Carrie Gan speaking to students at the Arsalyn Youth Forum: Leadership Training Day
Carrie Gan, CAUSE Director of Programs, was a presenter at the Arsalyn Youth Forum: Leadership Training Day, a forum focused on professional development and training for high school students that took place at Almansor Court in Alhambra on December 18, 2011.
Gan gave her presentation to approximately 90 students from the following San Gabriel Valley high schools: Arroyo High School, Rosemead High School, South El Monte High School, Gabrielino High School, San Gabriel High School, Duarte High School, Mark Keppel High School, and Rowland Heights High School. Gan covered a variety of topics in her presentation, among them were professional networking tips, the importance of public speaking skills, and the development of professional ettiquette. The majority of the presentation was hands-on and required students to interact with one another through skill-building exercises.
This program is part of many partnerships between CAUSE and
Arsayln. CAUSE is currently involved with the
SAVE Program, which stands for Student Advocates for Voter Empowerment. It is a student group involved in voter empowerment projects that benefit its members, school and community. It is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that introduces and educates high school students about the democratic process through voter registration, voter education and political involvement programs. SAVE chapters are currently operating at high schools in the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California. The SAVE program was started by a former CAUSE intern in an effort to expose youth to government and to get them more civically engaged and involved. This program has benefited many, most notably, Steven Ly. Ly, who is currently the the mayor of Rosemead, was a former participant of the SAVE program and has attributed his interest in politics to the program.
Our next partnership event with SAVE will be the
February 18th SAVE Town Hall Forum at UCLA, a day-long conference to encourage and equip students with the knowledge to be actively engaged in civics. Approximately 300 students are expected to attend this conference.
