{"id":42003,"date":"2019-04-27T10:07:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-27T14:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=42003"},"modified":"2020-08-25T13:46:38","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T17:46:38","slug":"donning-of-the-kente-ceremony-brings-mentors-friends-and-family-from-near-and-far-to-celebrate-2019-grads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2019\/donning-of-the-kente-ceremony-brings-mentors-friends-and-family-from-near-and-far-to-celebrate-2019-grads\/","title":{"rendered":"Donning of the Kente brings mentors, friends and family from near and far to celebrate 2019 grads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/easternmennoniteuniversity\/sets\/72157691096252103\/\" title=\"2019 Donning of the Kente by EasternMennoniteUniversity, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/47696678001_e167ca15d6_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"438\" alt=\"20190424-Kente Quick Picks-28\"><\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Art Dean<\/strong>\u2019s message for graduating seniors at Eastern Mennonite University\u2019s fourth annual Donning of the Kente ceremony was simple and he used their own stories to affirm it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He asked four seniors to name their fears when they first arrived on campus and then asked whether that fear was still present. From <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">making friends<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finding people who looked like me<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the fears had been overcome. Dean, executive director of Campus and Community Access and Inclusion at James Madison University, urged the graduates to gain strength from this knowledge, that they themselves had met their own fears with strengths they did not know they had.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42004\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42004\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2019\/donning-of-the-kente-ceremony-brings-mentors-friends-and-family-from-near-and-far-to-celebrate-2019-grads\/2019-donning-of-the-kente-ceremony-in-martin-chapel\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42004\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42004 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/04\/Kente-Quick-Picks-11-1000px-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Art Dean, executive director of Campus and Community Access and Inclusion at James Madison University, speaks to Eastern Mennonite University graduates during the 2019 Donning of the Kente Ceremony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNew doesn\u2019t mean unconquerable. It just means new,\u201d said Dean, executive director of Campus and Community Access and Inclusion at James Madison University. \u201cThe same things that helped you navigate the challenges and fears when you came to this new community don\u2019t go away. Those strengths are within you still, as you accept the new challenges that await you as graduates.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ceremony was the first time upcoming graduates wore their caps and gowns and the first inkling of the celebration to come. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/commencement\">May 5 Commencement ceremony<\/a>, each student will wear a special stole, some made of kente cloth but others of satin fabric symbolizing heritage, roots within one or various communities, or citizenship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The formal presentation of these stoles was the reason for coming together with family, friends and EMU community members Wednesday evening. The ceremony celebrates the accomplishments of graduating students of color as well as the history of black students\u2019 and students of color achievements at the university, according to Multicultural Student Services Director <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/faculty-staff\/?show=ct765\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celeste Thomas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who started the first event three years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe gather here to honor these students, some of whom are the first of their family to graduate from college, and to wish them well on their way forward,\u201d she said in her welcome. \u201cFor those of you who our graduates have selected to place the kente cloth over their shoulders, it is a great honor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/faculty-staff\/?show=kellerm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Micah Shristi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, director of international student services and advisor to the International Student Organization, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/faculty-staff\/?show=reyesm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M. Esther Showalter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, advisor to the Latino Student Alliance, also co-hosted the event.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Donning of the Kente participants<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Grant Amoanteng<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a social work major from Bristow, Virginia, donned by <em>Erick Camodeca<\/em>, associate track and field and cross country coach;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Talibah Aquil<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, from Bronx, New York, earning a master\u2019s degree in conflict transformation, donned by <em>Professor Johonna Turner;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Asmait Bekuretsion Asgedom<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a social work major with minors in sociology and criminology and restorative justice from Woodstock, Virginia, donned by <em>Professor Melody Pannell;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Marilda Bardhi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, from Albania, earning a master\u2019s degree in organizational leadership, donned by <em>Professor David Brubaker;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Ram Bhagat, PhD<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, from Richmond, Virginia, earning a graduate certificate in restorative justice, donned by<em> Professor Johonna Turner<\/em>;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Maria Cardosa Martinez<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a nursing major from Harrisonburg, Virginia, donned by <em>Professor Audrey Myers<\/em>; <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Heyrin Cha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a nursing major from Cheonan, Republic of Korea, donned by <em>Pastor James Rhee;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Jae Hyun Cho<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an accounting major from Seoul, Republic of Korea, donned by <em>Micah Shristi<\/em>, director of international student services;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Marleyna Contreras<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a