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Multicultural Affairs

MAC Programs

Cultural Programs - Multicultural Affairs sponsors and cosponsors between 50 to 100 programs each year.

  • Montage: A program held during Truman Week for new first year students. This program is a fast paced variety show that addresses issues of diversity. Performances range from skits, dance, song, step, etc.
    Click here to view photos from Montage 2006

  • Directions: An orientation program held during Truman Week for first-year underrepresented students. The orientation is designed to help new students learn valuable campus resources and to make important connections.

  • First Sunday Dinners: Held monthly in conjunction with our Heritage Month Celebrations, these FREE dinners feature home cooked food and fellowship for students.  The themed dinners feature typically guest speakers and interactive activities that encourage integration and exploration among students.

  • Heritage Month Celebrations: Celebrated monthly throughout the academic school year, the MAC brings in a variety of performers/speakers that educate, entertain and inspire students to become engaged in cultural exploration. We create partnerships with a faculty, departments, divisions and campus offices in order to provide strong, quality programming.  Typically we sponsor programming during the following months: Hispanic Heritage (September/October), Native American Heritage (November), Black History Month (February), and Asian History Week (April).  
    view photos from the Hispanic Heritage Month 2006
    view photos from the Native American Month 2006

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration: The celebration is a week long remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr.'s ideals of peace and unity.  During the week, students participate in a Unity Program, a Read-In at local schools, a Symposium and more activities that are designed to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King.

  • Women’s History Month (in collaboration with the Women’s Resource Center): a multi-faceted program focused on women’s issues

Multicultural Affairs Center, Adair Building, 100 E Normal, Kirksville, MO 63501

Phone: 660-785-4142 Fax: 660-785-7524 Toll Free: 1-800-357-6960

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