Multicultural Affairs

The mission of the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) is to provide leadership for university initiatives aimed at supporting and developing a diverse and inclusive community. As an advocate for under- represented groups, OMA designs, implements and evaluates programs related to the recruitment, retention and success of minority students, faculty and staff. The goals of OMA are:

• To support the overall mission of the university.
• To develop, implement and evaluate programs that will result in increased minority retention and graduation.
• To provide to the university community programs that will develop and/or increase awareness and respect for diversity.
• To establish and maintain an effective system for reporting acts of intolerance or incidents breaching the university Human Dignity Policy and identify trends.