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Multicultural Affairs & Diversity Recruitment Initiatives:

Multicultural Affairs & Diversity Recruitment Initiatives:. Supporting Diversity at Columbia College Chicago. Diversity Enhances Education. A diverse campus is central to our mission to help develop and educate well-rounded students of all races, cultures, and ethnicities.

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Multicultural Affairs & Diversity Recruitment Initiatives:

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  1. Multicultural Affairs & Diversity Recruitment Initiatives: Supporting Diversity at Columbia College Chicago

  2. Diversity Enhances Education • A diverse campus is central to our mission to help develop and educate well-rounded students of all races, cultures, and ethnicities. • Encouraging our students to interact across cultures helps them function more effectively in a global society, and work collaboratively with others.

  3. Encourage Democratic Skills • The ability to take the perspective of others • Place an importance upon citizenship • To help others • Appreciate and accept other cultures different from one’s own • Understand differences are not necessarily negative or divisive Gurin & Associates (2002)

  4. Multicultural Affairs Units • African American Cultural Affairs • Asian/Asian-American Cultural Affairs • Latino Cultural Affairs • LGBTQ Culture and Community (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning) • International Cultural Affairs

  5. Multicultural Affairs Organizational Chart Student Life Admissions

  6. Undergraduate Minority Student Enrollment • Minority students – 30% • African American – 16% • Latino 10% • Asian/Pacific Islander – 3% • International – 1%

  7. Undergraduate Minority Student Retention (Reported Fall, 2009 Freshmen – Sophomore) • New African-American Students • Up 53% - 56% • New African-American Transfers • Up 62% - 67% • New Latino Students • Up 65% - 66% • New Latino Transfers • Up 72% - 77%

  8. Higher Education Affordability • Increased difficulty in acquiring student loans • Students may be turned away • Higher costs associated with borrowing • Less government assistance • Loss of MAP Grant? • More students may attend part-time • More students will have to work

  9. Scholarship Opportunities & Resources • Open Doors Scholarship • Opportunity Scholarship • Tuition Assistance Grant • The Diversity Scholarship • Other Institutional Scholarships • Outside Scholarships

  10. MCA’s Retention Strategy Mentorship Community Building Cultural Exploration & Exchange

  11. Peer Support Program (PSP) • Approx. 50 students participating in program • 8 peer mentors • Up to 10 students per peer mentor • Scheduled weekly meetings, group activities, study groups • additional opportunities for contact between mentors and mentees

  12. Newsletters Help Us Communicate With StudentsStudent Subscription Totals • Namaste – 1267 (General Multicultural) • Harambee – 617 (African American) • El Columbiano – 402 (Latino) • Out – 526 (LGBTQ) • Chi Tea – 233 (Asian-American) • Passport – 462 (International)

  13. Cultural Student Organizations • Black Student Union (BSU) • Latino Alliance • Asian Student Organization (ASO) • International Student Organization (ISO) • Common Ground (LGBTQ)

  14. Cross-Cultural Programming • Tips on Tuesdays (Life Skills Workshops) • Cultural Journeys (Cultural Exploration) • Queer In Color (Support Group - LGBTQ Students of Color) • Spanish Conversation Table (Cultural Exploration) • Village Lunch (Cultural Exploration)

  15. Annual Cultural Programming • Profile Diversity Weeks (September) • FOCO Fest Latino Heritage (September) • International Education Week (November) • African Heritage (February) • Gender Fusions (April) • Asian Awareness Month (April) • Manifest (May)

  16. Towards the Future • Build upon current success with recruitment initiatives • Increase retention of diverse student populations • Increase support for high risk students • Strengthen faculty partnerships • Enhance cross-cultural initiatives

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