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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT Support and Community for
Jalen Malik Ladd specializes in getting lost students
unlost. As a peer ambassador, he connects students to Black, African and African
advisors, the Student Experience Center and first-year American Students
workshops. If you have a question, he has an answer or
can send you to someone who does.

“It’s always rewarding to see those people and be able to Whoever you are. Wherever you
just grab them and ground them,” he says. “It’s OK. I’m come from. You belong.
here. You’re here. We’ll both make it through!”
Welcome to Oregon State University. This is your
Jalen hasn’t just connected other students to Oregon
State’s many resources, he’s also used them. During a campus, and in every area of student life, it is our goal
to build an inclusive, equitable and just community
study abroad experience in Australia, he met people from
around the globe, fed wild kangaroos and went scuba that celebrates diversity and values the unique
contributions of every person. To achieve that, we
diving in the Great Barrier Reef. And he’s made career
connections to land his dream job as a designer of high- embrace critical thinking, confront inequality and
performance footwear. challenge bias — having those hard conversations and
taking action. We recognize that it’s rarely easy. But
On this campus, every student is a potential connection. always worth it.
And the more connections you make, the more
extraordinary experiences you’ll have at Oregon State.
Jalen Malik Ladd ’17 | College of Public Health and Human Sciences |
College of Business

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