Clemson student from Clover awarded for promoting diversity

Published: May 23, 2011

CLEMSON — Clemson University student Jackeline Galvez of Clover was honored with an Upstate Diversity Leadership Award for her volunteer efforts in support of diversity on campus.

The award was presented to Galvez at the seventh annual Diversity Leadership Banquet May 3 at the Carolina First Center in Greenville. The banquet was hosted by the Riley Institute at Furman University and sponsored by the Anderson, Greenville and Spartanburg chambers of commerce. The Upstate Diversity Leadership Awards honor students, community leaders, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions and businesses for outstanding achievement in promoting diversity in the Upstate. 

Galvez is a junior language and international trade major who is actively involved in organizations that benefit students from various cultural backgrounds at Clemson.

She is a mentor in Clemson’s FIRST program, which supports first-generation college students in reaching their academic and career goals, and is involved with the Connections peer mentoring program, which helps incoming freshman from culturally diverse backgrounds adjust to the university environment.

Galvez is an officer in the Hispanic Student Association and the Council on Diversity Affairs. She has been an orientation ambassador and is a member of Gamma Sigma Sigma service sorority. She was elected this spring to the Clemson University Undergraduate Student Senate as a representative of the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities for the 2011-2012 school year.

The Outstanding College Student award recognizes Galvez’s work throughout her college career to ensure the success of culturally diverse Clemson students.

“Nothing makes me happier than to help people,” Galvez said, “and being a Hispanic student at Clemson has made me work harder for my fellow students, especially the underrepresented ones. My ultimate goal is to graduate from Clemson leaving a legacy, something that changes the lives of students and inspires others to do the impossible.”

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