#BETA ALPHA PSI FRESNO STATE PROFESSIONAL#

#BETA ALPHA PSI FRESNO STATE PROFESSIONAL#

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT our sorority nurtures an environment meant to challenge sisters to think critically about the complex world around them. We ensure our sisters’ academic excellence by providing resources and support for chapter educational programming, which includes hosting study skills workshops, time management seminars and study sessions not only for sisters but entire campus communities. (Copy prepared by University Communications news student assistant Alejandra Garcia.EDUCATION founded as an academic sorority, the academic achievement of our sisters is integral to their development and active membership. Niles-Goins serves as the campus advisor for the Black Students United student club.ĭelta Sigma Theta Sorority received the Making It Happen Group Award, which honors a campus organization that mobilized its members to be proactive citizens and dedicates itself to a cause by expanding outreach and creating a network of socially conscious students.įor more information, contact Dr. Marnel Niles-Goins, an associate professor and graduate coordinator in the Department of Communication and a faculty coordinator for the First-Year Experience (FYE) program and the African American Edge Initiative. Since entering the university as a transfer student in 2010, she has been on the President’s List, for her 4.0 GPA.

Kapphahn is currently studying abroad in Jordan, Africa. The Outstanding Scholar Academic Award, to honor academic achievement and working for community improvement, was presented to Raven Kapphahn, a senior from Porterville majoring in Sociology. He is also an intern at a local radio station, B95. Roberts is president of the Pi Beta Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity at Fresno State. Teroy Roberts, a senior from Stockton majoring in Mass Communication and Journalism (broadcast emphasis), was the recipient of the Owning the Spotlight Arts Award, an award based on character and performance. He is also on the Fresno State men’s soccer team and has completed his Level 1 certification to become a CrossFit personal trainer. He has volunteered at more than 30 different locations in the community through these organizations, with a focus on helping foster youth. The winner must be active in community and campus leadership and work to implement the messages Parks fought for, said Francine Oputa, director of the Central Valley Cultural Heritage Institute that coordinates the month-long observance on campus.Īlonso-Lazaro is a member of various student clubs and organizations, including the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, the Gamma Sigma Alpha Honors Society and the Renaissance Scholars Program. The Outstanding Person Award recognizes an individual who exemplifies the principles Rosa Parks lived by. 28 ceremony, which recognized two other students, a Fresno State faculty member and an organization.

Richard Alonso-Lazaro, a senior majoring in criminology from Clovis, was honored with two awards at the African People’s History Month Rosa Parks Awards at Fresno State last night.Īlonso-Lazaro received both the Athletic “Just Do It” Award and the Outstanding Person Award at the Feb.

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