Sarah Paracha receives the BSD Diversity Equity and Inclusion Commendation in recognition of meaningful DEI Leadership and Service from the BSD Diversity Committee (BDC)
Sarah Paracha has been a generational lynch pin in the student DEI organization GRIT working her way up the GRIT leadership structure year by year. Sarah assumed the position of Director during the difficult 2021-2022 year as we relearned how to safely gather in person. Her leadership and adaptation ensured that this critical student support resource not only survived but also expanded its student recruitment activities. As she transitioned out of her director position, Sarah directed a new recruitment initiative where UChicago and GRIT now recruit graduate students directly from five HBCUs and one HIS.