The Office of Multicultural Affairs has been in existence for approximately 30 years.  It continues to proudly host programs such as the Alternatives for Individual Development (A.I.D.) program, Peer Mentors, Third World Alliance student organization, and Upward Bound, a pre-college pipeline program.  Our goal is to provide access opportunities and retention in higher education.  The office is located on the third floor of the student center.

Mission

The Office of Multicultural Affairs utilizes a comprehensive and intensive approach to increasing student effectiveness.  The program involves all aspects of college adjustment, the ultimate aim being to increase student sophistication as a means of enhancing student academic achievement and ensuring goal fulfillment.

o    Alternatives for Individual Development (A.I.D.)
o    Upward Bound
o    Third World Alliance

 

COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS LECTURE
Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 10:00 AM in the WSU Student Center, Blue Lounge
 
“Define American: My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant”
 Immigration, a highly polarized and powerful issue.

Jose Antonio Vargas was born in the Philippines and sent by his mother to live in the U.S. with his grandparents when he was 12. His essay in the New York Times Magazine (June 2011) disclosed his story, “My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant,” stunning the media and political circles and attracting worldwide coverage.

A Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and activist, Vargas has written for some of the most prestigious news organizations in the country which include The New Yorker, the Huffington Post, and the Washington Post. He has received esteemed recognition for work by the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival and also appeared on programs such as CNN, ABC News, and PBS NewsHour.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: FREE PARKING IN THE UNIVERSITY PARKING GARAGE

For a campus map and directions visit www.worcester.edu/directions. For more info call 508-929-8049.

Sponsored by Third World Alliance, Office of Multicultural Affairs, International Programs Office, Amnesty International and the Dennis Brutus/Merrill Goldwyn Center for the Study of Human Rights.

To view the event poster, please click on the link below:
Courageous Conversations - Jose Antonio Vargas Poster