The Difference in GEAR UP/College Day: GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) differs from other access programs by raising academic aspiration of entire grade level cohorts of low-income students, not just selected individuals. Furthermore the GEAR UP Program is cultivating motivation, knowledge, and skills needed to succeed in … [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...]
CMU’s Multicultural Academic Student Services (MASS) Office
With a motto of “Coming together is a beginning, Working together is progress, Growing together is success”, Central Michigan University's Multicultural Academic Student Services (MASS) is a comprehensive office which provides academic, personal, social and cultural support to all students through its programs. To empower and retain students, the MASS team … [Read more...]
CMU’s Office of Diversity Education
The Office of Diversity Education (ODE) on the Central Michigan University campus represents diverse backgrounds and cultures on campus and helps fulfill the university's mission to increase students' respect, acceptance, and understanding of diverse people. The Office coordinates diversity training and workshops conducted on and off campus, and also provides … [Read more...]
CMU’s Center for Inclusion and Diversity
On August 1, 2011, The Center for Inclusion and Diversity at Central Michigan University was created and now serves as home to many of the offices with a focus on diversity, multiculturalism and inclusion through the Office for Institutional Diversity. Offices located within the Center include GEARUP/College Day-108, LGBTQ Services-110A (formerly the Office of Gay and Lesbian … [Read more...]