MULTIETHNIC STUDENT SERVICES (MSS)

Honoring Diversity, Celebrating Unity

MSS is housed in the Elwood Center for Student Success and is one of the many ways the University affirms and fosters ethnic and cultural diversity. Multicultural programming is designed and implemented to increase cultural awareness, promote diversity and inclusion and provide cultural and social growth for the University community at large. In addition, MSS supports the needs of underrepresented diverse populations and seeks to promote inclusive spaces assisting in retention and persistence to graduation. All students who are interested in ethnic diversity mindfulness are welcome to MSS and its events and programs.

Dr. Cynthia Taylor, Director. 

For more resources or to get involved, please email mss@olivet.edu or reach out to Dr. Cynthia Taylor

 

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Racial Misconduct Report Form

If you or anyone you know experiences racial misconduct, report the incident using this form. There are on- and off-campus resources designed to help you, and you may take a friend/advocate with you to use any of these resources. If you wish to speak to someone in person or have questions about this form before completing, please email Dr. Cynthia Taylor, cvtaylor@olivet.edu.

Renouncing Racism & Injustice

Read letter from the president here > 

Affinity Meetings

The MSS space within the Elwood Center is used for affinity meetings to plan and prepare for campus wide events, to study for classes, exams, and work on group projects. Affinity meetings are held to address the unique issues that MSS groups face. It is a safe place to listen, talk and share, as well as receive support and encouragement for students who may experience racial and emotional duress.

MSS Affinity Associations:
Asian Student Christian Association (ASCA)
Black Student Christian Association (BSCA)
Hispanic Student Christian Association (HSCA)

Events

All students who are interested in ethnic diversity mindfulness are welcome to attend MSS events. Our programming is designed with everyone in mind. Heritage events, panels and discussions are open places that welcome all students to gather, become involved, listen, understand, and gain insight, in order to become agents of change.

The following widely recognized books, authors and movies may not come from or reflect our Christian point of view. However, these resources give us another lens and perspective that will hopefully help us with racial conversations and how we can build bridges or racial reconciliation to be agents of change.

Recommended Reading
Be The Bridge
White Fragility
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria
Biased
Roadmap to Reconciliation 2.0
Caste
Race Talk
Reading While Black
Recommended Watching
Crash
When They See Us
Let The Fire Burn
To Kill a Mockingbird
13th
Get Out
The Hate U Give
Just Mercy
TED Talk: The Danger of a Single Story