Thirteen students nominated by faculty mentors were awarded the CVMBS Diversity Scholarship to further their work on specific research, outreach or professional development projects for the summer of 2021.
We polled a cross-section of our graduating students about their hopes and dreams, and even though the coronavirus pandemic has changed commencement plans, their futures look bright!
A chat with Dr. Rushika Perera, an associate professor of virology and the chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and Alex Bailey, a member of the College’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and a third-year student in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.
“Providing a communication pathway for veterinarians to interact with our country’s growing Spanish-speaking community will help create access to care for those families and their pets.” -Dr. Danielle Frey
Dr. Morgan Miller (DVM, '20), is an associate veterinarian at the Deerfield Animal Care Center in Deerfield, Illinois. She served as president of the CSU student chapters of Veterinarians as One Inclusive Community for Empowerment. She is a member of the Pride VMC Executive Board, serving as the Pride SVMC adviser.
"What drives me is that we are working towards equal opportunities to live a healthy life. I am completely convinced that the work we are doing can improve health. I wake up thinking there is something important that I can do today, big or small." -Dr. Marcela Henao-Tamayo
Tatiana is a fresh new face in the world of veterinary medicine. She hopes to improve the mental health of vet students through combating mental health problems in the veterinary world, and by encouraging vet students to strike a healthy balance between school and their personal lives.
From artists and musicians around the country to business leaders and change-makers in our own community, we celebrate Black life in America.
"I am not willing to give up on us yet. I have met and worked with too many people that are indeed good people of all races, ethnicities, religions, sexual identities, and disabilities that have enriched my life and the lives of others. And it is now time for all of us to move this society in a new and better direction. I am ready! What about you?"
For our brothers and sisters who have suffered under the yoke of racism, the allegory of winter needs no explanation. Nor does its counterpart: summer. And as we watch horrific images assault our consciences, we struggle to make sense of the equation that “two wrongs do not make a right” is not greater than or less than “we the people, in order to form a perfect union….hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.” And so we wonder: Are we stronger than we believe?