liberal arts major with a minor in psychology from Brooklyn, New York, donned by <em>Professor Melody Pannell<\/em>;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Devantae Dews<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a liberal arts major from Lynchburg, Virginia, donned by <em>Gabriel Kreider<\/em>, campus ministry affiliate from Divine Unity Community Church;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Toni Doss<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a digital media and photography major with a minor in art from Damascus, Virginia, donned by <em>Carolyn Foster-Doss<\/em>, her mother;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Fred Isaac Flores-Cano<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an international business major from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, \u00a0donned by <em>Gabriel Kreider<\/em>, campus ministry affiliate from Divine Unity Community Church;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Jourdyn Friend<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a business administration major with a minor in human resource management from Richmond, Virginia, donned by <em>Professor Roxann Allen Kioko<\/em> and<em> Celeste Thomas,<\/em>\u00a0director of multicultural student services;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Degache Fuklau, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a liberal arts major with a minor in biology from Harrisonburg, Virginia, donned by <em>Celeste Thomas<\/em>, director of multicultural student services;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Wael Gamtessa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a computer science major with a minor a photography from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, donned by <em>Celeste Thomas<\/em>, director of multicultural student services;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>William Geary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a business administration major with a minor in human resource management from Mount Jackson, Virginia, donned by <em>Professor Leah Kratz;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Ivan Harris<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a photography and digital media major from Spotsylvania, Virginia, donned by <em>Celeste Thomas<\/em>, director of multicultural student services;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Yi Grace He<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a social work major, donned by <em>Micah Shristi<\/em>, director of international student services<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Valeria Hern\u00e1ndez Bustillo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a social work major from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, donned by <em>Professor Melody Pannell;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Mario Hern\u00e1ndez<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a biology and history major with a honors minor, donned by <em>M. Esther Showalter<\/em>, advisor for Latino Student Alliance;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Mariah King<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a liberal arts and special education major with a minor in psychology from Harrisonburg, Va., donned by <em>Professor Lori Leaman;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Mark Loving II<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an kinesiology and exercise science major from Woodford, Virginia, donned by <em>Celeste Thomas<\/em>, director of multicultural student services;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Maha Mehanna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, from Palestine, earning a master\u2019s degree in conflict transformation, donned by <em>Daryl Byler<\/em>, executive director of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, and <em>Professor Gloria Rhodes;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Tajah Miller<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a social work major from Waynesboro, Virginia, donned by <em>Professor Melody Pannell<\/em>;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Brenda Miramontes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a social work major from Harrisonburg, Virginia, donned by <em>Professor Carol Hurst;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Linda Ouedraogo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a biology major with a minor in sociology from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, donned by <em>Professor Jim Yoder;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Melody Pannell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, from Harlem, New York, earning a graduate certificate in restorative justice, donned by <em>Professor Johonna Turner;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Xander Silva<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an environmental sustainability major with minors in psychology, biology and pre-law, donned by <em>Professor Steve Cessna<\/em>;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Yordanos Tesfa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an English and writing studies major with a minor in peacebuilding, from Bowie, Maryland, donned by <em>Professor Gloria Rhodes;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Monique Tshibola<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an organizational leadership major, from Barumbu Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, donned by <em>Katie Mansfield<\/em>, director of the STAR program, who shared congratulations from Monique&#8217;s husband Rodrigue Makelele while holding their 1-month-old baby;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Precious Waddy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a social work major with a minor in criminology and restorative justice from Richmond, Virginia, donned<em> Celeste Thomas<\/em>, director of multicultural student services<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Jessica Washington<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a liberal arts and elementary education major with a minor in history from Chesapeake, Virginia, donned by <em>Professor Kathy Evans;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Cameron White<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a social work major from Palmyra, Virginia, donned by <em>Stephanie and Anthony Whindleton<\/em>, her parents;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Clarissa White<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a kinesiology and exercise science major from Portsmouth, Virginia, \u00a0donned by <em>Georgette White,<\/em> her mother;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><b>Jasmine Wilson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a psychology major from Woodbridge, Virginia, donned by <em>Professor Melody Pannell<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Art Dean\u2019s message for graduating seniors at Eastern Mennonite University\u2019s fourth annual Donning of the Kente ceremony was simple and he used their own stories to affirm it. 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