We provide support for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ students from all offices on campus, with a particular focus from the Office of Multicultural Affairs. OMA provides programming and activities for students and is considered a favorite place to gather by many BIPOC and LGBTQA+ students. OMA creates programming and provides a centrally located lounge where students work on homework, hold meetings, meet with OMA staff and gather socially. The OMA faculty and staff serve as advisers to many students and are primary advisers for culture and affinity groups, including La Alianza Latina (LAL), the Afro-Latino Exonian Society (ALES), the Asian Advisory Board, the International Student Alliance and the International Student Alliance Board. OMA works closely with Student Activities to help plan and execute activities, including International Day, Asian Night Market, Asian Dinner, International Tea, the Students of Caribbean Ancestry Carnival, dinners sponsored by LAL and ALES, and more. OMA and Student Activities also assist students who seek to create new culture and affinity groups.
OMA works with the campus community to foster greater understanding around topics of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, ability, religion, spirituality and other aspects of identity.
The Office of Multicultural Affairs comprises the dean of multicultural affairs, the associate dean of multicultural affairs, the international student program coordinator, the LGBTQ+ student program coordinator, the Asian student program coordinator and the administrative intern. Learn more about them here.