“Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there’s no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic.” 

Malcolm is a sophomore psychology major and will be adding a minor in biology. Last year, he served as an executive board member for two student organizations, Students Against Racism (IUP-SAR) and NAACP-IUP. He also filled the role of NAACP historian. Malcolm is a talented presenter and has created and given educational presentations for his peers in both the IUP-SAR and the NAACP membership meetings. One IUP-SAR presentation was on the difference between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation in modern-day media. One of his many presentations for NAACP included the history and evolution of critical race theory. Malcolm has helped with various aspects of the NAACP talent show and concert, including as a stage crew member and main photographer. He has assisted with many diversity, equity, and inclusion programming initiatives, and he led an NAACP march and protest last spring in which he gave a keynote speech. We thank you, Malcolm!

Prashanth is interim dean of the Eberly College of Business and has been part of the Department of Management for 29 years. He previously served as department chair and as dean’s associate for the college. In addition to his many academic achievements, publications, conference presentations, and work with the Small Business Institute at IUP, Prashanth was the 2001 recipient of IUP’s Distinguished Research Award. He has traveled to more than 60 countries, mainly for teaching, program development, and research, and he previously taught at universities in Asia and Europe. Prashanth is the architect and director of IUP’s unique MBA program in India, offered in partnership with PES University, Bangalore, since 2005. He has conducted a Discover India annual tour for international students since 2007 and coordinates IUP’s Executive MBA program in partnership with the Arab American University. Prashanth is the creator and director of IUP’s numerous offshore programs and international partnerships in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America. Through his expertise and leadership, countless students have had the opportunity to grow and learn in meaningful ways that might not have been available to them otherwise. We thank you, Prashanth!

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