Black Excellence
Black Excellence is a student-led, administratively supported initiative through Student Engagement and Belonging. Black Excellence serves our black, student population on Westminster's campus and offers events open to all of Westminster's campus.
This initiative aims to develop racial identity and build community within the Westminster campus. We host meetings, events, workshops, and more where attendees can share in fellowship and participate in intersectional dialogues around topics such as race within higher education, safety, power, privilege, community, and black excellence within and outside of our own Westminster community. Black Excellence seeks to build community through the shared interest and/or identity of blackness.
Have questions? Email blackexcellence@westminsteru.edu for more information.
Black Excellence Coordinators
Betty Kalunga
She/Her/Hers
- Major: Theater (BFA emphasis in acting)
- Minor: Philosophy
- Hobbies: Reading, filming YouTube and TikTok videos, and hiking
- Languages: English and Swahili
- Fun Fact: Loves rings and perfume
Leya Sikujua Jeanneveva
She/Her/Hers
- Major: Sociology Social Worker and Social Welfare concentration
- Minor: Political Science
- Hobbies: Reading
- Languages: Swahili, French, Kibembe, Kirundi, and English
- Fun Fact: Loves to sing in private
Resources
- Volunteer opportunities serving the black community in Utah, including university access work
- Information about scholarships for black students
- Community support
- Monthly events geared towards developing community
Events
Black Excellence organizes and holds a variety of events throughout the semester, including, but not limited to, pizza socials, dialogues of race within higher education, invited guest speakers, film screenings, and more.