUMMIT.