Diversity and Inclusion
IUP students come from diverse cultures, places, and backgrounds.
Here are some of the diversity resources available to all students at IUP.
Center for Multicultural Student Leadership and Engagement
The Center for Multicultural Student Leadership and Engagement is a campus gathering space and resource/programming center, providing students from a diverse set of backgrounds a place to meet and socialize. Our dedicated space for student organizations and up-to-date collaboration areas provide a great place to meet and study.
The Center provides a variety of multicultural programs and student events, from leadership opportunities to Greek Life, including ways for all students to get involved on campus.
The four offices which comprise the MCSLE are:
- Multicultural Affairs and Student Success: implements programs, services, and advisement in support of multicultural students and recognized student organizations and represents their interests to the university administration.
- Student Leadership and New Student Success: Supports recognized campus organizations and provides leadership opportunities and coordination within the university administrative system.
- Fraternity/Sorority Life and Student Engagement: Provides developmental opportunities that support academic engagement, cognitive development, student leadership, civic responsibility, and peer accountability.
- Program Coordination, Communication, and Assessment: Promotes university-wide programming such as the Six O'Clock Series, events such as the homecoming parade, and coordinates assessment efforts within the center.
MCSLE Professional Staff
- Theo Turner, Director, MCSLE, tturn@iup.edu
- Leslie Coates, Assistant Director Multicultural Affairs and Student Success, coates@iup.edu
- Patty Connell, MCSLE Administrative Assistant, pconnell@iup.edu
- Kevin Foster, Assistant Director, Student Leadership and New Student Success, MCSLE, kfoster@iup.edu
- Betsy Sarneso, Assistant Director, Greek Life and Student Engagement, MCSLE, esarneso@iup.edu
- Tedd Cogar, Senior Assessment Cooridinator and LGBTQIA Support, MCSLE, tcogar@iup.edu
- Brianna Drylie, Assistant Director, Program Coordination, Communication, and Assessment, MCSLE, bdrylie@iup.edu
Center Hours
128 Elkin Hall
Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; 1:00-4:30 p.m.
724-357-2598
Diverse and Spiritual Student Organizations
- Amplify Church
- Catholic Student Association
- CRU
- Friends of Himalayan Buddhism
- Hindu Association of IUP
- Council on Spiritual and Religious Life
- Jewish Student Union
- Latter Day Saints Student Association
- Lutheran Student Movement
- Orthodox Christian Fellowship
- Spirit of the Oak
- Unitarian Universalists at IUP
- Andale - IUP Spanish Club
- Black Student League
- Chinese Student Association
- Egyptian Student Association
- India Students Association
- International Student Fellowship
- IUP Pride Alliance
- JAPASO: Japanese Student Association
- Association of Korean Cultural Interests
- Latino Student Association (LASO)
- Muslim Student Association
- NAACP
- Pan African Student Association
- Saudi Student Association
- Secular Student Alliance
- Taiwanese Student Association
- Diversity Peer Educators
- Diversity Student Council
- Frederick Douglass Institute for Intercultural Research
- Hispanic Heritage Council
- LGBTQIA Commission
- Native American Awareness Council
- President's Commission on the Status of Women
For more information or to get involved, visit CrimsonConnect.
Office of Social Equity
Elise Glenn, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer/Title IX Coordinator
724-357-3402
LGBTQIA Support
The University seeks to support and promote a welcoming atmosphere for those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, allies, asexual, two spirit, and others within the rainbow spectrum.
Ally Development Trainings will be held on Thursday, August 24, and Friday, August 25, at 1:30 p.m. in Pratt Auditorium.
For questions or consultation, contact Tedd Cogar: tcogar@iup.edu and on Twitter: @LGBTQIAatIUP