Academic Resource Center Receives Sankofa Award

Academic Resource Center Receives Sankofa Award

 

In recognition of its commitment to the educational success of African American students, the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Academic Resource Center (ARC) will receive the 2010 It Takes A Village Sankofa Award from the University of Pittsburgh African American Alumni Council (AAAC). This award, which will be presented during the 2010 University of Pittsburgh Sankofa Homecoming festivities, October 28-31, honors the many significant contributions the ARC has made to support and serve Pitt African American students.

The AAAC also will recognize former director of the ARC, Gail Austin, who retired April 2010 after 42 years of service, for her commitment to enhancing diversity at the University of Pittsburgh. Read more link to http://www.news.pitt.edu/news/pitt%E2%80%99s-african-american-alumni-council-celebrate-sankofa-homecoming-weekend-2010-blue-gold-and-.