75 Years of Black Excellence
2021年是学院第一位黑人毕业生毕业75周年, Lorraine Wiggan, who received her diploma at Carthage’s 1946 Commencement.
Throughout 2021 和 into 2022, bv伟德ios下载正在向一代又一代的黑人bv伟德ios下载学生致敬, since 1946, 在学术上取得了非凡的成就并做出了非凡的贡献, co-curricular activities, scholarly work, 和 volunteerism; 和 celebrate our Black alumni, 谁在各行各业和无数其他方面的职业生涯中取得了卓越的成就.
在2021年春天,bv伟德ios下载董事会通过了一项决议,承认 75 Years of Black Excellence. 董事会热情地庆祝黑人校友在这段时间里取得的成就,并认可 75 Years of Black Excellence 将bv伟德ios下载人团结起来的重要手段, 既要庆祝过去的成就,也要激励未来的成就.
75 Years of Black Excellence lifts up Black communities 和 voices, 和 cherish, 拥抱, 庆祝黑人对我们亲爱的bv伟德ios下载社区的贡献. 2021年春季活动包括创建Java和正义播客系列和黑人毕业生典礼. 2021年秋季活动包括将学生与校友聚集在一起的灵魂食品午餐, 教师, 以及当地社区成员在欢迎新生期间支持bv伟德ios下载的非裔美国学生. Additionally, 首页coming Weekend Oct. 15-17将包括校友的职业网络活动,与在校学生分享成功的秘诀, 维根-肯尼布黑人校友网络的车尾聚会, 和 an Evening of Elegance formal party for students 和 alumni. 今年的庆祝活动将以马丁·路德·金纪念日的庆祝活动结束.
相关的筹款活动包括bv伟德ios下载捐赠日挑战,筹集了超过5美元,000 to support diversity, 股本, 以及校园内的包容性努力,包括威根-肯尼布尔格奖学金基金, the Intercultural Center, 和 the Urban Teacher Prep Program. Additionally, 三名受托人提供了种子资金,创建了75年黑人优秀捐赠奖学金基金, 哪个奖项将授予即将升学的大四学生,以表彰他的杰出成就和/或对校园多样性的贡献, 股本, 和 inclusion efforts.
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关于 Lorraine Wiggan
The first in her family to attend college, Lorraine Wiggan ’46 majored in music at Carthage, graduating cum laude with a Bachelor of 艺术 degree. 她继续在爱德华兹教音乐,并指挥一个儿童合唱团, Mississippi, before taking her work to Puerto Rico, where she served in rural parishes for five years.
Over the next 14 years, she served as an organist, established choirs, 和 extended musical horizons for many Lutheran communities in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Isl和s; Camden, New Jersey; Chicago; 和 Brooklyn, New York. 她获得了哥伦比亚大学音乐教育硕士学位, with additional study at The Juilliard School. Her Carthage legacy continued when her nieces, 凯伦·托马斯·加勒特75届和首席法官辛西娅·托马斯·沃克78届, graduated from Carthage more than three decades later.
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关于 the Wiggan-Kenniebrew Black 校友 Network
Wiggan-Kenniebrew黑人校友网络是一群忠诚的bv伟德ios下载校友,他们与bv伟德ios下载教职员工一起增加有色人种学生的入学率, 并确保必要的资源,为这些学生提供他们坚持毕业和实现毕业后目标所需的支持. Priorities for the W-K Network include fundraising, mentoring, connecting students to internships 和 other career opportunities, 和 advocating on their behalf.
In March 2018, Wiggan-Kenniebrew黑人校友网络建立了两个Wiggan-Kenniebrew基金:Wiggan-Kenniebrew捐赠奖学金基金为多元文化学生提供奖学金. Wiggan-Kenniebrew体验式学习基金为多元文化学生提供参与课外体验式学习机会的支持,而不是通过学费资助, such as travel abroad, workshops, conferences, internships, research, 和 more.
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75 Years of Black Excellence Committee
Carthage希望感谢所有为75年黑人卓越计划提供建议的校友的贡献:
- Clementine Bordeaux ’06
- Charles Bowers ’03
- DaQuawn Bruce ’18
- Derrick Collins ’05
- John Danley ’80
- Annette Delaney ’79
- Asmau Diallo ’21
- Pamela Dixon ’94
- Ashley Easterwood ’08
- Karen Garrett ’83
- Shea’na Grigsby ’06
- Cecil Jennings ’81
- DaQuan Kuntu ’00
- Jamin McGinnis ’06
- Arlen Moss ’92
- Shebaniah Muhammad ’98
- Victoria Nguyen ’05
- Edwin Ojeda ’05
- Kevin Panke-Buisse ’10
- Cynthia Walker ’78