Multicultural Student Affairs

Aug 30, 2018

African American Cultural Center Library Supports New Research Emphasis

With a freshly transformed office suite, the African American Cultural Center has widened both its physical space and its scope. The addition of Assistant Director Sachelle Ford catalyzed the center’s new emphasis on scholarship with a focus that includes faculty, graduate and undergraduate research engagement.

Aug 30, 2018

Grad Student Briana Green Wins First Prize for Research Poster

Briana Green, a master’s student in educational psychology, won first prize in the research poster competition at the American Psychological Association Division 45 Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race Research Conference.

Aug 16, 2018

Multicultural Graduate Student Orientation Set to Launch

This week, Multicultural Student Affairs will host its inaugural Multicultural Graduate Student Orientation (MGSO). The event serves to familiarize students from historically underserved groups with the resources and support infrastructure available to them across NC State’s campus. Orientation is part of a new initiative rolled out by MSA to provide intentional services and programming for multicultural graduate students.

Aug 16, 2018

Renowned Author Sandra Cisneros Thrills Wolfpack

In collaboration with NCSU Libraries and the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC), Multicultural Student Affairs hosted renowned author Sandra Cisneros on August 2, 2018. Cisneros, a poet, short story writer, novelist and essayist, explores the lives of the working-class in her work.

Aug 15, 2018

African American Cultural Center Unveiling at Open House

From 2:00-4:00 p.m. on August 21, 2018, the African American Cultural Center will officially open its newly renovated space. The office completed its transformation to an open plan with new furnishings, paint and carpeting and the addition of a new spacious, digitally-equipped meeting room just in time for the new academic year.

May 9, 2018

Kory Saunders Bridges International Initiatives and Inclusion

NC State newcomer Kory Saunders brings the perfect combination of education and experience to her role as international program coordinator in Study Abroad, a unit of Global Engagement within the Office of International Affairs.

May 4, 2018

Twenty Honored at Ebony Harlem’s 25th Anniversary

The African American Cultural Center hosted the 25th anniversary of the Ebony Harlem Awards of Excellence on Sunday, April 29, 2018. Since its inauguration in 1993, the awards program has celebrated Black academic, cultural and social excellence at NC State.

Apr 19, 2018

Clothesline Project Helps Heal Survivors of Interpersonal Violence through Art

During Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the emotionally moving Clothesline Project raises awareness about sexual violence. Each of NC State's Campus Community Centers has dedicated space for the project, which features the work of survivors of interpersonal violence who share their experience through art.

Apr 19, 2018

APIDA Heritage Month Continues to Grow and Expand

Along with the spring breeze came the flavors of Asian street food from the Asian Night Market in Talley Student Union's Mountains Ballroom, bringing attention to Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month at NC State from March 15 - April 15, 2018. For the third year, NC State celebrated this Heritage Month with efforts from Asian student organizations and support from campus offices, extending the observance from one week to a full month. Additionally, events to celebrate the Desi American population added a new dimension this year.

Apr 6, 2018

Tracey Ray Receives Provost’s Award for Excellence

Assistant Vice Provost for Student Diversity Tracey Ray has received a 2018 Provost's Award for Excellence. At a reception for nominees held in the Ballroom of Talley Student Union on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, Ray was recognized as one of five recipients and the sole EHRA winner out of a field of 17 nominees.