Multicultural

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Multicultural Community Relations
Joe Munoz Assistant to the President
for Multicultural Community Relations
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Defining Multiculturalism

• Multiculturalism
• The policy or practice of giving equal attention
  or representation to the cultural needs and
  contributions of all the groups in a society.
• At Risk
• Ethnic minority
• A distant student
• Undeclared major
• Non-traditional student
• Older than 22 yrs. at entry
• Enrollment in remedial Math, English or both
• Other

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Organization Structure
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Multicultural Center

• Temporary Center UC 106
• Current Personnel
• Coordinator for Multicultural Community
  Relations
• Region XV Recruiter
• Office Support
• FUTURE
• Personnel
• Outreach/Gender Sexuality Coordinator
• HSI/First-Generation Coordinator
• Grants/Data Coordinator
• Office Coordinator
• Advising Coach

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Hispanic Serving Institution

• RECRUITMENT
• Region XV recruiter
• Partnership with Univision
• Spanish sessions at Discover ASU
• Translation of brochures for parents
• Advertising with Conexion Hispana newspaper
• C.R.E.O. Partnership (Community Reinvestment in
  Educational Opportunities)
• Alumni Association/Multicultural Center
  scholarship partnership
• RETENTION
• Advising Coach
• Host family placements
• Web Spanish translations

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Outreach

• RECRUITMENT
• Up Coming Scholars
• Region XV partnerships
• Mother Daughter Program
• JAMP (Joint Admission Medical Program)
• RETENTION
• Advising Coach
• Host family placements
• Community event ticket clearinghouse
• Father Son Program (New Proposal)

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Gender Sexuality

• RECRUITMENT
• GLBT Student Organization
• Partnership with San Angelo AIDS Foundation
• RETENTION
• Safe Space training
• Education for students, faculty, and staff

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First-Generation Students

• RECRUITMENT
• Scholarships
• Grant submission
• First Generation Mentor Program
• RETENTION
• First Generation Mentee Program
• Continue to seek scholarship funding
• First Generation Student Organization

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Faculty Staff

• RECRUITMENT
• Attend recruiting conferences
• Targeted advertising for under-represented
  faculty
• Expand targeted advertising for under-represented
  faculty
• RETENTION
• Host faculty/staff placements
• Expanded information sessions
• Connect with community (i.e. organizations,
  leaders, etc.)

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Future Needs

• Personnel
• Advising Coach
• Office Coordinator
• Grants/Data Coordinator
• HSI/First-Generation Coordinator
• Outreach/Gender Sexuality Coordinator
• Safe Space training
• Father Son Program
• Host family placements
• Host faculty placements
• Web Spanish translations
• Attend recruiting conferences
• Expanded information sessions
• First Generation Mentee Program
• Continue to seek scholarship funding
• First Generation Student Organization
• Community event ticket clearinghouse
• GLBT education for students, faculty, and staff
• Expand targeted advertising for under-represented
  faculty

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Resources Requested 2008-09

• Personnel
• (coordinators and support staff) 213,530
• Current Programs 16,000
• New Programs 25,600
• Marketing/Outreach 5,000
• M O 25,132
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  TOTAL 285,262

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Multicultural Center