POWAN’s Story
Back when the pandemic first started and schools were first shut down we noticed how the new learning environment affected the education of our siblings and cousins. Without the ability to meet their teachers in person and ask questions, they would ask us for help in their homework or in understanding a new topic. We […]
POWAN 1 Year Anniversary
Celebrating one year of POWAN! 🎉🎉🎉 POWAN Initiative was founded on June 11th last year in hope of helping students get academic support during the pandemic and beyond. Initially POWAN started as a solo tutoring venture and has now grown to 70 volunteers, helping over 73 students in the US, Philippines, and India! Not only […]
Why should I volunteer?
Why should I volunteer? That is the golden question. Volunteering not only benefits the organization but you the volunteer. You will be surprised by the many benefits you could gain by volunteering. Volunteering helps you meet new people, strengthen your work ethic, learn new skills and make you feel happier. Volunteering can be defined as an […]
April 2021: Esmeralda Ayard
Biology, Cal State University, North Ridge
March 2021: Harjot Dhaliwal
Human Biology, UC San Diego
February 2021: Saanya Lingineni
Biology, Cornell University
January 2021: Shohei Yamashita
Computer Science, UC Irvine
December 2020: Kevin Quach
Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology, UC Riverside
November 2020: Manisha Kumar
Molecular Biology, UC San Diego