Develop a five-year plan for a cultural center on campus

Task Force Recommendation: Create and invest in affirming spaces for diverse students

Task Force Project: Develop a long-term plan with students, pertinent campus partners and faculty/staff to establish a cultural center in the next 5 years.

Champion: Christa Platt, John Davenport

Status: Ongoing

Implementation Team Actions

• The Center opened to the campus community in Fall 2021 under the direction of Dr. Christa Platt. Under the pillars of antiracism, identity, and belonging, the center offers a number of services to help students thrive in the community and in a historically white institution.  
• The center expanded staff, including an expert in racial trauma and marginalized identities that share d time in Student Counseling Services , and a new postdoctoral residency program with a multicultural focus.    

Next step/Timeline

• Continue as a resource and place of belonging for students