Margaret Contreras
Editor-in-Chief
The Office of Student Engagement and Leadership held their Involvement Fair on Wednesday in the Campus Center. This event was a chance for students to connect and explore the different clubs and groups on campus.
Due to the winter rain, the event was moved indoors from Sneaky Park to the Campus Center.
It took place on the first and second floor of the Campus Center. There were maps posted around to help students navigate the crowded space.
At the beginning of each semester, the office of student engagement and leadership has this event to help students connect with groups or clubs they may be interested in. It gives a chance for new members to meet and talk to previous or current members.
Some students came to support friends that are part of a group, other students were inquisitive about what the Involvement Fair had to offer. While others really wanted to have a free In-N-Out Burger.
An In-N-Out food truck was provided to students that attended and participated in the event. However, there was a process for a student to claim a burger from the food truck.
Students had to get three signatures each from a different booth showcasing their club. Once they got all three they were able to get their In-N-Out Burger from the food truck outside located in Sneaky Park.
The Involvement Fair gives new clubs and groups the exposure they need to get new members to join. This was the Friendship Club’s first time having a booth at the Involvement Fair.
“We actually started the group two weeks ago,” sophomore business major Jazmin Jacamo said. “We made clubs like this in high school to allow students with neurodivergent to have a safe place. It made our high school much better.”
Each group decorated their table with a theme according to a city or state. For example the ULV Film Society chose West Hollywood for their theme. They rolled out the red carpet for students who were inquiring about their club.
Some chose different parts of Los Angeles. The Lordsburg Speech and Debate Team had their theme as East Los Angeles. Others had decorations from different states like Hawaii, Philadelphia, Florida and more.
Junior political science major Mara Carlos was offering information about the Lordsburg Speech and Debate team. A group that has been at ULV for about 20 years.
“I think this club opens up people to the idea of public speaking, especially for people who are curious about it,” Carlos said.
On the second floor of the Campus Center were some of the sororities and fraternities. Along the second floor you also had the International Student Organization.
“We like to have students come and share something about their hometown,” sophomore computer science major Natalie Wong said. “I am a new member to the club and I really enjoy it.”
Sophomore computer science major Min Aung shared about how the International Student Organization put on events to showcase the diversity of students that attend ULV.
“It’s a very chill atmosphere,” Aung said. “Basically we just hang out, share experiences and culture. Like if you had something you wanna celebrate about your culture, you want to celebrate something special in your culture, you can just tell it to us and we would try to make it happen.”
Margaret Contreras can be reached at margaret.contreras@laverne.edu.
Magaret Contreras is a senior communications major with a concentration in public relations. She is editorial director and LV Life editor of the Campus Times and previously worked as editor-in-chief and a staff writer.
Anthony Eramya, a senior journalism major, is a staff photographer for the Campus Times and La Verne Magazine. He has previously served as a staff writer for both publications.
