Organizations in Action
Multicultural Events Calendar!
Visit the calendar to see how you can get involved in multicultural happenings at UNCW!
See what our MSOs have been up to at the new photo gallery! Slideshows include pictures from the 2008 Breaking Down Hate Initiative, Heritage Ball, and many more events! If you would like for your organizations pictures to be included,e-mail photos to ruffinb@uncw.edu or bring a photo cd to the Campus Activities & Involvement Center (FSC 2029).
Diversity at UNCW
The Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion coordinates the university’s diversity initiative by helping foster an educational climate that promotes intellectual interactions across the campus and between the campus and the community. For more information about diversity at UNCW, click here.
The Student Affairs Diversity Committee, appointed by the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs in October 2006, is responsible for identifying staff training and development iniatives, staff recruitment and retention activities, and student programming. Throughout the academic year, The Diversity Committee coordinates and facilitates a number of multicultural and diversity related programs and trainings. These include, but not limited to, freshman seminar workshops, orientation presentations, film discussions, webinars, and campaigns to educate and bring awareness to the UNCW community. If you are interested in learning more about the Student Affairs Diversity Committee, and/or would like for the committe to aid in a presentation or program, feel free to contact any member from the Diversity Committee Roster.
Ten Ways to Fight Hate on Campus is a guide for college students to follow in order to respond to bias-driven words and actions on their college campuses. Although administrators, faculty and staff members are vital players in any response, it is the student who makes the most difference. Read about how to fight hate on campus here.
LGBTQIA Resources
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Questioning, Intersex, and Allies
Project B-GLAD:
Project B-GLAD is a means for providing information and raising awareness to build bridges between Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and questioning students faculty and staff and non-LGBTQ members of the UNCW community.
Student Affairs Trained Staff: Here is a list of Student Affairs staff members who have gone through Project B-GLAD training. These are people you should feel free to contact for information and/or support regarding LGBT issues.
Useful Defenitions: Gain awareness of terms applicable to the LGBT population.
CASS Model: Learn the stages of the "Coming Out" model and more information about sexual identities.
For more information about our Multicultural Resources and/or Student Organizations please contact:
Buffy Ruffin , Coordinator for Multicultural Student Organizations
Campus Activities & Involvement Center, FSC 2029
ruffinb@uncw.edu
910.962.3827
