Multicultural Programs

The College of Arts and Architecture strives to maintain a student body, faculty and staff representing the many cultures of our society. The college has in place a strong recruitment plan to ensure a concerted search for top students of diverse backgrounds. Minority students comprise about 9 percent of the student body within the college and it plans to increase that percentage as much as possible in the coming years. Diversity among students and faculty is a top priority for the dean and the faculty.

"I believe that cultural pluralism is everyone's concern. The concept of diversity should not be isolated. It should be interwoven throughout the very fabric of our daily operation and into every aspect of collegial practice. " -LTC Joe Seldon, USAF-

Contacts:
Curt Marshall, Coordinator of Multicultural Programs

Programs supported by the Office of Multicultural Programs

• Services include academic, personal, and career counseling
• Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Banquet
• Hispanic Heritage Month
• Black History Month
• Asian Awakening
• Diversity Initiatives include peer mentoring by upper-class students who network and assist with efforts to retain first-year students. Peer tutoring is provided for Arts and Architecture courses in addition to tutoring offered by the University's Learning Resource Center.
• Framework to Foster Diversity This document describes the actions that will be undertaken during the period 1998–2003 to strengthen Penn State’s efforts to promote diversity as an essential ingredient in its quest for greater excellence. Printable Version

Student Organizations
College of Arts and Architecture Student Council

Penn State News- The Digital Collegian

For more information, please contact:
Curt Marshall
Coordinator of Multicultural Programs
College of Arts and Architecture
The Pennsylvania State University
115 Arts Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 865-9523
Fax: (814) 863-8044