Our Signature Programs & Services

• Provide academic, social, and cultural support to individual students from underrepresented communities
• Advise the Multicultural Clubs Consortium, support multicultural student organizations, and host the Diversity In Leadership Retreat 
• Facilitate a monthly community Diversity Dialogue Series on a variety of current events and hot topics related to diversity, identity, and cross-cultural experience
• Foster campus engagement and education on topics of diversity, inclusion, social justice and cultural competency through the Pluralism and Unity Project, a student-lead programming board
• Coordinate heritage month celebrations for Native American & Alaska Native Heritage Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Black History Month, and Asian American Heritage Month, Coming Out Week, Multiracial Identity Week, and other programs.
• Serve as a connection between the local Portland community and Lewis & Clark faculty, students and staff with our Multicultural Resource Guide and Diversity Roundtable for professionals of color and allies.
• Host the OMA Reads Project, which selects novels by writers that feature underrepresented voices in literature.
• Host annual receptions and special events to recognize and celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Diversity in Leadership, and Alumni of Color. 
• Co-sponsor campus events with our Diversity Initiative Grants: let us know if you would like to partner with us around a programming idea.