Bluefield State College Advancement and Planning



			Making Education Possible!

Welcome

Dr. Sapphire C. Cureg
Director, Multicultural Affairs
(304) 327-4512
scureg@bluefieldstate.edu

Welcome to the Website for the Office of Multicultural Affairs at Bluefield State College. The office serves as a unit in the President’s Office.

In order to make education possible to all, Office of Multicultural Affairs exists to build and promote a campus community that is inclusive, welcoming, and respectful of differences in race, ethnicity, gender, national origin, economic background, age, religion, disability, veteran status or marital status.

To this end, Office of Multicultural Affairs collaborates with other academic and non-academic departments/offices to ensure that students are enriched in their learning experiences to become global citizens.

The Office of Multicultural Affairs:

Serves as a key resource for development and maintenance of a Multicultural campus environment.
Encourages cultural exchanges between students, faculty, staff and administration.
Provides support and advisement among culturally diverse organizations.
Collaborates with Human Resources to recruit and enhance a diverse workforce.
Collaborates with other departments in efforts to strengthen recruitment and retention services.

Mission
Statement

The mission of the Office of Multicultural Affairs is to help build, promote, and enhance diversity in Bluefield State College resulting in increased awareness, understanding, appreciation, respect, and celebration of differences in race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, sex, age, economic status, and ability.

Equal Employment
Opportunity &
Affirmative Action

BSC is committed to and reaffirms support for Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action by improving access and advancement opportunities for groups who have historically suffered discrimination in the work place.

Advisory
Committee

The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to build shared commitment to diversity throughout Bluefield State College. The Committee is representative of the greater college community and functions in an advisory role to the Office of Multicultural Affairs for campus wide diversity initiatives. The goals are:

Identify and promote college community and diversity opportunities/initiatives that involve multiple college constituencies working together.
Provide guidance in building social justice awareness throughout Bluefield State College.
Offer learning resources/opportunities in diverse formats to meet the global needs of our students.

The Office of Multicultural Affairs Advisory Committee meets monthly to discuss current activities, initiatives and issues, and strategize on collective action. It is chaired by the Director of Multicultural Affairs.

Members
Sapphire C. Cureg, Ed.D.	Director, Multicultural Affairs and Chair, Office of Multicultural Affairs Committee
Tracey Anderson, Ed.D.	Director, Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Joan Buchanan, M.S.	Student Services Specialist
John Cardwell, Ed.S.	Executive Director, Enrollment Management; Vice President of Student Affairs
Sudhakar Jamkhandi, Ph.D.	Director, Internation Initiatives
James Nelson, B.S.	Assistant to the President and Director of Media Relations
Leah Taylor, M.S.	Director, Human Resources
Terry Thompson, M.A.	Academic Advisor
Anthony Woart, Ph.D.	Director, Minority Health Institute

Heritage Months
&
Annual Events

Heritage Months and Annual Events
September	Hispanic Heritage Month
October	Gay/Lesbian Heritage Month
November	Jewish Heritage Month Native American Heritage Month
February	Black History Month
May	Asian Pacific Heritage Month
June	Gay/Lesbian Bisexual Transgendered Pride Month