Hello! My name is Jaaziah Cureton and I will admit this first but here we go. I am an intern at the CUNY Explorers. A public organization that helps high school students and middle schoolers. Our clients are students from families who believe college is unaffordable, and some of them are first-generation students. They come on a tour with their teachers or chaperones. So we tour the school. I am a COMD student, and I am responsible for video editing, graphic design, and motion design.
This is used to attract people who want to attend college. A collaboration between CUNY’s Office of K-16 Initiatives and the New York City Department of Education resulted in the founding of CUNY Explorers in 2016. This was part of the Mayor’s College Access for All initiative. In the department where I work, there is a hybrid approach. A virtual tour on Zoom or an in-person tour on campus can be arranged. On Friday we meet in person for meetings. When I am not on tour,I work at home or at school on design work.
The article CUNY Explorers: Inspiring Generations to Attend University explains its functions. CUNY Explorers, according to program supervisor and former QC student Jaclyn Eng, introduce middle school children to collegeeducation. This is so that each student leaves with the belief that college is right for them and the drive to achieve their goals. To ensure that middle school students understand that it is never too early to start thinking about college and that they can take action even now to make their goals come true, CUNY Explorers has this as one of its key objectives. Because of its helpful character across generations, initiatives like CUNY Explorers, according to Mejia, are essential for better transfer between educational levels.
