D'Zyre Jones
Student
Student
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Field of Study
Computer information systems, minor in graphic design
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Year Graduated
2021
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Hometown
Syracuse, New York
Quote
"The tiny seed knew that in order to grow it needed to be dropped in dirt, covered in darkness, and struggle to reach light,” by Sandra Kring.Biography
D’Zyre Jones is a senior majoring in computer information systems with a concentration in cyber security and minor in graphic design. She is part of a variety of organizations on campus, including student government, which she credits with cultivating her into the bold and vivacious young Black woman she is today. For the 2019-2021 academic year, she was the vice president of the School of Business Student Council, where she prioritized creating a more gender-neutral, LGBT+ friendly environment at the School of Business and providing students with the resources they need to succeed. Jones is a mental health first aid-certified mentor to with Mentoring Youth and Teens Health (MYTH) and the 2020-2021 programming chair for the Howard Chapter where they focus on bringing awareness to mental health in the Black community. Additionally, she is a cadet in the Air Force ROTC program, a member of the National Congress of Negro Women, and a content writer for HERCampus Howard chapter. She is also part of the Student Life and Activities team of student workers where she helps with programming ideas to facilitate a closer connection between Howard faculty and Howard Students.
Jones’s favorite thing about Howard is the people—not just students, but professors, staff, faculty, and everyone in between. When she first stepped on campus, she was “graced with everything I thought Black people were and were not.” According to Jones, Howard chose her as much as she chose Howard; once she visited, she knew Howard was the epitome of Black excellence and that it would be her home. The most important lesson Jones has learned at Howard is, in her words, that “what’s for you will not pass you…It took me years to understand that Allah had already carved my path and if it’s not for me right now it’s okay— I’m okay — but if it was really for me it will come back, meaning it never passed.”