Who does the Office of Multicultural Enhancement serve?
What services does the Office of Multicultural Enhancement provide?
What is the Summer Leadership Academy?
What do mentors do?
What is the Step One leadership program?
What is the 21st Century Scholars citizenship and education program?
What activities/events are sponsored by this office?
What if my family speaks Spanish and has questions about college admissions and university life?
What if I am experiencing challenges balancing my school, work, and family life?
Where are the offices of multicultural enhancement located?
How does the Office of Multicultural Enhancement (MCE) help students become involved in campus life?
How do I contact your office?

Who does the Office of Multicultural Enhancement serve?
While the office provides services for the entire campus community, we primarily serve underrepresented students through a variety of initiatives and programs that are designed to recruit these students and help them to succeed academically. Students have access to experienced mentors and constant support.

What services does the Office of Multicultural Enhancement provide?
The academic support programs offered by this office include supportive services such as tutoring, study skills, and referral to learning assistance resources; faculty and peer mentoring programs; personal counseling; and leadership development.

What is the Summer Leadership Academy?
The key features of the leadership academy include a seven-week summer program that is open to 40 area students with the goals of improving English writing skills and understanding leadership principles through the study of the Civil Rights movement in the United States.

What do mentors do?
Underrepresented students meet with fellow students who work to keep them connected to their dreams. Upperclassmen offer the information students need regarding registration, note taking, study skills, and participation in U100 Threshold Seminar courses. Students develop vital social contacts, which improve academic skills and standing. As upperclassmen, students can become mentors and help others make those important connections, and of even greater worth, help others find their voices.

What is the Step One leadership program?
Step One is a teen leadership program which helps participants develop life skills that will prepare them for college, the workplace, and the community. The group members attend biweekly meetings that focus on education and skill building. Predominately comprised of minority students of both high school and college age, it promotes higher education, diversity, and nonviolence through programs and community events. It is open to all area youth and there is no membership fee.

What is the 21st Century Scholars citizenship and education program?
The Civil Rights Heritage Center, in partnership with the 21st Century Scholars program, recently teamed up to launch "Continuing the Legacy: The Power of Education." The program stresses the importance of education in the Civil Rights movement and personal educational goals. Young scholars read a book written by one of the students who desegregated Little Rock Central High School in 1957. They also research the educational goals of a prominent American. Through this required work, scholars learn the skills of journaling and composition, mathematics, and computer-guided research. Students who are enrolled in this citizenship program have the opportunity to enroll, tuition-free, in the following summer’s Leadership Academy.

What activities/events are sponsored by this office?

• Student Leadership and Learning Symposiums
• The first annual Student Diversity Leadership Conference in fall 2005
• The Annual Unsung Latina Heroine Award dinner and recognition celebration
• Black male reading and support group
• The Black and Latino Student Unions
• The Civil Rights Heritage Center Student Organization

What if my family speaks Spanish and has questions about college admissions and university life?
The Hispanic enhancement recruiter/advisor is bilingual in English and Spanish. The recruiter/advisor counsels prospective and current students and their families on the many issues affecting students in the university.

What if I am experiencing challenges balancing my school, work, and family life?
The Office of Multicultural Enhancement, in addition to the Hispanic recruiter/advisor, has a part-time counselor to work with all underrepresented students on the many adjustment issues in the university.

Where are the offices of multicultural enhancement located?
The offices are located in the Administration Building, rooms 108 and 115X.

How does the Office of Multicultural Enhancement (MCE) help students become involved in campus life?
In addition to working collaboratively with other student services offices like the Career Services Office and the Offices of Campus Diversity and Disability Student Services, the MCE advises and helps coordinate meetings and events for the Black Student Union, the Latino Student Union, the Civil Rights Heritage Center Student Organization, and C.O.L.O.R.S. – Cultural Organizations Linking Our Roots for Success.

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You may contact the Office of Multicultural Enhancement by phone at (574) 520-5524 or by e-mail at mce@iusb.edu.

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