Collins Mokua is being recognized for his various contributions to the Black community at Columbia. As an active and executive board member of many student groups, including the African Students Association, Charles Drew Premedical Society, and Black Pre-Professional Society, he dedicated his time to creating spaces and programming that fosters community and inclusion within the black community. He has been described as, 'the glue that holds the community together' both inside and outside of the classroom. He is a mentor for STRIVE and You Can Too Inc, organizations that service middle- and high-schoolers with sickle-cell disease, where he helped mentees get accepted into college.