Multicultural Center

Welcome! The Multicultural Center was developed to provide safe and brave spaces for historically minoritized and marginalized groups on campus with the goal of increased diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The Multicultural Center (MCC) will serve as:

a resource for the campus community while placing the experiences of diverse and historically minoritized and marginalized groups at the center.
a dynamic learning space with deliberate programming and opportunities to support all members of COC with the goal of increased diversity, equity, and inclusion.
a safe space where the goal is expression without fear of repercussion, and a brave space where expressions are both, validated and challenged.
a place to meet, build community, and serve as another access point/bridge to existing resources.

We have embedded below our campus event calendar. You can use the "search function" to find events meaningful to you. We've highlighted a few events you may want to explore in our featured events section below to assist you in your search.

Featured Events

Event	Date and Time	Location or Link
The Impact of COVID-19 on our community of Asian Descent: Part I	October 30, 2020, 9:30am – 11:00am	TBD
ASG Tuesday Podcasts	Ongoing	Go!
Reading Circle Discussion of The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead (Angeli Francois, Facilitator)	November 3, 2020, 2-3pm	TBD
Am I Not a Sister?-Gender, Agency and Slavery: An Analysis of How Women Like Phillis Wheatley, Sally Hemings, and Harriet Tubman Navigated 18th and 19th Century American Slavery (Dr. Julie Johnson, Presenter)	November 10, 2020, 5-6pm	TBD
How to best support students athletes during COVID-19 (Through the Student Lens)	Nov 16, 2020, 1pm-2pm	TBD
Foster and Kinship Care Education Program	Multiple topics and dates!	Go!
3^rd Annual Men of Color Conference: Vote, Voice, and Revolution	Five sessions in October	TBD
Muslim Appreciation: Islam and the Sciences	End of Nov/Early December	TBD

Open Forums

Forum	Date and Time	Location or Link
Mental Health: Finding the words to talk about today’s climate – Open Campus Town Hall	November 12, 1-3pm	TBD
Dreamers Town Hall – Civic Engagement	November 19, 2020	TBD

What We Are Reading

Title	Formatt and Author	Link or ISBN number
Unconscious Bias: What is it and can it be eliminated	Article:	Go!
The Racism Right Before Our Eyes - There is implicit bias — and then there is behavior like this	Article: Jamelle Bouie	Go!
Lives in Limbo: Undocumented and Coming of Age in America	Book: Roberto Gonzalez	ISBN-13: 978-0520287266 ISBN-10: 0520287266
Scientists around the world are striking against racism in academia - Scientists around the world are striking to raise awareness of institutional and systemic racism against Black academics.	Article:	Go!
21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge:	Website: Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr.	Go!
White Academia: Do Better	Article: Jasmine Roberts	Go!
USC's Center for Urban Education – Why Race Matters	PDF: USC	Go!

Additional Resources

Title	Desciption	Link or Location
Student Services Homepage	A COC webpage that lists all of our college student services offices and websites	Go!
Dreamers Together Homepage	A COC webpage supporting DACA, AB 540, Undocumented, and Out of Status students.	Go!
Equity Minded Practitioners	A group dedicated to addressing disproportionate impact by reviewing institutional practices to identify and help resolve equity gaps.	Go!
Anti-Black Racism Resources	A PDF with links to multiple videos and reading resources on the topic of Anti-Black Racism.	Go!
Equity In Education	A video recording of a discussion on Equity within Education - led by Brandon Ashford, Julie Johnson, and Robert Wonser	Go!
COC's Equity Podcast	Hosted by Brandon Ashford, a past podcast on equity and systemic racism experiences featuring past and present COC employees and students.	Go!