A panel discussing the experiences of students participating in the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholar Program was held Oct. 24 in Clark Lounge. The panel was organized in honor of the 20th Anniversary of the scholarship and was composed of former and current MLK scholars. Shadayvia Wallace, program director for the MLK Scholar and First Generation Programs, moderated the panel. The second half was an informal mixer where guests could speak to past and current students on a more personal level. 

Traditional techniques of communication between institutions and college students are no longer viable.

I’m hopeful that with a new director for the program, the program will begin to feel like a supportive community again just as it did my freshman year.