Fall 2022 Nyansapo Kente Ceremony R.S.V.P.
Congratulations from The University of Alabama Black Faculty and Staff Association on the amazing accomplishment of your upcoming graduation from The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. This email serves as your invitation to the Black Faculty and Staff Association's Kente Robing Ceremony, Nyansapo. Nyansapo is a Ghanaian symbol that means intelligence, ingenuity, and patience. Kente is a ceremonial cloth used for occasions such as this one.
The BFSA Nyansapo Kente robing ceremony was started in the summer of 2016 to promote retention amongst undergraduate and graduate students of color and celebrate their academic accomplishments. In addition, the Kente robing ceremony provides the BSFA community an opportunity to highlight the significance of those students graduating from The University of Alabama.
Nyansapo will take place for the Fall 2022 Graduates and their guests in person, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. CST at the Bryant Conference Center- Sellers Auditorium. We will stream this event Live on our BFSA Facebook page: UABFSA (https://www.facebook.com/uabfsa). Please Like Us!
Need to know:
The BFSA Nyansapo Kente robing ceremony was started in the summer of 2016 to promote retention amongst undergraduate and graduate students of color and celebrate their academic accomplishments. In addition, the Kente robing ceremony provides the BSFA community an opportunity to highlight the significance of those students graduating from The University of Alabama.
Nyansapo will take place for the Fall 2022 Graduates and their guests in person, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. CST at the Bryant Conference Center- Sellers Auditorium. We will stream this event Live on our BFSA Facebook page: UABFSA (https://www.facebook.com/uabfsa). Please Like Us!
Need to know:
- Registration will begin as early as 3:30 p.m. and close at 4:30 p.m. at the Bryant Conference Center on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Guests may arrive with you to take pictures and attend the UA Supe Store Exhibit.
- The UA Supe Store will be onsite for your convenience to purchase UA brand products and graduation regalia. You may arrive early to attend their exhibit.
- Both the BFSA Kente Stole and the BFSA Black Excellence Cord must be bought through the UA Supe Store. You may purchase both either online or onsite at the Student Center Location.
- As an additional gift to help you remember this special occasion, we, BFSA, will have a photo booth available for you to take photos with your family, friends and fellow graduates at no cost. Those photos will immediately upload to your phone or email addresses.
- If you have any questions or concerns, please email: blackfsa@ua.edu or visit our website for additional details and instructions.
- There will be a reception at the conclusion of the program for you and your guests.
- The RSVP deadline is Sunday, Dec. 4, at 11:59 p.m. CST. Click here to R.S.V.P. (If you miss this deadline, please note that we will not be able to accommodate your participation in this event due to logistics and planning efforts.)