Learn About the CMA
Mission
The Center for Multicultural Affairs is where students find themselves and their community through curiosity and collaboration with care.
Vision
The CMA will foster confident learners, liaisons, and leaders, that engage with their campus and broader community with cultural competency and care.
Goals
- Goal 1: Deliver intentional cross-cultural programming that supports academic, social, cultural, and leadership development.
- Goal 2: Cultivate meaningful partnerships across campus and within the broader community.
- Goal 3: Center student voices and preserve the stories of our community.
- Goal 4: Create opportunities for reflection, growth, and positive social change.
- Goal 5: Celebrate boldly.
Values
- Accountability: Accountability at the CMA means owning our impact, honoring commitments, and acting with integrity toward students, colleagues, and community.
- Authenticity: Authenticity means leading with truth, vulnerability, and respect, and creating space where others can do the same.
- Collective Care: Collective care means honoring our ancestors and elders, supporting students as partners in learning, and holding space for those who will come after us.
- Lifelong Learning: Lifelong learning at the CMA means listening deeply, evolving thoughtfully, and using our knowledge in service of students and community.
- Zest: Zest is the energy, creativity, and care that the CMA contributes to the university. We bring joy, excellence, and vibrancy to all that we do.
