Multicultural Center
Mission: The Purchase College Multicultural Center is an inclusive space for members of the campus community to explore, learn, and share their cultural identities and differences with one another. The Center is an educational resource, enabling those to gather and celebrate our community’s diversity.
Our Values
- Identity exploration and celebration
- Intersectionality
- Compassion
- Healing
- Civic Engagement
- Relationship building
- To foster the integration of cultural and social perspectives through collaboration and activity
- To acknowledge the benefits of cultural competency and its impact on the Purchase community through dialogue
- To support the Think Wide Open philosophy by encouraging students to explore their individuality, diversity, and creativity beyond expected boundaries
- To recognize multicultural interactions and address how they impact personal identity
- Library collection of books and DVDs: The MCC has a growing collection of books and DVDs focusing on diverse cultural identities and equity.
- External Scholarship and Opportunities Database
- 2022 Diversity Calendar
- 2022 Interfaith Calendar
- Provide a safe place for students to share and discuss cultural identities and differences.
- Offer trainings and support to members of the campus community to assist with and educate about diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice.
- Connect students to campus community and surrounding communities.