When Paulette Cathey first visited Lipscomb, she saw more diversity than she had ever seen.
Cathey, Coordinator of African American Student Services, realized that something different was happening at Lipscomb.
Months later, a position at Lipscomb had opened up for the job that she has now. After receiving the job and working closely with students, her desire to create more unity strengthened.
“I strongly believe that we as people tend to get so caught up in the differences of the world,” Cathey said. “Skin or eye color, and even our culture. But God being the perfect artist that He is, was only showing the world’s true beauty through variation. Instead of separation, he’s showing us all that we are much better within unity.”
Last November, when Cathey took part in coordinating KIT’s annual StompFest, she saw her idea of unity take place behind the scenes and on stage.
“Lipscomb was doing it differently,” Cathey said. “There were so many cultures coming together, to step and cheer for one another. I was in awe, because I was a witness to a spirit of unity.”
For Cathey, StompFest was the first true illustration of unity on campus.
For Black History month, Cathey does not want the student body to focus on just one race, but all of them instead.
“The more diversity we bring, the more beauty we acquire here, and the more we learn. Just the thought of that is exciting and something that I strive for.”