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“The African American Cultural Center brings together all of the African American
students, and it’s open to everyone on campus to learn about black culture and connect
with minority students. You can come here to learn, discuss things, and even to print
or do work here. It’s just a nice community that’s a hub and safespace for students.
Everyone is welcome! Through work study I got my own job here, and I’ve enjoyed all
that the center has had to offer. I’ve developed a lot of professional and social skills too.
I was nervous at first because I didn’t really like to talk to people. Now I come in and
greet people! Before the pandemic, I’d meet new people here everyday. We’ve worked
hard during the pandemic with zoom meetings online, and we’ve had a few people
come in every now and then. There’s always someone here for you! Usually people will
tell you to look at our resources online, but I extremely encourage people to come inside
and see for yourself how to get involved with the center. You can talk to people who
work here and others who have been here for years. There are people in their masters
program who still come back here talk to the students. I also suggest that people check
out our social media!”