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Services

  • Provide academic advising for the students of color.
  • Collaborate with the Students Activities, Athletics, and other departments in the development and implementation of cultural and educational activities on campus.
  • Partnership with the International Program, First Year Experience Program, Student Activities and Learning in outreach, community and service learning opportunities for international and student of color.
  • Collaborate with the Admission Office on student of color recruitment.
  • Advise student of color organizations, such as Black Student Association (BLAST), Multicultural club, and GLBT group.
  • Serve as a resource to the campus on students of color issues.
  • Assist UMC community in building and sustaining outreach efforts with communities of color.

Diversity Programs

•  Diversity Week (last week of September) - During this week the UMC celebrate different cultures with activities such as Seminars (Brow bag lunch), Ethnic food, games of the world, music, etc.

•  Heritage Months: It is a celebration of different ethnic groups that have received an approval and recognition of the month celebration by the President of United States . UMC celebrate some of the heritage months by displaying posters, movie presentation, music, or performance.

•  Heritage Bread ( Before Thanksgiving) - Each department share their "own heritage bread," such as Norwegian, French, Italian breads, or Lefse.

•  Talent Show (November) - The UMC students presents their artistic performance, such as dance, play, sing, or performing. There is an award (money) for the four best performance.

•  Diversity Workshop (November) - The workshop provided information, theoretical frameworks, and resources that will contribute to the development of a diversity agenda for universities and colleges that addresses the issue both in terms of curricular learning and core values and norms.

•  Black History Month - February

•  National Women's History Month - March

•  Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month - May

•  National Disability Employment Awareness Month- October

•  National American Indian Heritage Month - November

To be involved and get more information about our programs and services, please contact:

Diversity Services
245 A Student Center
University of Minnesota , Crookston
Crookston , Minnesota 56716
Phone: (218) 281-5047 Fax: (218) 281-8584