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A virtual panel discussion featuring Black alumni from various graduation years and professional backgrounds took place as part of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga\u2019s celebration of Black History Month.<\/p>\n

“Your Story: Black Alumni Voices” brought together six UTC graduates to share their experiences of being a Black student at the University. The discussion, held Feb. 16 via Zoom, was created to educate, empower and encourage students by hearing about the challenges, achievements and resilience of Black students who came before them.<\/p>\n

The conversation, hosted by the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs and the Office of Multicultural Affairs, was moderated by Andrea Lyons, interim assistant vice chancellor for alumni affairs. Here are some of the notable observations.<\/p>\n

\"\"Dr. Pamela Ross, \u201987 (chemistry)<\/h3>\n

Emergency Room Physician<\/em><\/p>\n

Founder & CEO, Holistic Medical Consultants<\/em><\/p>\n

Troy, Virginia<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cA couple of thoughts from me when it comes to the perceptions of fitting in. The first step is, remember your purpose for being at UTC is to obtain an education. And that is what you should always keep in the forefront of your mind for what your purpose at the institution truly needs to be,\u201d said Dr. Pamela Ross, the 2020 UTC Legends and Leaders Distinguished Alumni recipient and the first African American graduate of the Brock Scholars program.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe second step is to be open to everything that you may have the opportunity to experience there,\u201d she continued. \u201cYou all are familiar with the term \u2018implicit bias.\u2019 So as African American students, we are very tuned in and honed in on that concept. We know what it means when other people hold it for us or in our experience. We know what it means for people to be surprised at how articulate we are, or we know what it means for people to assume that we have certain abilities just based on the color of our skin.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the same time, while we\u2019re aware and we\u2019re sensitive that these implicit biases exist, keep in mind that we each hold our own implicit bias. So keep yourself open to meeting new people. You could make assumptions about people of other ethnicities or other genders or other people who are different from you. You can just end up making incorrect assumptions because of your own implicit bias, and you limit your experience and you limit your opportunity for fitting in.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Rosalynn Phillips, \u201999 (human services management)<\/h3>\n

Contracts Manager<\/em><\/p>\n

Thermo Fisher Scientific<\/em><\/p>\n

Nashville<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of degrees are not going to be a straight path,\u201d said Rosalynn Phillips, who\u2014in her student days\u2014planned on working in the nonprofit area. She is a contracts manager, landing in that field thanks to spending time as a claims adjuster and understanding insurance policy terminology. \u201cYou have to be open to the opportunities that present themselves, internships and other things where that path may lead you.<\/p>\n

\u201cA recommendation that I wish I had had when I was in school was to maybe not get on the first thing smoking out of Chattanooga to go back home. If you have relationships that you\u2019ve developed in Chattanooga, I would stay and get some experience in Chattanooga and then you can look to move somewhere else. My major was very selective and the nonprofits in Chattanooga were very aware of the major. Nashville wasn\u2019t aware of it. Atlanta wasn\u2019t aware of it. Getting into the nonprofit world would have been much easier for me had I stayed in Chattanooga.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Kenneth Herring, \u201904 (communication)<\/h3>\n

Business Development Manager<\/em><\/p>\n

The IT Company LLC<\/em><\/p>\n

Knoxville<\/em><\/p>\n

Kenneth Herring is a communication major who puts those skills to use in his role as a business development manager with The IT Company.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m in sales. So one of the primary keys in sales, in addition to having a high level of empathy, is to ask a lot of questions,\u201d he said. \u201cMy advice to the people that are on campus right now is just to question everything\u2014no matter how uncomfortable it is, no matter what you think someone might say to you, or how they might view you, or the response, or how you might be categorized. Just question everything.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not going to change anyone\u2019s mind, right? You could influence people, but changing their minds is a different thing. So focus on asking as many questions to as many people as possible about everything that crosses your mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Erroll Wynn, \u201911 (psychology)<\/h3>\n

Entrepreneur<\/em><\/p>\n

Founder, Hashtag Mall<\/em><\/p>\n

Operations Director, Co.Lab<\/em><\/p>\n

Chattanooga<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cComing here from a predominantly Black high school\u201495% Black\u2014it was a total reality shock. There were a lot more ethnicities than I\u2019d ever been around,\u201d said Erroll Wynn, a running back on the Mocs football team from 2006-2010. His 2,457 career rushing yards rank sixth in UTC annals. He graduated with a degree in psychology but soon made a move into the startup world.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne thing that I was taught as a child is that you go up the ladder. If you can\u2019t get what you need to get from that, you go to the next and keep going from there,\u201d Wynn said. \u201cThat\u2019s the same thing in building relationships, having a relationship with the dean of students, a relationship with the vice president or president. All these different individuals go hand-in-hand, even if it\u2019s a walk by and just saying hello. That\u2019s one thing the student body definitely should remember as they go through those four years.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Robert Fisher, \u201915 (political science)<\/h3>\n

Deputy Chief of Staff<\/em><\/p>\n

Office of the Mayor<\/em><\/p>\n

Nashville<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cTo be frank, I swallowed a lot of anti-blackness growing up in a predominately white community,\u201d said Robert Fisher, who in 2014 became just the third student in University history to be named a Rhodes Scholar. He recently was named deputy chief of staff by Nashville Mayor John Cooper after joining the mayor\u2019s team last year as senior advisor for education.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe things you do to survive to make it through those spaces, you have to twist and torture yourself so much that you don\u2019t realize you\u2019ve given up a lot of the person that you would have liked to have been,\u201d he said. \u201cA lot of my junior and senior year was spent reading and writing and thinking. And then I got to a point where I wanted to do something in terms of action. So my friends and I said, \u2018Let\u2019s have a Black issue summit on campus. Let\u2019s talk about a range of things that intersect with Blackness. And I was still learning, still trying to figure things out. But that was my way of creating space for me and other Black students on campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t need so much to fit in as we needed to have equal power and authority to claim this space as ours\u2014just as much as any other student group.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Dominique Malone, \u201919 (criminal justice)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Investigator<\/em><\/p>\n

Southern Center for Human Rights<\/em><\/p>\n

Atlanta<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I arrived at UTC, I spent my freshman year surveying my surroundings and trying to figure out how things were run,\u201d said Dominique Malone, whose time at UTC was highlighted by simultaneously serving as the Student Government Association vice president and Black Student Association president. \u201cI spent a lot of time trying to understand the students around me, particularly because I grew up in Memphis. I feel like I had more discourse and more discussion with people about race openly. And I feel like, at UTC, it\u2019s such a topic that is taboo. We don\u2019t ever want to talk about the fact that I\u2019m a Black female student\u2014and my experience is going to be drastically different than a white female or a white male student. I was never one to shy away from those kinds of conversations; that just isn\u2019t in my DNA.<\/p>\n

\u201cA really wise person once told me that when you find something that you\u2019re passionate about, regardless of if your friends are doing it with you, you\u2019re always going to find other individuals who are willing to support your passion and your work. So that\u2019s what I would encourage Black students at UTC to do right now.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A virtual panel discussion featuring Black alumni from various graduation years and professional backgrounds took place as part of the UTC’s celebration of Black History Month.<\/p>\n

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