Black Pharmacy Student Association (BPhSA)

Black Pharmacy Student Association serves to recognize the minoritized status of Black/Diasporic people, hereby pledges to support professional and academic excellence, engages in community outreach, and highlights the cultural/ethnic diversity of Black/Diasporic people.

 

Our mission includes:

• Promote the professional, cultural, and service growth of the Diasporic African American students at the College of Pharmacy.

• Displaying Black/Diasporic students’ leadership through organizing academic and professional enrichment programs and social and cultural engagements.

• Promote community health fairs and health literacy programs in the Black/Diasporic community.

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BPhSA E-Board 2024-2025:

President: Jada Brooks (jbrook27@uic.edu)

Vice president: Desiree Aririeri (dariri2@uic.edu)

Secretary: Abimbola Ogunbowale (aogunb3@uic.edu)

Treasurer: Celestina Awopileda (cawopi2@uic.edu)

Fundraising chair: Jesutofunmi Ojo (jojo4@uic.edu)

Event chair: Shadrach Codjoe Allotey (scodj@uic.edu)

Community Outreach Chair: Tim Dorsey (tdorsey3@uic.edu)

Social Media/Public Relations Chair: Delaney Hamlin (dhamli2@uic.edu)

Alumni/Professional Chair: Jamee Gibson (jgibso34@uic.edu)

Faculty Advisors:

Dr. Oluwaleke Ajayi (ajayi5@uic.edu)

Dr. Amina Gassam (agassa2@uic.edu)