MULTICULTURAL STUDENT SERVICES

217 Bowman Hall

MISSION:Multicultural Student Services is committed to inclusive excellence to enhance equity, diversity and inclusivity by promoting PreCollege initiatives and supporting the retention and graduation of African American, American Indian, Asian and Latino/a students.

American Minority Students2014

2013-14 Student Contacts

7,357 individual student contacts

903 group & workshop student contacts

1,808 common space

Undergrad

Graduate

African American 168 35American Indian 85 9Hispanic/Latino 187 32Hawaiian 25 3South East Asian 212 17Other Asian 78 15TOTAL 755 111Grand Total 866 =

10.8%

Proactive Outreach

Diverse, Competent, and Passionate Staff Collaborative

Committed to Cultivating Cultural Change

Shana Jones, MAKalvin Yang, MS

Vickie Sanchez, MsEdBarb Miller, MSSue Scholfield

Retention Services

Academic, Career and Personal Enrichment

Financial Support Intercultural Development Living and Learning Communities PreCollege

Academic, Career, and Personal Enrichment

Advisement Networking Workshops & Activities Leadership

Development Collaborations Referrals

Financial Support

Scholarship Opportunities Multicultural Student Scholarships

Grant Opportunities Undergraduate Lawton

Multicultural Retention Grant Program

Advanced Opportunity Program Financial Aid Guidance Financial Literacy Scholarship Workshops

Intercultural Development

Individualized Small Group

Discussions Support Groups Workshops Conferences

Denial

Polarization

Minimization

AcceptanceAdaptation

Living & Learning Communities

Incoming freshmen Move-in 2 weeks early Jump start two classes Transitional Support Leadership Development

Current students Living Community Leadership and Cultural

Confidence Development

GOAL: Eliminate the achievement gap

Student Leadership Development

PreCollege Programs

Residential Summer programs 102 Student Participants Summer 2014 Three content specific programs

Outreach to community and high schools

Culturally relevant campus visits

Inclusive Excellence

Diversity + Campus Climate = Equity in Outcomes