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We are currently wrapping up our BSU week with a vision board night and a feminine hygiene drive.”Īlong with celebrating Black History Month, their “BSU Week” which showcases the organization and other cultural organizations here at campus, gives the organization plenty of events this month. “We also host study nights and more relaxing events such as painting nights. Sheila Jackson Lee and have developed a relationship with New Faith Baptist Church where we do community service twice a month,” Lee said. “We have been invited to events personally by rep. They also regularly engage in community service within Houston. Joining BSU has been one of the best decisions I’ve made in college and I’m grateful for all that it has given me.”īSU has meetings devoted to spotlighting Black voices in Houston and engaging in conversations about Black issues worldwide. “I had the pleasure of being a member for the 2020 to 2021 school year and have had the privilege of being the secretary this school year.
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“I transferred to UH in the fall of 2020 and joined BSU within my first week of being here,” Lee said. These connections allow our members to network and can help open doors to their future careers.”įor people like Lee, joining BSU was vital to the cultivation of their college experience. “After the community service, a representative for Next Wave Strategies talked to us about how they are adding to their team and mentioned how we are welcome to volunteer with them anytime. “For example, we recently partnered with Next Wave Strategies LLC and the Fort Bend County Department for Health and Human Services for community service,” Lee said. They also build relationships with the surrounding community outside of the school, to better connect its members with Houston’s Black culture. The organization isn’t just connecting with the campus community though. “We also create a safe space for our members where they can be themselves unapologetically, like a family.” “BSU is here for Black students on campus that want to become more enriched with their culture and want to find a community,” said BSU secretary Alexandrea Lee.