The mission of the Multicultural Affairs Office (MAO) is to provide educational and cultural leadership for university initiatives aimed at supporting and developing a diverse and inclusive community. As an advocate for underrepresented populations, the MAO plans, implements and evaluates programs related to the recruitment, matriculation, retention and success of students, faculty and staff of color, difference and their allies. The goals of the MAO are to:
- To support the overall mission of the university.
- To support the overall mission of the university.
- To develop, implement and evaluate programs that will result in increased retention, matriculation and graduation among students of color and difference.
- To provide the university community with programs that 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.