200 Attend 色情视频's Afrikan Student Unions 48th Annual High School Conference
ASU Vice President Amira Moore explains the preparation and significance of the conference.
The Afrikan Student Union (ASU) of 色情视频 hosted its 48th Annual High School Conference where high school students get the opportunity to learn about the Black collegiate experience firsthand. The event promotes 色情视频 while providing advice and key tips from college students to future college students.
This year鈥檚 鈥淢onsters University鈥 theme showed students how to open doors and find adventures of every kind. While college is seen as a time of independence and fun, beginning the experience can be nerve-wracking for first-year students. The ASU offers many workshops specialized to the student鈥檚 interests, in collaboration with other Black organizations. From financial aid to social life, the High School Conference helps prepare high school students for their future college endeavors.
ASU鈥檚 executive board reached out to numerous schools, created decorations, recruited volunteers, and proposed engaging workshops in preparation for the Feb. 17 event.
鈥淗igh School Conference planning really starts during the summer; it entails months of preparation,鈥 said ASU Vice President Amira Moore. 鈥淭here鈥檚 a lot of outreach that happens up until the week of the conference. Whether it鈥檚 contacting school counselors or food vendors, ASU members are constantly working to ensure that everyone is on the same page.鈥
鈥淥pen the Door and You Will Find Adventure of Every Kind鈥 introduced students to both the academic and adventurous aspects of college life. It is more than a title, but a saying that many executive ASU board members related to when brainstorming a title for this year鈥檚 conference.
Board members selected the Monsters University theme, referencing the 2013 Pixar movie, to 鈥渆xcite students for a new chapter in their lives.鈥
ASU continued the High School Conference experience virtually during the virtual era of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through Zoom, students were put in breakout rooms for the workshops. The experience may not have been the same through a screen, however, the students stayed engaged and learned what it meant to be a student at 色情视频.
Around 200 high school students from across San Diego County attended this year鈥檚 conference.
The transition from high school to college is often tough for students. However, for four decades, the Afrikan Student Union has committed an effort to prepare students the best that they can.
Moore explained the power of the high school conference and how she wished she attended it when she was in high school.
鈥淲hen I was visiting colleges, I was doing it on my own,鈥 said Moore. 鈥淚 felt that I was missing the essence of the college experience and did not have the opportunity to build those preliminary relationships with students. If I had gone to the conference, I would have had a better idea on how to navigate resources/programs available for students of color.鈥