Meet Stephen Akanbi

 

 

Name: Stephen Akanbi 

Age: 20 

Year: 2nd

Major: Undecided 

Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio 

Involvement on campus: GQ membership coordinator, UCASA member, and membership coordinator for NSBE (national society of black engineers)

 

HC: What are your duties as membership coordinator of both GQ and NSBE?

 

SA: I have the responsibility of coming up with ways to attract and retain members as well as keeping them involved.

 

 

 

HC: What has been your best experience at UC?

SA: I don’t really have one best experience but I love the people I’ve gotten to meet here. The people I have met have all have challenged me and brought new and exciting things into my life.

HC: Tell me more about UCASA

SA: UCASA is an organization on UC’s campus that is focused on fostering unity, friendship and awareness of diversity and multi-cultural aspects of Africans and people of African descent. I am Nigerian and I love that there is some place on campus where I can celebrate my culture and learn about other African cultures.

HC: Why are you passionate about the organizations you are involved in?

SA: I am passionate about the organizations I am involved in because I feel like the organizations cast a positive light on African American culture and I like that I can be apart of that positivity.

HC: Why did you choose UC?

SA: I choose UC because I liked the sense of community the school has plus how can you turn down the #hottestcollegeinamerica?!