On Sept. 7, 2006, the Office of Special Support Services and the Legacy 2000 Mentoring Program held the Black and Latino New Student Orientation in the Curry Student Center Ballroom. In front of a packed house of students, faculty, and administrators, the Legacy 2000 Student Mentors performed skits to entertain, inform and welcome this newest group of Huskies to Northeastern.

The success of this event would not have been possible without the level of commitment and collaboration of many individuals and offices across the campus and surrounding communities of Boston. All of us in the Office of Special Support Services would like to extend our sincere appreciation and thanks to everyone involved.

Special thanks to: President Joseph Aoun; Senior Vice President Philomena Mantella; Vice President Ed Klotzbier; Associate Dean Andrew Shen; Associate Dean Lula Petty-Edwards; Latino/a Student Cultural Center Director Alejandra Lombardo; Academic, Cultural ‘ Enrichment Svcs. Center’s Staff; All of the Legacy 2000 faculty and staff mentors; all of the student mentors and performers; Dean Seamus Harreys and the Office of Student Financial Services; Bob Grier and the entire staff at the Curry Student Center; Rebecca Millette; Craig Bailey, Northeastern Staff Photographer; Eileen Calamese; Erick Jean; Herb ‘ John in NU Reprographics; Ted Parson of Corporate Express; Chef Lee’s II; Tracy and Mike B; BESS; Kappa Alphi Psi; XCEL; HSU; MAPS; CVSA; BAC; Alpha Kappa Alpha; LASO; NBSA; ALPFA; Lambda Upsilon Lambda; Hip Hop Culture Club; CUP; ResLife; SHPE; Alpha Rho Lambda; Unity Gospel Ensemble; Sigma Gamma Rho; E-NUFF; and everyone in attendance.

It is truly a blessing to work in a place like Northeastern with such amazing people.

– Jonathan Santos Silva is the program coordinator for the Office of Special Support Services and Ella Robertson is the Associate Dean of the Office of Special Support Services.