1. Budget Presentation

2. Unit Mission and Goals Multicultural Student Affairs provides vision, leadership, coordination and long-range planning for a comprehensive program of diversity workshops, student leadership development, student career development, the Clara Luper Scholarship program, the American Indian Scholars Program and the Multicultural Student Association as well as other cultural campus organizations. Multicultural Student Affairs promotes understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity and fosters positive human relations for all students, faculty and staff while paying particular attention to the needs of student populations that may be historically underrepresented or undeserved based on race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, gender, national origin, disability, class and age. Multicultural Student Affairs approaches diversity issues by expressing the importance of our community being culturally proficient.

3. Unit Mission and Goals  Brief History of Department: The MSA Department was created in 2005. MSA has provided a welcoming environment centered on access and opportunity. Our design is to identify and address the needs of historically underrepresented served populations.

4. Programs and Services  Clara Luper and American Indian Scholarship Program  Clara Luper Book Library  Mind the Gap Program  International Student Life  Cultural Organizations Advisement  Outreach Programs

5. Clara Luper & American Indian Scholarship Programs  The Clara Luper & American Indian scholarship programs demonstrates that access and opportunity are the critical components necessary for underserved students to realize the goal of a private college education. Scholars’ retention rates exceed national averages, and barriers presented by socioeconomic status are greatly reduced because of this program.

6. Clara Luper Book Library  Serves over 300 students  Clara Luper & American Indian scholars  Athletes for 8 different sports  Students beyond these programs with funds from Ryan Liggens memorial scholarship (where available)

7. Mind The Gap Summer Program  provides 6-week intensive academic and college preparedness program during the summer II session  This program is designed to assess the academic proficiency of incoming Clara Luper and American Indian scholars  enrolls them in up to 6 credit hours of course work that is accentuated by scholarship programming which helps prepare these students for success.

8. International Student Life  ISL consists of:  coordinating the new student orientation session for International students each fall and spring.  Working with multicultural student association and many other student organizations, the office facilitates substantial campus\community wide programs such as:  FACES (International Talent Show)  International Food Fair  Mr. & Miss International OCU pageant  MSA Day Tour

9. Cultural Student Organizations The professional staff serve as advisors to many student organizations such as:  Hispanic Student Association  Native American Society  Black Student Association  Multicultural Student Association  Generation Blessed Gospel Choir  Asian American Student Association.

10. Campus Wide Cultural Events & Outreach Cultural Events  Mr. & Mrs. OCU International Pageant  International Education\Awareness Week  MLK Celebration  Annual Spring Powwow Outreach Programs  L.Y.L.C. (Conference)  S.O.N.Y. Conference  YMCA Young Achievers Program  High School recruiting visits  Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference

11. Leadership and Staffing At the beginning of the 2013 budget year the MSA office staff consisted of :  Clinton Normore, Director  Christopher Roman Nose, Assistant Director  Rolonda Robinson, Administrative Assistant Current MSA Staff:  Rolonda Robinson, Operations Specialist

12. Financial Resources/Budget  $ 26,500 FY 2013  $23,500 FY 2014  Budget was reduced $3000 FY 2014  See Financial Sheet Provided  MSA received $4000 from the Choctaw Nation Scholarship Advisement Program

13. Assessment And Evaluation  We complete the annual reviews by the University.  For the Mind the Gap Summer Program, MSA administered freshmen surveys during the Fall and Spring semesters of their freshmen year.  We need more staff. With the MTG Program 2014, the program needs to be at least 6 weeks long.  Many of our students’ who utilize our services have access to our office partner, Career Services. This in return provides them with career planning and opportunities.

14. Department Information Accomplishments:  Ten Year Clara Luper scholarship Anniversary  2012 – 2013: First Cohort Mind the Gap Summer Program  graduated 31 CL/AI Scholars with a 72% four-year graduation rate  Fall 2013: initiated the Mind the Gap Writing Project

15. Department Information  Changes  Staffing, Vacant Director & Assistant Director position

16. New Request for Resources  MSA is requesting for our budget to remain the same.