Office of Multicultural Student Affairs
Welcome!
We want to know: Where did you come from? What do you like? What's the one thing you wish you could tell the whole world? At Denison, we celebrate your perspective on life - it's something you have that no one else does.
What's Your Perspective?
Denison is not just a multi-cultural university - we are an intercultural university. We actively invest our time and resources into bringing different people groups together. Our faculty and students work to create community that values each member for his or her uniqueness while building on common our strengths.
Denison experience will take you places to a faraway land or to lunch with a student from South Africa , to an anti-racism meeting or to The Roost for a smoothie with your Australian roommate. Wherever you go, you'll discover new ways of looking at things, and you'll teach others what it's like to see the world.
Our Mission
Our 21st century graduates will have the capacity to process more information than any other generation that has preceded them. They will be forced to rethink the world in which they live, and will have to face the reality that the only way to deal effectively with sufficiency (limited resources) is to develop a strong communal base This communal base will require students to find ways to connect with each other irrespective of their varied backgrounds and differences.
The Office of Multi-Cultural Affairs assumes an active role in helping students find ways to connect. Through a spectrum of learning experiences and educational services we seek to help create and sustain a campus environment where students not only respect themselves but an environment that engenders mutual respect among the study body across ethnic-racial, cultural, religious, gender, (dis)ability and sexual orientation lines.
The Office of Multi-Cultural Affairs works very closely with academics, administrative departments, and student organizations to develop interventions which will have a profound impact on students as they move from entry to graduation.
President's Desk:
"So much of what students lean in college, they learn from one another - in the classroom, in the residence halls, and in co-curricular activities. Everyone learns most by interacting with others who have backgrounds and experiences different from their own. Diversity at Denison is at the heart of education at Denison ."
Dale T. Knobel President,
Denison University
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