Student Staff

Student ambassador listings for the Center for Belonging & Inclusion at Denison University.

Forward Scholars

AJ Battle ’25

Major/Minor:

Anthropology, Earth Science Minor

Pronouns: He/Him

Tony Baldovinos ’25

Major/Minor:

Education and History, Philosophy Minor

Pronouns: He/Him

Sophia Hwang ’25

Major/Minor:

Biology, Spanish Minor

Pronouns: She/Her

Klara Thelusma ’26

Major/Minor:

Global Health

Pronouns: She/Her

Jay Jackson ’25

Major/Minor:

History and Black Studies

Pronouns: He/Him

Khiem Nguyen ’26

Major/Minor:

Environmental Studies

Pronouns: He/Him

Program Assistants

Joselin Anguillar Gramajo ’25

Major/Minor:

Journalism and Politics & Public Affairs

Pronouns: She/Her

Cayla Bovell ’26

Major/Minor:

Applied Mathematics

Pronouns: She/Her

Tahkeese Brown ’24

Major/Minor:

Communication and Black Studies, Journalism Minor

Pronouns: He/Him/His

Brianna Callahan ’25

Major/Minor:

English

Pronouns: She/Her

Tracy De León ’25

Major/Minor:

Anthropology & Sociology, Spanish Minor

Pronouns: She/Her

Travis Dunson ’25

Major/Minor:

Financial Economics, Computer Science Minor

Pronouns: He/Him

Taria Fitch ’24

Major/Minor:

Psychology and Communication

Pronouns: She/Her

Nico Thompson ’25

Major/Minor:

Politics & Public Affairs and Environmental Studies

Pronouns: He/Him

Spotlights

Timothy Carpenter on stage inside Swasey chapel with singers behind him

Denison’s ‘Rev’ is moved by a spirit of tolerance and inclusion

The leader of the gospel choir and coordinator of Christian life, Timothy Carpenter embraces the struggle and tenacity of Martin Luther King Jr.

Mai Coffee start up owner Alan Phung '22

Student entrepreneur gains competitive edge

Alan Phung ’22 has learned a lot as a student and entrepreneur. And plans for his start-up, Mai Coffee, are perking up.

Heaven Wade '21 outside Ebaugh Laboratories

Organic Matters

Heaven Wade ‘21 always knew she wanted to go into the medical field to help people — but she is “not a fan of blood,” so she focused on research.

Building a public service career toolbox

A prestigious summer program gives Cynthia Guerrero ‘22 the knowledge and networks to achieve her goals.

Khalil Bentley '20 awarded graduate school scholarship

International Studies major Khalil Bentley '20 has been awarded a prestigious Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship.

Scoring that first job — at Cisco

Economics major Miles Davis '20 landed a great job at Cisco Systems in San Jose — here's how he made it happen

Columbus Creative in Residence

Denison’s Studio Art department introduces Columbus Creative in Residence program.

Where We Go

Social justice leadership

Denison’s Black Student Union is one of the oldest and most influential clubs on campus. Chief Minister Heaven Wade ’21 shares her insights.

Daniel Roumain playing in concert with Titus Kaphar's A Disturbing Silence

Black Art 2020: Active interaction with Art

Two art exhibitions that focused on Black artists and their work became a springboard for learning in Prof. JSTN CLMN’s Black Art 2020 class.

Partnerships support outreach to diverse students

Denison is fortunate to collaborate with a group of local, national and international programs to recruit talented students from all backgrounds to campus

How We Live

The Founding of the Black Student Union at Denison in 1969

The story behind the founding of the Denison Black Student Union.

How We Live

An Exceptional Experience Yields an Outstanding Performance

Mentoring by faculty & professionals Columbus gave Sara Abou Rashed ’21 the confidence to create a one-woman show about her experience as an immigrant.

How We Learn

Learning Legalese in Spanish

A scholarship helped Kimberly Gutiérrez ’20 study abroad in Spain, where she hopes to gain more skills on her way to a law degree.

2017.03-hibak hussein, tayma bislim-library refugee talk

Where We Go

Living What She Learned: Tayma Bislim '13

Being a Bosnian refugee informed the academic career of Tayma Bislim '13. Now that academic experience helps shape her life and work helping others.

How We Learn

The paradox of translation

Dennis Lu '18 learned that translating texts was much more than a simple word-for-word match - translators must understand both cultures.

What's Happening

Service & Awareness

Three Denison professors awarded tenure in 2024

Inside-the-beltway internship yields great experiences

Denison’s Liv Gjestvang recognized as technology leader

Student Staff

Forward Scholars

AJ Battle ’25

Tony Baldovinos ’25

Sophia Hwang ’25

Klara Thelusma ’26

Jay Jackson ’25

Khiem Nguyen ’26

Program Assistants

Joselin Anguillar Gramajo ’25

Cayla Bovell ’26

Tahkeese Brown ’24

Brianna Callahan ’25

Tracy De León ’25

Travis Dunson ’25

Taria Fitch ’24

Nico Thompson ’25

Spotlights

Denison’s ‘Rev’ is moved by a spirit of tolerance and inclusion

Student entrepreneur gains competitive edge

Organic Matters

Building a public service career toolbox

Khalil Bentley '20 awarded graduate school scholarship

Scoring that first job — at Cisco

Columbus Creative in Residence

Social justice leadership

Black Art 2020: Active interaction with Art

Partnerships support outreach to diverse students

The Founding of the Black Student Union at Denison in 1969

An Exceptional Experience Yields an Outstanding Performance

Learning Legalese in Spanish

Living What She Learned: Tayma Bislim '13

The paradox of translation

What's Happening

A three-day immersion leads to learning

An illuminating fall break trip

Raymond Wise '83 wins Emmy for film on music of Black church