Stamford Student Honored At Inclusive Excellence Awards

Eastern Student Fiorella Beccaglia of Stamford Honored at Inclusive Excellence Awards

WILLIMANTIC, CT — More than 200 Eastern Connecticut State University students of African, Latino, Asian and Native American (ALANA) descent were honored on May 9 at the 2019 Inclusive Excellence Awards. All students who were honored achieved an overall GPA of at least 3.5.

An additional 11 students were recognized for demonstrating exemplary co-curricular engagement at Eastern.

Among the honored was Fiorella Beccaglia '21 of Stamford, who majors in Political Science and Communication. Beccaglia was presented with an Academic Excellence Award.

The Inclusive Excellence Student Awards were created to recognize the achievements of ALANA students at Eastern. Every year the number of students who are recognize grows as diversity continues to grow on Campus. This year a total of 280 students qualified for an Academic Excellence Award.

Kawami Evans, a history and social science graduate of Eastern's class of 97', was the keynote speaker at the ceremony.

"Who you are is what we are celebrating today," Evans said in a release. "All the earned accolades you are receiving are but a byproduct of the brilliance within you...You are the promise of our ancestors' prayers and walk with the wisdom and swag of those who have grit, resilience, social and emotional intelligence, curiosity and hope."

Other awards were given for volunteer service, athletic excellence, career development, leadership, social justice advocacy and more.