Student Affairs are an integral part of campus and have various resources and opportunities for students.
According to the MSU website, “Through partnerships with students and faculty, we aim to create a student-centered environment that fosters student exploration, leadership and the development of big ideas and real-world thinking.”
Student affairs oversees actions and activities on campus that involve students. Through student affairs, students can file complaints or appeals and receive help with basic needs. The office may also have graduate student employment opportunities available.
Student Affairs is also the home of the Multi-Cultural Student Affairs office.
Multicultural Student Affairs is the home to: African-American Affairs Center, Asian-American Affairs Center, Indian- American Affairs and Latinx Affairs. Each affairs department has a different manager.
According to their website, “The Center for African American Affairs develops events, programs and direct services that empower students to find their voice and explore the varying levels of their ethnic and cultural identities.
Balencia Sariah Crosby heads the department The office has many opportunities available for students. Onerogram offered is BIG (Black Intelligent Gentlemen), the mission is to, “improve the long-term trajectories of Black men in the college system.”
Another option available is the Black Student Union.
According to the MSU website, BSU’s purpose is, “to promote and sustain an atmosphere that is conducive to the political, cultural, social, spiritual, economic, and educational growth of students of African descent and the University community at large.”
Asian American Affairs also has its own office available for interested students. The MSU website says the group’s mission is to, “serve as a voice to promote equal access, opportunity, and cultural diversity for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI)…
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