Ayana Bivens

Duties:

• General executive board member
• Help to plan and coordinate 5-7 biweekly meetings
• Promote UC Feminist and UC Feminist activities on social media, tabling events, and around campus

The YMCA Achievers program is a college readiness and career exploration program that provides teens with the essential tools to pursue higher education and to identify different career opportunities. We have biweekly sessions where students attend career clusters. As a mentor, I am responsible for organizing and planning fun and engaging sessions for my mentee group. We also have scheduled meetings as mentors to brainstorm and plan upcoming sessions.

Bearcat Buddies is a weekly tutoring program that collaborates with Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) to 'promote a strong sense of community and belonging by offering students the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to others' success.' I have tutored K-3rd at Price Elementary and AMIS. For the 2026 Spring Semester, I will be tutoring 1st-3rd ELA at the Academy of World Languages.

"The University of Cincinnati offers this scholarship program to promote community building, scholarship, service, and success. In addition to providing full-tuition funding, Darwin T. Turner Scholars are expected to participate in programs and activities designed to improve their intellectual, personal, and professional development."

"The program's goal is to enrich the educational environment for undergraduate students by supporting the recruitment and retention of students with high potential for academic success at the University of Cincinnati."

The Girl Scout Program through the University of Cincinnati allows college students to lead after-school sessions. We were responsible for supporting students in positive behavior and creating mini-lessons, art projects, and playtime for school-age children.