“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure”. ~ Bill Cosby It’s your second year in college. What opportunities await you? What decisions will you need to make? What goals would you like to achieve? These are a few questions that you might be asking yourself as you begin your second year in college. For some, this may be … [Read more...]
About National Coming Out Day
National Coming Out Day is an event celebrated annually on October 11th across the United States in honor of the anniversary of the 1987 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Coming Out Day began in 1988 with Robert Eichberg, founder of the personal growth workshop The Experience, and Jean O’Leary, openly gay political leader and one-time head of the … [Read more...]
Setting Pathways for Success! GEAR UP Scholar Follows “Path” to Doctoral Studies
By Kathy Backus, Centralight Central Michigan University Alumni Magazine The Summer after sixth grade Donnesha Blake visited CMU through her participation in GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) - a national initiative to prepare middle and high school students for college - at her middle school in Flint, Michigan. The week-long … [Read more...]
Celebrate and Embrace Diversity!
Diversity is a fact of life. We will find it in people that we believe ‘resemble' us and in people we believe are ‘different' from us. We are all unique and are different in some aspect - it can be in thoughts and perceptions, physical looks, cultures, or beliefs. Our perceptions play a great role in differentiating people with whom we associate. From … [Read more...]
CMU’s Native American Programs Office
The Native American Programs Office (NAP) on the Central Michigan University campus is responsible for various activities all related to the Native American community and culture. NAP seeks to increase awareness of cultural, social, and artistic traditions of the Native American culture on campus and through community outreach, while focusing on the recruitment and retention of … [Read more...]