I’m hoping that you get the name of our new category of blog posts, “Club Ed!” I thought it would be fun to profile our majors who are involved in different clubs on campus. We can recognize their involvement and also learn more about all of the clubs that you can join as students (FYI, by last count there were 98!). You know, like “Club Med” but focused on our students’ involvement in clubs associated with our EDucational institution. We’re getting EDucated about clubs. Club Ed! (Am I the only one who thinks this is funny? Maybe. But I’m okay with that.).
First up in Club Ed? Communication Studies major Ciara Robinson, who you could call “President Robinson” if you wanted to. Why? Because she is President of “Sister Connection,” an organization that was started by and for women of color on campus. According to Ciara, “the purpose of the organization is to Inspire, Empower & Connect the women outside of the classroom in a more comfortable setting. I became involved because it is a great way to meet other women of color as well as discuss topics specific to us during our ‘Girl Talk.'”
Sister Connection President Ciara Robinson
As President, Ciara is in charge of their monthly meetings along with monthly Sisterly Outings, which are social activities for the members. She is responsible, along with the rest of the E-board, for maintaining the good standing of the organization. Sister Connection has many events throughout the year, including a sleepover at the end of each semester and an end of the year banquet “to reflect on what we have done as well as a farewell to any involved seniors.” The Sisters recently started a program called “Inspire, Empower, Connect” where they tutor elementary and middle school girls as well as bring them on campus for a day to show them around USF and teach them about the college experience.
I asked Ciara if her Communication Studies background helps her in her role as President (hey, I can ask leading questions if I want to!): “Communication Studies has helped me in being President because it has taught me how to approach different relationships on the E-board. I have learned that I have to use different styles of communicating with people because responses are so different.”
Sister Connection is open to all women of color on campus (and don’t feel left out, guys, there is also a Brother Connection, I checked!). Congratulations to Ciara on her work with this campus organization!
Are you a Communication Studies major involved in a club on campus? Contact me at edoohan@usfca.edu to win a trip to “Club Ed!” (Note: No trip is actually won. You will instead be featured in a blog post entitled “Club Ed”).
As founder of Sister Connection…Thank you.