Spectrum Scholars
Spectrum Scholars is an educational program for eligible rising college juniors with financial need who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino or Native American. The annual program awards 20 college students $20,000 each, half during their junior year and half during their senior year.
Charter Doubles Investment in Spectrum Scholars
Charter Communications has doubled its investment in Spectrum Scholars, the company’s college scholarship program for underrepresented students with financial need. Beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year, Charter will award scholarships to a new class of 20 rising college juniors annually instead of biennially, for a $400,000 total yearly commitment.
An Investment in Our Future
The 2020 class of Spectrum Scholars has a lot to be proud of. In addition to receiving a $20,000 scholarship, select Scholars in this inaugural class have been given the opportunity to participate in an internship with the company. Come see what this opportunity means for these students through the eyes of three Scholars Interns.
Meet Our Scholars
Scroll through the images below to meet the 20 college juniors who make up the inaugural class of Spectrum Scholars. For the 2020 program, Charter partnered with several national nonprofit organizations including UNCF, SHPE, The College Fund and OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates to help with selection of these students.
Megan Nguyen
School: Georgetown University
Major: Science, Technology, and International Affairs
Partner: OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates
Brie Turner
School: Howard University
Major: Organizational Communications
Partner: UNCF
Kennedy Cotton
School: University of North Texas
Major: Business
Partner: College Fund
Mariel Segovia
School: University of New Haven
Major: Cybersecurity and Networks
Partner: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Catherine Oriel
School: George Washington University
Major: Journalism & Mass Communication
Partner: OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates
Valentina Solci
School: The New School
Major: Economics
Partner: UNCF
Kaleb Miles
School: University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Major: Petroleum Engineering
Partner: College Fund
Nicholas Valdes
School: Texas Tech University
Major: Computer Engineering
Partner: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Joan Lee
School: University of Southern California
Major: Urban Studies and Planning
Partner: OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates
Ijeoma Nwankwo
School: Howard University
Major: Accounting
Partner: UNCF
Danielle Magyar
School: Ilisagvik College
Major: Business Administration
Partner: College Fund
Andrew Hernandez
School: California State University, Long Beach
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Partner: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Kelly Zheng
School: Brandeis University
Major: Business and Computer Science
Partner: OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates
Kristalyn Billips
School: Howard University
Major: Marketing
Partner: UNCF
Joshua Duarte
School: Texas A&M University, College Station
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Partner: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Richard Giang
School: Ohio State University
Major: New Media & Communication Technology
Partner: OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates
Shaun Anderson
School: Tennessee State University-Nashville
Major: Business Administration
Partner: UNCF
Christa Cooper
School: Salish Kootenai College
Major: Business Administration
Partner: College Fund
Cynthia Rios
School: North Carolina State University
Major: Electrical Engineering
Partner: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Charter Welcomes Inaugural Class of Spectrum Scholars
Charter has announced the winners of its Spectrum Scholars program for 2020. The annual educational and mentorship initiative is for underrepresented college students with financial need. The program is in keeping with Charter’s ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion and service of local communities.
