Office of Multicultural Student Affairs

Purpose

To educate students, faculty and staff on multicultural and social justice issues

To provide community for underrepresented students, specifically MALANA students (Multi-ethnic, African-American, Latino/a, Asian American & Native American)

To create an inclusive community at Illinois Wesleyan, specifically for MALANA, LGBTQ, First-Generation students, women, and minority males.

Signature Programs

Minority Alumni Network Picnic

Every year on the first Sunday in August, Titans in the Chicago area get together for the Minority Alumni Network (MAN) Picnic. This year, the picnic will be held on Sunday, August 3, hosted by Melvin and Demetria Cryer (parents of alumna Qiana Cryer-Coupet '06) in Hazel Crest.

MALANA Pre-Orientation

What is it? A 3-day program for MALANA

students that allows them to orient themselves to campus and build community amongst each other before the general student population move on campus

Benefits Move in early

Become familiar with campus

Access to faculty and staff

Build community

SafeZone

Educational training for students, faculty and staff on what LGBT means and how to be a good ally.

Lavender Graduation

Graduation celebration honoring our LGBT students and allies

Multicultural Graduation

Graduation celebration honoring our MALANA students with family and friends over a dinner.

Mentoring Program

What is it? A mentoring program specifically for

first-generation students.

IWU F1RST

Benefits Peer or faculty/staff mentor

ALL students accepted belong here

Extra development

Student Organizations

Council of Inclusion & Awareness African Student Association

Asian Pacific Student Association

Black Student Union

IWU F1RST

PRIDE Alliance

Spanish and Latino Student Association

Tinikling Group

Summer Enrichment Program

A 10-week summer program for 12 MALANA and international students that helps students develop academically, professionally and personally.

Student Panel

• Name

• Hometown

• Class standing

• Major

• Why Wesleyan?

• Favorite undergraduate memory

Questions?