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Khameelah Bailey \u201918 moderates the \u201cBantam See, Bantam Do\u201d career networking panel, which featured Chris Brown \u201909, Trinity Funston Trustee Paul Mounds, Jr. \u201907, Joe Gross \u201994, P\u201912, Shanice Hinckson \u201915, and Briana Chang \u201916.
Photo by Defining Studios<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As last fall\u2019s Homecoming welcomed back Trinity College students and alumni to campus, it also reunited about 100 individuals from various Trinity black student and alumni groups. On November 5, Imani: Trinity College Black Student Union, in collaboration with the Black Alumni Organization (BAO), the Trinity College Black Women\u2019s Organization, the Men of Color Alliance, and the Office of Alumni Relations, hosted a career networking panel and dinner reception for black students and alumni. Held in Vernon Social, the event featured a panel of alumni in law, education, and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields, who shared stories of their favorite memories as students and how Trinity prepared them for their careers. The event coincided with the 25th anniversary of the BAO.<\/p>\n

Among the attendees were Karla Spurlock-Evans, dean of multicultural affairs. \u201cThe BAO offers a continuing connection between our current black students and those who\u2019ve walked the path before them,\u201d says Spurlock-Evans. \u201cOne of its goals is to sustain and rejuvenate connections and to keep a promise alive that began in 1992.\u201d Among the BAO\u2019s notable achievements was the establishment of the Black American Alumni Scholarship Fund in 1993 by BAO founding members Alfonso L. Carney, Jr. \u201970 and Jack C. Barthwell III \u201972. To date, the scholarship has helped support eight Trinity students.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the BAO and how you can get involved, please contact Steve Donovan, director of alumni relations, at steve.donovan@trincoll.edu<\/a> or (860) 297-2281.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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