The Virtuous Sisterhood and the Office of Multicultural Enrichment are teaming up to put on S.W.A.G., an event to educate students about available scholarships and grants.
The event is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Thursday in the Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building Room 114. All students are invited to attend.
The Virtuous Sisterhood is a multicultural group on campus that seeks to reach the community and influence others academically, professionally, personally and spiritually (APPS).
Keri Grey, president of Virtuous Sisterhood, said this will be the second time the group has hosted the Scholarships With Application Grants event. She said the event attracted about 75 students last September.
“We want to put on events that will reach the community, so we look at what the needs and interests are of those in our community and think of ways we can be involved,” Grey said. “Events such as S.W.A.G. are what we’re all about. People need financial support and to collect scholarship information, so we want to make it available to them.”
The S.W.A.G. event will be split into two parts. The first will present general advice on how to be financially responsible and become someone who takes initiative to seek financial solutions. This portion will be led by the Director and Executive Director of the Office of Multicultural Enrichment, Russ Kirby and Byron Martin.
The second half of the S.W.A.G. program will be lead by Keri Grey and other members of the Virtuous Sisterhood, and will focus on making students aware of specific scholarships available. The scholarships consist of ACU affiliated and outside scholarships.
“S.W.A.G is an awesome opportunity for anyone and everyone that wants more information on scholarships for school,” said Turquoise Hawkins, member of Virtuous Sisterhood. “You learn so much information that you probably would never get a hold of, due to the busy schedules a lot of students have.”
The event will inform students about the procedures necessary to obtain scholarships and present details about who to network with to pursue other financial support.
“We want to push students to seek their own solutions and not have to stress about finances. We want students to do the best they can while at school, get their diploma and not have to worry about their bills,” Grey said. “The main point of S.W.A.G. is to encourage students to take initiative to learn more about scholarships and opportunities awaiting them.”
