11月23日星期六，在博彩平台举行的黑人大学博览会上，来自该地区的学生得到了重要的信息和支持，以进入高等教育的下一步。 （博彩平台/保罗·勒）
作者：辛西娅·休伯特
11月23日星期六，3000多名高中和大学转校生参加了博彩平台的黑人大学博览会，这是一个提问、收集信息和对未来感到兴奋的时刻。
囊状态, as well as other universities and colleges from across the nation, put its best foot forward, offering prospective students support and information about academic majors and career options – and even some Hornets swag. 参加活动的机构纷纷宣传，为什么它们是有色人种年轻人寻求下一个教育水平的合适场所。
“It’s a chance to actually interact with lots of colleges, to reach out and see what they’re all about,” said Caylen Walker, a Christian Brothers student who is considering attending 囊状态. “I’m learning about what I need to do to get into college and different paths I can take.”
哈佛大学马丁·路德·金中心项目协调员哈基姆·克鲁姆（中）在黑人大学博览会上分享了一个轻松的时刻。 （博彩平台/赛琳娜塞莱斯特托马斯）非营利性的国家大学资源基金会（NCRF）赞助了这次博览会，这是今年在校园举行的第二次此类活动。 数十所学院和大学的代表出席了会议，其中包括来自博彩平台、加州大学、社区学院和传统黑人高等学府的代表。
这些活动旨在帮助学生和家庭在大学录取过程中导航，并宣传高等教育的重要性。
“We want to connect with as many students and parents as possible to help them understand the resources that are available to elevate their lives,” said Theresa Price, NCRF founder and executive director.
对于博彩平台来说，这次博览会是一个吸引更多非洲裔美国学生并帮助他们取得成功的机会，负责学生保留和学业成功的副校长marcelene Watson-Derbigny说。
统计数据显示，博彩平台只有不到6%的学生是非洲裔美国人，而萨克拉门托的总人口比例为13%。 非裔美国学生的毕业率也低于白人学生，萨克州立大学正试图通过各种教育公平项目来缩小这一成就差距。
At Saturday’s event, students and their guardians milled around the University Union, where they perused tables offering information about individual colleges, academic choices, athletics and financial aid. 参与者包括加州大学戴维斯分校（UC Davis）和弗雷斯诺州立大学（Fresno State）等规模较大的学校，以及德克萨斯州威利学院（Wiley College）等规模较小的私立学校。 一些大学张贴告示，吹嘘合格的学生可以被现场录取。 和平队、加州公路巡逻队和军事部门的代表以及其他实体也参加了此次活动。
学生和他们的家人参加了各种各样的研讨会，其中包括“如何为大学找到$$$”，“如何为大学做准备并取得成功”，以及“学生运动员的411”。 一些参与者还参观了校园。
President Robert S. Nelsen, who has made inclusion and diversity a University priority, mingled at the expo with young people he described as “the next generation of leaders from our region, including many future Hornets.”
菲利普·朗带着他的孙女乔丹来参加活动，乔丹在祖父的建议下正在考虑上一所历史悠久的黑人大学。
“I grew up with people who believed that if you want a college education, you’re trying to be something you’re not. You’re not ‘keeping it real,’” Phillip Long said. He wanted to show Jordan that “it’s possible to go to a school where you see lots of people who look like you, and they want to achieve” a college degree and professional success.
Jordan, who attends Armijo High School in Fairfield, said the 囊状态 event helped “open my eyes to lots of different colleges,” one of which she hopes to attend to study psychology.
Caylen Walker’s parents, Sandra Talbott and Eric Walker, encouraged him to gather as much information as possible at the event.
“I want him to see what it takes to get admitted, so he understands the process,” said Talbott, a 囊状态 alum.
她说，她和沃克支持儿子选择的任何大学。
“But of course, I would love it if he went to 囊状态.”