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THE LONNIE B. HARRIS BLACK • National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is committed
CULTURAL CENTER
Named for the first director of Oregon State’s
Educational Opportunities Program, the Lonnie B.
Harris Black Cultural Center has for more than 40
years carried out its mission to build community,
promote racial understanding and enrich the quality
of campus life for African and African American
students both on campus and across the state. Truly, it
is the beating heart of the Black experience at
Oregon State.
The Black Cultural Center’s space and resources are
open to all members of the Oregon State University
community. Enjoy a fully-equipped kitchen, a study
area complete with TV, computers and video games,
gender-inclusive bathrooms, along with a library filled
with books that celebrate the vast contributions of
African diaspora cultures.
NIA LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITY
Through a shared interest in centering Black people
and people of the African diaspora, Nia allows
students to build strong community, explore racial
identity and understand what it means to be Black
and African-American in Oregon and at OSU.
EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS • Outstanding Black Graduation celebrates Oregon State’s
highest-achieving black graduates.
• Black Connect is an annual welcome event for first-year and
transfer students arriving at Oregon State, complete with games,
ice cream, and networking with university’s most prominent STUDENT CLUBS
minority student organizations. AND ORGANIZATIONS
• Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Breakfast and March is one of With 400+ student clubs and organizations at
the longest running annual events on campus focused on social Oregon State, students have multiple opportunities
justice and transformative change.
to discover new interests, meet new people, and
• Juneteenth Celebration is a festival held annually on June 19 to build community on campus. Many clubs emphasize
commemorate emancipation from slavery in Texas on that day supporting and encouraging students of color.
in 1865.
• African Student Association (ASA) promotes close and
• Speaking Justice Poetry Slam is an evening performance of friendly relationships among African students of the diaspora
spoken word inspired by the 1967 Martin Luther King Jr. speech, and the Oregon State community.
“Where do we go from here?”
• Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA) serves as a
• Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration is an opportunity for the Oregon professional and social support body for black
State community to celebrate Kwanzaa with food, entertainment graduate students.
and community.
• Oregon State University NAACP Chapter as the first
• Black Excellence Celebration honors black community members collegiate NAACP chapter throughout the Pacific Northwest
for their work on and off campus.
region, the OSU chapter of the NAACP host programs and
• Black History Month events celebrate the accomplishments of events designed to help ensure the political, educational,
black Americans in every area throughout history. social and economic equality of OSU Black and other
students of color are being acheived.
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
to increasing the number of culturally responsible black Oregon State offers a number of courses on African
engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and
positively impact the community. American issues and other intersectionalities, along with
• National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), also known as a wealth of educational events hosted by on-campus
the Divine Nine, is a collaborative organization of nine organizations. Examples include:
historically African American, international Greek lettered • Women of Color Feminism
fraternities and sororities. Fraternities and sororities • Language, Race and Racism in the US
currently active on campus include: Alpha Kappa Alpha • Contemporary African American Social Discourse:
Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. Decolonizing Our Food and Body
• Black Student Union (BSU) enriches quality of campus life • Africans in Latin America
for African American-identified students at Oregon State.
• African American Political and Social Thought
CAMPUS PROGRAMS • Race, Space and Difference
AND INITIATIVES • Queer/Trans People of Color Arts and Activism
• SOL: LGBTQ+ Multicultural Support Network is • Inventing Ethnic America
committed to improving the climate for people of color • Social Change and American Popular Music
within the LGBTQ+ community through counseling, advocacy
and ally building among students, faculty and staff. Check out catalog.oregonstate.edu for a comprehensive
• AYA links members of the Oregon State community who are list of Oregon State’s course offerings.
working to support, nurture, love and advocate for Womxn
of Color.
• Multicultural Beavers is a network for multiracial, biracial
and mixed-heritage students. Students connect, share
resources and collaborate with faculty and staff who can
contribute to their academic success.
SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT
Oregon State University believes in creating an
enriching, supportive environment for students as
they navigate their degree program. Students can find
academic support through the following on-campus
help centers:
• Educational Opportunities Program (EOP) provides
personal and academic support for students who have SEE A NOTICEABLE GAP IN
traditionally been denied equal access to higher education. OUR LIST OF CLUBS OR OUR
• Distinguished Scholars Initiative (DSI) provides mentorship EVENTS CALENDAR?
and academic coaching to male students of color.
Connect with Student Leadership and
• Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Involvement and they’ll give you all the tools
is dedicated to increasing the number of traditionally
underrepresented students successfully completing and support you need to create what you’re
degree programs in the STEM fields — science, technology, envisioning. Remember: this is your campus.
Help us find new ways to reflect you in it.
engineering and mathematics.
• MANNRS promotes academic and professional advancement
for minorities in agriculture, natural resources, and NEED A KNOWLEDGEABLE
related sciences. ADVOCATE ON CAMPUS?
• Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) WE’RE HERE FOR YOU.
provides individual, couples and group counseling for Oregon
Diversity & Cultural Engagement is your platform
State students to bolster their academic success and for collaborating to build an inclusive, just
personal development.
community. Whatever you need, we’ll work with
you to develop initiatives that make Oregon State
a better place to live and study.