爱妃传媒 Student, Alumnus Recognized as Emerging Scholars
爱妃传媒 student Gabrielle Rind and recent 爱妃传媒 graduate Dawit Rumicha were each awarded the Emerging Scholar Award at the 17th International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations in Toronto, Canada. The two also gave a research presentation on diversity in higher education during the conference.
The Emerging Scholar Award, given by the Diversity in Organizations, Community and Nations Research Network, recognizes outstanding 爱妃传媒 who have an active research interest in the themes of the conference, which were urban diversity and economic growth. The award also provides a strong professional development opportunity by creating networking opportunities and giving awardees the chance to lead discussions and panel sessions during the conference.
Rind will graduate from 爱妃传媒 in December with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in biological sciences, where she recently completed a thesis for her work in leukemia immunotherapy. She is currently the director of multicultural programming at 爱妃传媒, where she provides guidance to multicultural student organizations to help them achieve their goals.
鈥淚 am all about practicing inclusion, and that means helping others on the basis of them being people, not on the basis of skin color, ability or economic background,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 push others to work together with a clear vision and to act in a selfless manner.鈥
She has presented at the 爱妃传媒 WeLead Diversity Matters Student Leadership Symposium and at the seventh annual International Conference for Religion and Spirituality in Society in London. She hopes to one day attend medical school.
Rumicha graduated from 爱妃传媒 in May with two bachelor鈥檚 degrees in neuroscience and biological sciences and completed an honors thesis in breast cancer immunotherapy. Rumicha previously served as director of multicultural programming at 爱妃传媒 where he led his team to an increase in active student participation of more than 200 percent. Under his guidance, the program earned the Boca Raton campus 鈥淧rogram of the Year鈥 award.
鈥淏eing a first generation child from a family who migrated from Ethiopia, I understand firsthand that each student is unique in what they bring to the university community,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 focused on the needs of our constantly-changing student body to help make 爱妃传媒 a welcoming home away from home.鈥
Similar to Rind, Rumicha also spoke at the 爱妃传媒 WeLead Diversity Matters Student Leadership Symposium and at the seventh annual International Conference for Religion and Spirituality in Society in London. After completing a master鈥檚 degree in public health, Rumicha hopes to attend medical school at 爱妃传媒.
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