Celebrating the 32nd Annual ALANA Student Leadership Conference

Members of the Latino Student Union showcased the flags of Latin America during the ALANA Fashion Show.

The 32nd annual African, Latino, Asian and Native American (ALANA) Student Leadership Conference featured more than a week of events promoting cross-cultural understanding, education, networking, entertainment and storytelling.

Highlights of the conference included participation by several alumni: Christopher McPherson ’12, social media manager, Fuse Media Inc.; Moraima Capellan Pichardo ’14, freelancer reporter and photographer; Alexis Salkey ’18, senior digital experience analyst, New York Life Insurance; Sandra Michaca ’13, immigration attorney, Piemont Law Firm; Sanjeev Kumar ’15, financial advisor, Bankers Conseco Life Insurance Co.; and Aunrée Houston ’00, vice president of operations, programming sales, HBO. Other events throughout the weeklong conference included the ALANA Fashion Show; the Unity Peace Walk from City Hall in Oswego to campus; a concert with the Korean band Coreyah; ALANA Community Service Day; and the Collections of Expressions show.