Embracing Diversity: The Role of WNMU in Fostering Global Solidarity
In a season of holidays, it is easy to overlook December 20, which is recognized as International Human Solidarity Day. Proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2005, International Human Solidarity Day was created to promote the values of solidarity and cooperation among people across the globe. These values are shared by the diverse family of students, faculty and alumni of WNMU who have been working together to strengthen cross-cultural understanding. One of these people is MBA student Rita Escalante Alegria (BS ’22), who serves as co-president of the International Student Association. Escalante, who is from Sonora, Mexico, is one of the students that worked to establish the new International Student Association on campus. This student organization has collaborated with the Admissions office to create an orientation program geared toward international students, and they have organized other events, such as a panel discussion at this year’s WNMU Academic and...