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Mission Statement and Overview for
Multicultural Student Affairs
The Department of Multicultural
Student Affairs (MSA) researches, designs and implements
unique programs that promote the pursuit of academic
success, retention and graduation of students, with
an emphasis on African American, Native American and
Hispanic students. Many of the programs and services
expand students' cultural horizon while honoring their
respective cultural experiences. Multicultural Student
Affairs works in conjunction with a number of university
departments and colleges to conduct programs related
to recruitment, orientation, retention and graduation
in addition to academic, personal, professional and
cultural development, which foster skills and strategies
for being successful at N.C. State.
Some of the programs
and services include the following: African American
Symposium, Native American Symposium, Peer Mentor
Program,
Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month Programming, Native
American Heritage Month, SABA- Academic Enrichment
Program, Kwanzaa
Celebration, Freshman Honors Convocation, annual
POW WOW, Student Leadership Development and Student
Organization
Advising. Target populations for Multicultural Student
Affairs are determined by differences in retention
and
graduation rates for historically underrepresented
groups, as well as anticipated demographic shifts
regionally
and nationally. Any NC State student can access programs
and services through Multicultural Student Affairs.
In achieving its mission,
Multicultural Student Affairs is made up of 3 units:
- African American Student
Affairs (created in 1984)
- Hispanic Student Affairs
(created in 2001)
- Native American Student
Affairs (created in 2001)
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