Minority andInternationalStudents

COLORADOCOLLEGE

THE OFFICE OF

relationships,dialogue,

integrated learning

OMIS General office phone:❖ (719) 389-6338

Websites:❖ www.coloradocollege.edu/omis❖ www.coloradocollege.edu/lgbtq

OMIS Office located at:❖ Colorado College Worner Campus Center

902 North Cascade Avenue

The Butler Center is located at:❖ 1001 North Nevada Avenue

E-mail for general questions, comments, and suggestions:❖ omis@coloradocollege.edu

Student OrganizationsThe following student groups are supported by theoffice of minority and international students andmeet regularly during each block. Membership isopen to all genuinely interested students regardless ofcultural background. For more information on thesegroups and meeting times, please contact our office.❖ AASU ˜ Asian American Student Union❖ BSU ˜ Black Student Union❖ DAwG ˜ Disability Awareness Group❖ FemCo ˜ The Feminist Collective❖ I Mua Lokahi ˜ Hawaii Club❖ KASA ˜ Korean American Student Association❖ MAPS ˜ Minority Association of Pre-Health Students❖ MOSAIC ˜ Multicultural Organization of

Students: An International Community❖ NASU ˜ Native American Student Union❖ Queer CC ˜ Queer Community Coalition❖ SASA ˜ Students for the Awareness of South Asia❖ SOMOS ˜ Latino/a Student Organization❖ UBUNTU ˜ African interest group

OMIS Sponsored Programs❖ First-Generation Program ~ for students who

are one of the first in their family to attend a four-year college

❖ First Wednesday ~ for international students❖ Friends of Colorado College (FoCC) ~ Non-

residential host family and peer mentorship program❖ Mind, Body, Soul ~ for women of color❖ Global Living Learning Community (LLC) ~

Cross-cultural residential community❖ Summer Leadership, Career, Diversity,Institute (LCDI) ~ Experiential summerresidential program

❖ Glass House ~ located in Lennox House, aresidential community committed to diversity andintercultural learning

❖ Sustained Leadership ~ a leadership-buildingprogram for minority, international, andLGBTQIA+ student leaders

T HE OFFICE OF MINORITY ANDINTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (OMIS) seeks to create and sustain an inclusive campus

environment that meets the needs of all students,faculty, and staff. We accomplish this througheducational and social programs, services, andtrainings that facilitate dialogue around difference and intersecting social identities. We advocate for thewell being of students by encouraging their academic,cultural, and social success, especially for studentsfrom underrepresented campus constituencies(students of color/American ethnic minorities,students from abroad, first-generation collegestudents, and LGBTQIA+ students).

We work collaboratively with a broad base of on- and off-campus constituents to promote learning,discovery, and scholarship about diversity, difference,power, privilege, bias, social justice, and intersectingidentities. We value equal and full participation, seriousand open intellectual inquiry, and shared goals.

The Office of Minority and International Studentscarries out the U.S. government mandated functionsthat allow Colorado College to issue documents for international students to attend the college.Colorado College is authorized under federal law to enroll nonimmigrant students.

Goals❖ Promote constructive pluralism and foster inclusivenessthrough advocacy, relationships, and experiential education. ❖ Engage the majority and minority CC campus community (faculty, staff, students) by providing opportunities for dialogue and exchange across multiple identities of difference. ❖ Buildpartnerships that advance integrated knowledge andlearning both inside and outside of the classroom.

The Butler CenterThe Ellis U. Butler, Jr. Center for Intercultural Leadership(Butler Center), located on the ground floor of the GlassHouse (1001 N Nevada Avenue), is managed by the officeof minority and international students. The Butler Centerprovides space for student group meetings and activities,academic classes, lectures, targeted population programs,tutoring and study sessions, recreational enjoyment, and a variety of other campus events. The Butler Center is open to all students, staff, and faculty on campus.

LGBTQIA+ Programs and ResourcesColorado College strives to create an affirming and just campus environment while supporting thedevelopment of students of all gender and sexualidentities. To achieve this, the office of minority andinternational students, together with staff, students, andfaculty across campus, facilitate educational programsand trainings for the broader campus community;support, advocate for, and empower individual studentsand student groups; work diligently to foster safe andinclusive spaces to build communities that promotelearning, discovery, and scholarship about gender, sexual orientation, social justice, and the complexities of intersecting identities; collaborate with campus and community groups to ensure access and equity for LGBTQIA+ students; develop best practices andproactive policy around issues of gender and sexuality inhigher education; and challenge and inspire all studentsto engage in critical examination of their own identity.More information at www.coloradocollege.edu/omis orwww.coloradocollege.edu/lgbtq

❝Through the programs and student

groups that OMIS offers I’ve

been able to find friends

that are interested in

the same things as I am.

I have the support to

pursue topics in

as an activist

and personally.❞— MARLEY HAMRICK ’12

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