2. Location: Bell Tower East, Room 1805 Phone: (805) 437-8407 Email: mwg.center@csuci.edu Multicultural and Womens & Gender Student Center

3. Purpose The purpose of the Multicultural and Women's & Gender Student Center (MWGSC) is to…

4. Purpose (cont.) educate students on issues of diversity and equality, advocate for under-represented groups on campus, affirm and celebrate the unique heritage of our students, promote awareness, understanding, and appreciation for all peoples and cultures, be a uniting force on campus, and foster an environment that is emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually safe and beneficial to all areas of student life and development.

5. Vision Statement It is the Centers goal to be more proactive than reactive by encouraging collaboration and dialogue between students, faculty, staff, and administrators of diverse backgrounds, and by being a forum through which people can communicate, voice their concerns, and learn from one another. The Center will especially focus on how racism, sexism, homophobia, and other forms of discrimination work together and reinforce each other. By exploring these intersections, we hope to find meaningful ways of combating these issues as they arise on our campus, in society at large, and in students personal lives.

6. Vision Statement (cont.) Through our mission, we hope the students of CSUCI will be able to achieve their personal, professional, and intellectual goals. We honor intrinsic human worth that cuts across lines of race, religion, gender, sex, class, and culture and we are working to take this message to the campus community and beyond.

7. Color Me! 2008

8. About Color Me! Island View Orientation Networking Session and Reunite Dinner for students interested in multicultural awareness and programming

9. Color Me! Photos

10. More Color Me! Photos

11. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration

12. About the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Celebration An embracing one-man performance of Dr. Kings most beloved and heart-rendering speeches

13. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Celebration Photos

14. Now & Then

15. About Now & Then CSUCI and local students, faculty and staff reflect on topics surrounding the evolving citizenship of multi-generational African- American men from the era of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to President Barack Obama.

16. Now & Then Photos

17. Womens Recognition Luncheon

18. About the Womens Recognition Luncheon Each year, Multicultural Programs hosts a Womens Recognition Luncheon to honor women who foster the growth and development of our community through leadership, service and dedication.

19. Womens Recognition Luncheon Photos

20. Other Events Day of Silence Womens Recognition Luncheon African American Heritage Month Events Learn How to Make a Dream Catcher

21. Our Space

22. Coordinator of Multicultural Programs Phone: (805) 437-3243 Email: jennifer.chapman@csuci.edu Student Programming Assistant Jennifer Chapman Violet Bast Miguel Palacios MWGSC Staff

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