Miko Arayata honored by RIT's Division of Diversity and Inclusion

2018 May 4

Rochester Institute of Technology's Division of Diversity and Inclusion (DDI) recognized some of the university's greatest proponents of diversity and inclusion with annual awards presented at the DDI Celebration of Excellence on April 25.

The annual Student Beacon Awards are presented to students who utilize their leadership skills by fostering diversity and inclusion within the RIT community and demonstrate a balance of academic and co-curricular excellence.

Miko Arayata was recognized for being an outstanding student leader at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), most recently, as vice president for Asian Deaf Club (ADC). Arayata has served as a student ambassador and been influential in promoting and attaining a working relationship with Discovering Deaf Worlds, a non-profit organization that focuses on enhancing self-determination, empowerment and leadership of deaf individuals from different countries.