On April 30, Delta College hosted a Black Student Enrollment Express from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in front of the DeRicco Student Services building.
The lead organizer of the event, Ethnic Students Associate Professor Dr. Malika Hollinside, noted the things she enjoyed while hosting the event and said she is looking forward to doing more in the future for students.
“I’m excited and I’m always happy to see new potential students because this is the beginning of a journey that can change their life, so to me the best thing about today is seeing new students and allowing them to feel like they’ll be surrounded with support and love when they come to campus,” said Hollinside.
The event allowed students to meet with other students, as well as faculty, counselors and resource specialists.
It provided students an opportunity to talk about counseling, financial aid, campus resources and admissions/records to help transition students to the college experience.
“I was a former college student myself at a community college, so I love what I do. I’ve been doing this for 14 years now at a plethora of different community colleges. Started at Long Beach City College, working at CalWORKS, also worked at El Camino College in CalWORKS, been working for the Umoja Program at different colleges, and for here I also work for the Black Excellence Program, I also work in general counseling so I’ve had the opportunity to deal with a lot of students from all different kinds of backgrounds and different nationalities,” said Harris.
Delta College has a range of programs for Black students, such as the Black Excellence and Enrichment (BEE) Academy learning community, Black Student Union (BSU), and the A2MEND program.
BSU Vice President Ajanae Ferguson said an event like Enrollment Express is important for incoming students.
“I feel like if you’re keen and you know what you want to do, I feel coming to events like this and learning the different programs would help you out a lot when I was in high school we had Delta counselors come and speak to us and one of the counselors got me into the BEE academy so I’m now a BEE student which was insightful/helpful cause I don’t know where I be without that insight and push for me to get into the program,” said Ferguson.
“Some tips that I would give students to prepare for the college space are to get enough sleep, lay out your outfit, make a healthy meal prep and get mentally prepared for the incoming days to help better yourself,” said Ferguson
