Shades of Orange, Issue 18

May 2024 · 2 minute read

ISSUE 18 | MARCH 7, 2019

An aerial picture of campus with the words "Shades of Orange" overlaying it.

The latest from the Office of Multicultural Advancement

Upcoming Events

Vanessa Williams

Our Time Has Come benefit concert featuring Vanessa Williams

Calling all music lovers! Join fellow Orange alumni and friends on April 24 as singer, actress and esteemed alumna Vanessa Williams ’85 takes the stage. Ticket proceeds will benefit the Our Time Has Come Scholarships. Purchase tickets.

View of Martha's Vineyard.

CBT Martha’s Vineyard

It’s a summertime Coming Back Together reunion on the Vineyard! Join us August 10-13 for an island tour, clambake, alumni reception and more. Event registration opens soon. Please book travel and accommodations, if you haven’t already.

View of Table Mountain, South Africa

Save the date for South Africa!

Experience the trip of a lifetime to South Africa with fellow Syracuse University alumni, October 8-20. Trip itinerary and details will be available soon.

 

OUR TIME HAS COME

 
The Empower Campaign Bring dreams to Life

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.

Cheryl Wills

Cheryl Wills ’89 shares her journey from Syracuse student to award-winning journalist, showing OTHC scholars “how far you can go in life when you take pride in who you really are.” Read full story.

 

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

 
Connie Morales

Connie Morales takes her role as an active Syracuse alumna seriously. “We need reminders of how the school impacted the trajectory of our personal and professional lives,” she says. Read full story.

 

NEWS FROM CAMPUS

 
 

NEWS FROM MULTICULTURAL ADVANCEMENT

 
Several members of the Office of Multicultural Advancement's Alumni Advisory Council

The Office of Program Development has adopted a new name—the Office of Multicultural Advancement—and created a new alumni advisory council. Learn more.

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