African Student Union: Ridding Stereotypes and Sharing Culture
When you go to a school like MSUM you just have to take a short walk through our student union to realize the diversity of our students, and how passionate they are about sharing their culture with the whole student body. A great example of this pride is in the students of the African Student Union. As I sat down with members of ASU I learned that this is an organization that represents way more than it seems on the surface.
Jambara Adelaide-Sayea, the current president of ASU, described African Student Union as a social service organization, focused on serving the African population at MSUM.
“We want to make students feel at home and like they’re part of a community.”
Other goals of the group include; Giving back to the community, addressing issues that the African population face, ridding stereotypes, and sharing their culture with peers at MSUM. I also spoke to Jamaal Abegaz, a transfer student who found it very easy to get involved as a Dragon, in addition to several other extra-curricular activities Jamaal is in charge of public relations for ASU! Jamaal told me that MSUM can look forward to many events put on by ASU. Things like a book drive with United Way, and a collaborative event during Black History Month.
And of course we chatted about African Night, ASUs largest annual event! It was a blast to see the group in action, the students put on a beautiful evening filled with speakers, song, dance, and CELEBRATION! The night was a great success and the pictures below don’t even do it justice!
