The office of Multicultural Affairs and Student Success centralizes staff in one location to coordinate programs, services, and resources for more than 2,500 multicultural students on campus.
Celebratory and Recognition Events
- February: Black History Month
- March: Women’s History Month
- June: Juneteenth (June 19) and LGBT Pride Month
- September: Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15–30)
- October: Hispanic Heritage Month (October 1–15); LGBT History Month; National Disability Awareness Month
- November: National Native American Heritage Month
- December: Kwanzaa (December 26–January 1)
Performing Arts and Cultural Events (PACE)
- Movie nights and discussions
- Trips to Pittsburgh to see speakers, performing arts events, and shows
- Sponsoring speakers and performers on campus
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Program Series
Building Bridges
- Building Bridges is a program series that opens the door for Black and Brown populations to have an opportunity to discuss and voice their concerns to the university and have meaningful dialogue about solutions.
Breaking the Barrier
- BtB serves as an education and awareness initiative, implementing Intergroup/Cross Cultural Dialogue, where individuals from different social identities speaking together in groups to share their perspectives, learn from one another, and arrive at
new understanding through challenging previous notions.
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI)
- The goal of JEDI is to enable participants to further their understanding of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion by attending and participating in these workshops. Topics include: Microaggressions, White Fragility, Stomping Out the Patriarchy,
and Civil Disobedience.
Lunch & Learn Series
- The Lunch & Learn Series occurs at least once a month during the semester. Lunch is provided, and the topics center around diversity. Campus partners have included academic departments, Hispanic Heritage Council, Pan-African Studies Department, and
Military and Veterans Resource Center.
IUP Celebrating Black Excellence
The Viewpoint Discussion
- The Viewpoint is an ongoing discussion series that will feature different populations at IUP and be used to discuss important issues and topics on campus.
Other programs include Crimson Blast, our multicultural student organization fair, and Crimson Salute, our pre-commencement celebration and awards ceremony.