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Mission:
The African American Cultural Center at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
(IUP) is dedicated to the enhancement of multicultural awareness and racial
sensitivity. Through educational, cultural, and social activities and
provision of a facility for informal exchange, the Center strives to foster
growth, development, awareness, and sensitivity among students, faculty, and
staff. As the Center presents interventions and programs that focus
primarily upon African American history, culture, achievements, and
contributions, the Center will demonstrate cultural differences while promoting
their understanding and appreciation.
The African American Cultural Center is open to all members of the IUP
community and the general public.
Services of the Center include:
- Assessing the interests of African-American students in educational
and social programs and responding to the extent that personnel,
facilities, and resources permit.
- Providing and encouraging effective advisement of minority student
organizations and individual students as needed.
- Assisting in the orientation of African American students to the culture of
the institution and providing support for those students as they progress
through the university.
- Providing opportunities and support for African American students and
organizations to develop and sponsor appropriate programs and to otherwise
fully participate in the IUP co-curriculum.
- Providing training in leadership skills and other personal social skills
for African American students and supporting those seeking to assist them.
- Promoting and sponsoring events that focus on African American heritage
and multicultural diversity.
- Serving as a supplement to classroom instruction as needed.
- Aiding in the facilitation of academic and multicultural programs and
workshops for faculty, staff, and students that focus on:
a. awareness of cultural differences
b. self-assessment of cultural awareness and possible prejudices
c. changing prejudicial attitudes or behaviors
- Supporting the academic, student development, and programmatic goals of the
office of Student Activities and Organizations,
the office Social Equity and Multicultural Affairs, and Women Studies.
- Systematically promoting the participation of African American students for
leadership roles in campus governance organizations.
- Encouraging and acknowledging outstanding accomplishments and
contributions of African American students at IUP.
- Encouraging and participating in collaborative programming with African American groups and other university
organizations.
- Assisting with, identifying, and responding to the specific programmatic
and academic needs of African American students, making referrals to other
university offices as appropriate.
- Providing mailboxes for a limited number of student organizations.
- Maintaining a resource library of African American cultural and
educational resources (books, magazines, journals, videos, etc.).
- Maintaining meeting facilities to accommodate up to 15 persons and a
lounge with TV and VCR.
- Publishing a biannual calendar of events and a newsletter.
- Conducting an annual conference celebrating African American history and
culture.
Our Mailing Address is:
The African American Cultural Center
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
1024 Washington St.
Indiana, PA 15705
Our Telephone Number is:
Phone: (724) 357-2455
Fax Number: (724) 357-6196
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