Marion Shane Multicultural Center

About the Multicultural Center

The Multicultural Center is a comprehensive office that assists with the educational, cultural, social and personal needs of all students, with special emphasis on ethnic, gender, and minority issues. The primary focus of the office is to develop leaders and scholars. Other areas of focus are to create campus-wide awareness in regard to socio-economic issues and to bridge the gap between students and faculty.

Initiatives through the Multicultural Center encourage student exposure to the cultural richness found in color, gender, national origin, creed, lifestyle and sexual orientation. The center advocates educational growth through scholarship, leadership and service and strives to impact retention while offering personal enhancement programs instituted for students to reach the overarching goal of academic success and professional development.

The MCC offers a wide variety of services to students, including counseling, personal support, advising, advocacy.

Programs include:

• Leadership Retreats
• MVP (Multicultural Visit Program)
• International Day of Peace Observance
• Fall Break Trip
• Hispanic Heritage Month and Food Tasting
• Breast Cancer Awareness
• Native American Heritage Month
• Holiday’s Around the World
• World AIDS Observance
• MLK Celebration Activities
• Black History Month Observance
• Women’s History Month Observance
• Holocaust Remembrance
• Cultural Awareness Week

Contacts

Pertrina D. Marrero
Director
Phone: (814) 824-2369
E-mail: pmarrero@mercyhurst.edu