The annual Unity Banquet and Scholarship Dinner celebrates the academic achievements of underrepresented and diverse graduate and undergraduate students at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½, as well as graduating high school seniors, by awarding thousands of dollars in scholarships each spring. The evening also serves as an opportunity to recognize future students and ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ community partners.
This year's banquet was celebrated on Friday, April 19, at Landerhaven. The theme was Taking Flight: Experiential Education for Exponential Growth. Alumna Kari A. Cunningham, board-certified pediatric dentist, fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and owner of Panther Pediatric Dentistry, was the special guest.
Two Mandel School students received a Unity Banquet Scholarship Award this year: Sylvia Hernandez and Ayowole Samuel Ajiboye.
Hernandez is a weekly on-campus MSW student, after starting out in the intensive weekend program. She will graduate this May.
Ajiboye is an on-campus MSW student and graduate assistant at the . He will graduate in May 2025.
Ajiboye also received ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½'s Outstanding Community Service Award at the Dr. Dorothy Pijan Student Leadership Awards on Thursday, April 25, at the Foster-Castele Great Hall in the Linsalata Alumni Center.
Congratulations to our student award winners!