Black CommUnity (BCU) held an alum panel to help CSUF students connect, network and feel secure in their future career paths.
by Annisa Charles
Black CommUnity (BCU) held an alum panel on Apr. 5 to help Cal State Fullerton students connect, network and feel secure in their future career paths. The discussion occurred on the first day of the Institute for Black Intellectual Innovation (IBII) Conference as a collaboration with IBII, Ujimaa Mentoring Program and CSUF alums.
BCU put this event together as a way for students to see the representation they need to help motivate them and make them feel confident in graduating and pursuing a job in communications. The alumni who paneled at this event were Nick Jones-Liang, Eric Washington and Amber Lambert.
Jones-Liang graduated from CSUF in 2006 and now works as Netflix’s entertainment publicist executive. Washington graduated in 2021 and is now the software systems test engineer at Applied Medical. Lambert also graduated in 2021 and now works as the site coordinator for Think Together. The panelists advised students about making it in the industry after graduating and as a person of color. They also spoke about their time at CSUF.
BCU said they host panels each semester to help members connect with professionals in the industries and careers they are most interested in.
