Food for Thought: Navigating College, Expectations, and Your Future

College doesn’t come with one roadmap, and there is no single way to define success. 🧡💙 Whether you’re an undergraduate student, graduate student, faculty, or staff member, this session will connect you with current information, resources, and opportunities at Illinois! 

Join us for a student-centered conversation about the college journey: finding community, figuring out who you are, navigating family and cultural expectations, taking care of yourself, exploring academic and career interests, handling uncertainty, and deciding what comes next.

📅 Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2026 ⏰ Time: 12–1 PM
📍 Location: Asian American Cultural Center, 1210 W. Nevada St., Urbana
🍜 Refreshments: Light refreshments with options of meat, vegetarian, and vegan from Siam Terrace, a locally owned business by an Illinois Alumna
🎟️ 75 seats available. 
Registration required: https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/832985497

Facilitator:
Prashansa Agrawal, Assistant Director, AACC

Panelists:

• Riyah Varegase, Sophomore, AACC Intern
• Ethan Loppez, Senior, Vice President, Illinois Student Government
• Dr. Shiyu Sun, Assistant Director, International Student Career Development, The Career Center
• Jonathan Harmon, Senior Assistant Director of Recruiting and Admissions, Gies College of Business
• Dr. David Siglos, Assistant Professor, Asian American Studies
• Dr. Megan Fernandes, Clinical Counselor and Chair, API Roots, Illinois Counseling Center

This student-led initiative is coordinated by AACC interns with support from AACC and our campus partners.

🧡 Come as you are. You don’t have to have it all figured out. 💙