Shades of Orange, Issue 19

ISSUE 19 | APRIL 4, 2019

The latest from the Office of Multicultural Advancement

OUR TIME HAS COME

Only 20 percent of qualified Our Time Has Come Scholarship applicants are awarded a scholarship. But if 4,000 alumni and friends come together, by 2020 we can increase the number of scholarships awarded to black and Latino students from 50 to 100!

Let’s grow our ability to empower future generations of diverse students.

As a Syracuse University alumnus and staff member, Jake Tanksley ’86 understands the positive impact mentors like him can have on OTHC Scholars—in college and beyond.        Read full story.

As a successful professional who has been where the OTHC Scholars are now, Melanie Littlejohn ’97 sees herself as a guide holding up a mirror for the students. Read full story.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Felicia Collins Ocumarez L’98, G’98 wants to ensure the success of African American students at the Syracuse University College of Law for generations to come. That motivation inspired her to found the Syracuse Black Law Alumni Collective and establish a scholarship.                     Read full story.

NEWS FROM CAMPUS

Jackson named Libraries director

Petrina Jackson has been named director of the Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) at Syracuse University Libraries. “I am so excited to build the SCRC’s distinguished collections and support for scholarship and teaching,” she says. Read full story.

Ruffin named evaluator for higher education commission

Carol Ruffin, director of the College of Visual and Performing Arts Office of Student Success, has been named a peer evaluator for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Ruffin’s position serves as the first layer in a multi-layered accreditation process. Read full story.

The dean of the Newhouse School passed away this week after a courageous battle with cancer. Multicultural Advancement’s Rachel Vassel shares memories of the esteemed academic leader, mentor and friend. Read full story.