Overview

Program Purpose

The purpose of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Leadership Development Program is to provide a sense of belonging, cultural awareness, leadership development, and academic support for AAPI students at the College of San Mateo (CSM). Participants engage in a year-long curriculum of skill-building activities, culturally centered dialogues, and intentional mentorship. These AAPI student leaders implement campus events and create positive impact for the broader community.

Program Objectives

• Sense of belonging: Feeling connected to other people at the college whether that's students, staff, faculty, or the overall campus.
• Understanding your cultural identity: Explored, shared, and heard aspects of your unique story as related to nationality, ethnicity, religion, social class, generation, locality or any kind of social group.
• Leadership skills: Attended leadership workshops, learned from campus leaders, and gained leadership skills through collaborating with other student leaders.
• Academic success: Feeling comfortable with asking counselors for help, and accessing and utilizing academic, career, and wellness resources across campus.

Meeting Details

• We meet Fridays from 12:30-2:30 pm throughout the academic year. Everyone is welcome to join as long as they are interested in learning about and supporting the community!
• If you are interested in joining, please contact us! Our contact information is listed on the right side of this page.