See How Many Clubs Allan Hancock Students Can Join at Bulldog Bow WOW
Jarrod Zinn
SANTA MARIA, Calif. – The annual Bulldog Bow WOW event broke the ice for new students at Allan Hancock College on Wednesday.
Students say they appreciate this welcoming event.
Fall classes just started at Allan Hancock College, and new students got the chance Wednesday to connect with their peers, discover counseling and career path services, or join a club.
“We’ve got Volleyball Club, Eco-Revive, Nutritional Health and Wellness,” says student ambassador Averi Gault. “We’ve got fashion club inside as well as our Dream club.”
Studies have shown that students with higher engagement in their campus communities through clubs reflect higher G.P.A.’s and acceleration through their college careers.
“The clubs really do invigorate our campus life and it keeps us all involved in just being a community and embracing each other,” says the Alpha Gamma Sigma club’s spokesperson Ora Shrecengost.
Allan Hancock College’s student population is a diverse mix from recent high school graduates to older non-traditional students.
“I think it’s a really cool mix of people who come out to these events, not only people who work here, who are supporting with their service, but also community members just trying to make it a better, more inclusive space, which I think is awesome,” says Gault.
Other club options include but are not limited to Alpha Gamma Sigma, Fashion, Pride, Robotics, and more.
Community partners such as the Marines and the City of Santa Maria Police Department also participate, offering career path opportunities.
“When I got here, I didn’t really know a lot of people,” says Gault. “And through this event, we got to walk around together. We got to kind of experience the same things.”
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