University of New Haven Black and Latino Alumni Weekend

02/07/2023

Calling all my University of New Haven Alumni!!! Black and Latino Alumni Weekend (BLAW) will be held Thursday, April 20th- Sunday, April 23rd.

This year, BSU- Black Student Union, will host their 50th Anniversary Celebration Sankofa Ball on Saturday, April 22 from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Registration is required for this event. I would love to see all of my Executive Boards and BSU members 2005 - 2023 and those I have met along the way who were BSU before 2005!! I invite you all to come out and share our history. Please, spread the word!!

Visit the Black & Latino Alumni Weekend & BSU 50th Anniversary Celebration website for further information and to purchase your tickets! A portion of your ticket sales will go to support the BSU Endowed Sankofa Scholarship. To see the Weekend Schedule of events and to learn more about the celebration, go to:

https://www.newhaven.edu/student-life/get-involved/student-activities/bsu50.php?fbclid=IwAR1UM-mhNLNIFOnqHdSri5BGUv-OqNy8M5Kb8UOoq187lDGMbOY16ZyEaT8

I look forward to seeing you all there!

05/13/2020

Admin · Published by UNewhaven Linda Copney-Okeke ·

There are a group of multicultural alumni working towards a Black or Black and Latino Alumni Association. So far the group has elicited 40 responses from interested alumni. If you are also interested in supporting this initiative, please complete the survey on this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PHRWQ5L.

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05/02/2019

2019 - Some BLAW Event Photos. If you have any of your own, please post.

04/08/2019

Please read this very important update regarding Sankofa Ball!

All ticket sales for Sankofa Ball will now be sold via Eventbrite! Tickets are $10 UNH individuals (QR Codes to be scanned at the bus), $15 UNH couples, $15 all other guests. Buses will depart at 5:45pm sharp! All attendees must ride the bus. The link can be found in our instagram bio. Get your tickets now! You don’t want to miss this! Location and other exciting details to be announced soon!

I have also provided the link below. Please note that the last day to purchase tickets is strictly Sunday, April 14, 2019!

https://newhavenbsusankofa19.eventbrite.com
Sankofa Ball 2019

Our annual Sankofa Ball is an event in which all of the multicultural RSOs, as well as returning alumni, get together and celebrate the highlights of the academic year, while also reflecting on the past. Tickets are $10 for current students, $15 for student couples, and $15 for non students. Location soon to be announced. We hope to see you there!

newhavenbsusankofa19.eventbrite.com

Our annual Sankofa Ball is an event in which all of the multicultural RSOs, as well as returning alumni, get together and celebrate the highlights of the academic year, while also reflecting on the past. Tickets are $10 for current students, $15 for student couples, and $15 for non students. Locatio...

12/04/2018

04/06/2018

Black and Latino Alumni Weekend is coming up soon! Purchase your Sankofa Ball tickets here (seating is limited):

Join us on April 14th for the Annual Sankofa Ball during Black and Latino Alumni Weekend. Here we will celebrate our students, faculty, staff and visiting alumni on the work that has been done and will continue to be done at the University of New Haven.

02/07/2017

Chin began her career at New Haven in 1975 as the Coordinator of Women's Athletics |

12/29/2016

11/25/2016

Happy Thanksgiving, Charger Nation. We are thankful for our talented students, our passionate faculty and staff, and our supportive alumni and friends.