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Every year, , the national honor society for transfer students, awards a series of scholarships to exceptional transfer students across the country in recognition of their academic achievement, involvement in their chapters, contributions to their campuses, and service to their communities. This year the organization鈥檚 third-highest award was presented to a member of Le Moyne鈥檚 chapter of Tau Sigma, nursing student Anita Jepchirchir 鈥�25. A total of $100,000 in scholarships were awarded to 62 students from 52 colleges and universities across the United States.

Established in 1999 at Auburn University, Tau Sigma has grown to include approximately 225 chapters nationwide. Le Moyne鈥檚 chapter was established in 2012.

Since arriving at Le Moyne as a transfer student in the spring of 2022, Anita Jepchirchir 鈥�25 has excelled academically, being named to the Dean鈥檚 List multiple times and earning the Cecilia F. Mulvey Medal in Nursing. Anita has done so while competing as a D I athlete on the women鈥檚 track team, working part time in the campus mail room, and managing the challenges and opportunities that come with living some 7,200 miles away from her hometown in Kenya. She has also served the College鈥檚 chapter of Tau Sigma, the national honor society for transfer students, as co-president and chair of the Events Committee.听

A nursing major, Anita has long known that she wanted to be a health care provider. Her mother works in the field, and Anita has a younger sister who had health challenges that meant her family was often at the hospital. Each visit touched Anita鈥檚 heart as she witnessed the patients鈥� struggles and the medical professionals鈥� compassion. As she puts it, 鈥�The joy and devastation on their faces inspired me to become a nurse and help those in need.鈥� She is determined to use her expertise to make a positive impact in Kenya, which she noted has a high rate of tuberculosis that was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of her clinical work at Le Moyne, she has dedicated 24 hours a week to serving the South Side community of Syracuse, which has a large immigrant community, through Crouse Hospital. She has also volunteered at the Samaritan Center, a nonprofit interfaith organization focused on helping the hungry and those in need.听

Anita credits her decision to come to Le Moyne, and to join Tau Sigma, with helping to set her on her current path. She says she has found 鈥渁 sense of community鈥� on campus that has both inspired and grounded her. She has helped organize numerous events for Tau Sigma, including one that used art to assist students in reducing anxiety, stress and depression, and another to welcome new transfer students to the Le Moyne community. Her advice for other transfer students is simple: 鈥淭here is so much that you can do. Put yourself out there and don鈥檛 limit yourself.鈥�

Following her graduation from Le Moyne, Anita hopes to work in intensive care.听

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