Psi Omega Omega Chapter Introduces A.S.C.E.N.D Academy Program

Since 1908, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® has implemented programs of service impacting countless lives all over the world. Under the Sorority’s current international program Launching New Dimensions of Service℠ led by the Sorority’s International President Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson, Psi Omega Omega Chapter implements the signature enrichment program A.S.C.E.N.D.℠ under Target I, Educational Enrichment. The Psi Omega Omega A.S.C.E.N.D. Academy is designed to motivate, engage and assist high school students in grades 9-12 in reaching their maximum potential, focusing on Achievement, Self-Awareness, Communication, Engagement, Networking and Developmental Skills. Upon completion of the A.S.C.E.N.D. Academy, students participate in a graduation ceremony, with skills preparing them for college or a vocational career and leadership. The program’s goal is to collectively graduate 20,000 ASCEND Academy Scholars throughout the Sorority by July 2018.

Since February 2015, the Psi Omega Omega A.S.C.E.N.D. Academy scholars have received academic enrichment and life skills training on a monthly basis to support their journey to college or vocational employment upon graduating from high school. The Academy meets three hours on the third Saturday of each month (11 a.m. – 2 p.m.) and students are engaged in a team-building activity, skills workshop, career and college exploration activities, civic engagement and cultural enrichment activities. The A.S.C.E.N.D. curriculum includes modules in public speaking and presentation skills, budget and finance, college and career application writing, Model United Nations simulation classroom, and a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) workshop. The A.S.C.E.N.D. Scholars also participated in joint service projects with Psi Omega Omega Chapter, including collecting Family Seasonal Wraps℠ and items for a Shoebox Toiletry Drive under Target III, Family Strengthening, and the AKA 1908 Playground Project℠ under Target IV, Environmental Ownership at Jones Bridge Park in Peachtree Corners, GA.

ABOUT ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INCORPORATED

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (AKA) is an international service organization that was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. in 1908. It is the oldest Greek-letter organization established by African-American college-educated women. Alpha Kappa Alpha is comprised of more than 265,000 members in 986 graduate and undergraduate chapters in the United States, Liberia, the Bahamas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Germany, South Korea, Bermuda, Japan, Canada, and South Africa. Led by International President Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson, Alpha Kappa Alpha is often hailed as “America’s premier Greek-letter organization for African American women.” For more information on Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and its programs, log onto www.aka1908.com.

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