Niya Danzy Ghaffaar

Cheyney University

Biology Sciences

Our Inaugural Scholarship Recipient

Niya Simone Danzy-Ghaffaar is a native of Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. She attended high school at the Girard Academie Music Program where she studied music theory and music technology for 8 years. Niya is currently enrolled at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania where she is working towards earning her Bachelor of Science in Biology. She has a rising 3.46 GPA.

Niya is intentional about being active on campus. To date, she has served on the Student Government Association board as the Executive Secretary, worked as a Resident Advisor in the Living and Learning Community Residential Hall, participated as a player in the Intramural Volleyball League, and served on the schools Intramural Board as the Executive Treasurer.

Niya is a creative and fun-loving spirit. She enjoys traveling to different countries. So far she has been to England, France, and the islands of the Dominican Republic and Jamaica. Niya values spending quality time with her family. friends and pet ferret, Aurora, from whom she is inseparable.

In the future, Niya plans to use her degree in biology to become an ultrasound technician. She also plans to continue to write children's books catered to the experiences black children in America will face. Niya one day hopes to open her own publishing company dedicated to this cause. With all of her efforts, her main goal is to ultimately serve and assist the black community.