Avy Soto

Avy Soto of Clifton, N.J. is a Literature major and has a 3.0 GPA. She is a Resident Assistant for Bischoff Hall, President of the Beta Tau Chapter of Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority Incorporated, and an Educational Opportunity Program Peer Mentor. During her free time, Avy volunteers as an English tutor three hours a week to assist with the improvement of student literacy skills at Eastside High school in Paterson.

“As a first generation college, I have been given an opportunity to achieve my goal of becoming an English high school teacher in an urban district. I firmly believe that it takes high quality professionals to teach students in urban communities to serve as models for conduct and values.”

After graduation, she aspires to become an English teacher in her hometown district. Her future goal is to obtain a master’s degree in Educational Administration and to pursue a career as a school principal.

Awarded Scholarships

2018

Gittens, Milton and Granville EOF Scholarship

“Milt Gittens was a kind and supportive colleague and a tremendous role model to minority students and all who knew him,” says Professor Constance Crawford. Milton Gittens, Ph.D joined the Ramapo College faculty in 1973 and served as convener of the Management concentration of the Business Administration major for a number of years.

In 2004 Dr. Gittens received the Friends of the Educational Opportunity Fund Award. The year before, he was inducted into the Ramapo College Chapter of Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society for Business Administration.

Dr. Gittens created two endowed scholarships at Ramapo College through bequests left in his will. Both awards are intended to recognize students who are “descendants of slavery in the United States or Barbados in the West Indies.” This award is specifically for students registered with the Educational Opportunity Fund who “are from low-income communities.” The award is named for Dr. Gittens and his father, Granville Caldecott Gittens.