Sweet Success
By Lauren Akselrod
Cavalier Daily Senior Writer
It's about beating the odds. It's about reaching your goals. And it's about challenging yourself to strive for even more.
Harambee II was established to serve as a celebration of the accomplishments of first year and transfer African-American students at the University.
The event, co-sponsored by the Peer Advisor Program and the Office of African American Affairs, was held yesterday afternoon in the Newcomb Hall Ballroom.
Harambee II is "a celebration of the success of first-year and entering transfer African-American students in light of the obstacles that each of them has overcome," said fourth-year College student Chantale Fiebig, chair of the peer advising program. "This is our opportunity to let them know how proud we are."
Third-year Engineering student Raynelle Deans, an usher at Harambee II, called Harambee a "support system" that congratulates the efforts of African-American students in their first semester of college and urges them to continue achieving at such high levels.
Deans also said that the peer advisor program has been a tremendous help personally for her throughout her years at the University.
In fact, she said that the other night she spent three hours talking to her own peer adviser who graduated two years ago.
"He still gives me advice and keeps in touch," Deans said. "He has the whole wisdom thing going on, and I can kind of see where I'll be going in a few years when I talk to him.
Peer advisers can have as little as one advisee or as many as seven or eight, and they begin establishing relationships with their each other the summer before they arrive at the University.
Sylvia V. Terry, the associate dean of the OAAA, spoke at the conclusion of Harambee II and expressed her regards to the honored students.
"It's truly a blessing to be at an institution where you have so much to offer," Terry said. "I wish you a semester full of productivity and joy"
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