“His eyes lit up as he shared his vision of a highly engaged network of Black alumni that would also serve as mentors and a support system for Black students at UC.” Utica College alumna and President of newly reinstated Black Alumni Association, Shanelle Gabriel ’06 reflects on creating community, finding mentors—and leaving a legacy of her own. When UC student ambassador Leonard Morgan III ’99 showed up in my high-school auditorium during my senior year, he told me that if I chose to attend Utica College, I could have my own radio show. “We have a station called WPNR that students run,” he said.