Shawn Simmons is the Assistant Director for the Office of Academic Diversity and Inclusion at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC). Simmons, a Charlotte native and alum of both Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) & UNCC,  is over 3 major programs at the university:IGNITE - Inspiring Greatness, Nobility, and Integrity through Empowerment B3 - Building Better BrothersUTOP - University Transition Opportunity Program Due to the impacts of COVID-19 , UTOP has had a shift its ordinary programming schedule for the summer; changes in life call for changes in operations. In this episode Simmons sits down with our host, Jay Watkins, and discusses the amazing opportunity UTOP offers to upgrade a life. The pair chop it up on the topic of what to expect from the program, the family feel, and what myths surround this life-changing opportunity and its leader. S/O the 2020 Class of UTOP ; CONGRATS & GO NINERS!!