BAP Holds 18th Annual Career Day

L-R: BAP Event Manager Denise Wiggins, BAP President Gerri Brown (B.F.A. ’76); architect Darius Somers (B. Arch. ’08); artists Derrick Adams (B.F.A. ’96) and Mickalene Thomas (B.F.A. ’00); and fashion designer Samantha Black (B.F.A. ’05) at BAP’s 18th annual Career Day for area high school studentsThe Black Alumni of Pratt (BAP) held its annual Career Day in Higgins Hall Auditorium on March 10. Students from high schools throughout the New York metropolitan area attended the event, which—for the 18th consecutive year—invited distinguished alumni to present their work and discuss their careers with secondary school students. Career Day encourages students to stay in school and pursue higher education. The program has served nearly 30,000 students representing 30 secondary schools since its inception in 1993. 

Photo: Margot Jordan