Diversity

Academic Programs

• Asian Studies
• Casa Purchase: An Outreach Center for Latin American Studies
• Gender Studies
• Global Black Studies
• Latin American Studies
• Language and Culture

Educational Opportunity Program

The Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) and Merit Access Program (MAP) community at Purchase College provides the opportunity for a college education for students who have not reached their full academic potential because of limited financial resources and inadequate academic preparation. EOP at Purchase has a committed, dedicated staff who are eager to assist students succeed. Located in Student Services Building, Room 217.

Multicultural Center Diversity Team

The Diversity Team (formerly known as the Student Affairs/Enrollment Management Diversity Committee) will focus on planning and executing diversity programs and education in alignment with the strategic diversity efforts of the college. The committee will organize programs that concentrate on diversity topics, including but not limited to access, equity, identity, privilege, discrimination, systemic racism, vocabulary, civic programs and support campus partners  in planning and implementing diversity programs.

Senate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

This is a standing committee of the Purchase College Senate made up of faculty and staff that supports The Purchase College Diversity Plan.

Monthly Celebrations and Awareness Programs

Each month our staff is committed to celebrating and honoring the cultures and identities of our community. The programming tied to these months provide opportunities for students and staff to connect, learn and  recognize the complexities of cultural identity and self exploration.

Though events are hosted during their celebrated months, our programming and dialogue is not limited to those sole four weeks.

• Latinx Heritage Month: September 15-October 15
• LGBTQ History Month: October
• Disability Awareness Month: October
• Native American Heritage Month: November
• World AIDS Day: December 1
• Black History Month: February
• Women’s History Month: March
• Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month: April

PSGA Cultural Student Organizations

The organizations below are part of the Purchase Student Government Association (PSGA). See more information on the Purchase Pantherlink site.

• American Sign Language
• LGBTQU
• Disabled Students’ Union
• F.O.R.T.H.
• Hillel
• Humans of Polynesian and Asian Ancestry (HAPA)
• Latinx Unidos
• The Organization of African People in the Americas (O.A.P.I.A.)
• Students of Caribbean Ancestry (S.O.C.A.)

PSGA Student Diversity Committee

The PSGA committee is made up of voting members of the Purchase College Student Government Association:

• (2) Senators appointed by the chair of Senate in consultation with the Chair of the Student Diversity Committee
• (2) CoCos or Service Board representatives who are appointed by the Chair
• (2) students at large who are appointed by the Chair

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