"We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry,
and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal
in value no matter what their color"
- Maya Angelou

Up-Coming Events

Multicultural Welcome Week! August 20th - August 30th, 2008 View the Events >

The National Coalition Building Institute View 2008-2009 workshop schedule * This schedule is tentative. Please contact OMA office for more details about a specific date/time.

FREEDOM RIDE 2009 Are you interested in social change? Do you want to learn more about historic social activists who have made a difference in society? Applications for 2009 coming soon. Freedom Ride 2007 View the video slideshow >

Safe Zone Training for Faculty, Staff and Graduate Students Safe Zone is seeking faculty staff and students to participate in Ally training for this important program. A Safe Zone Ally provides a place that offers understanding and a safe environment for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals where they are welcome and celebrated. Visit Safe Zone for more information...

Bulls-Eye-View Cultural Diversity Awareness Series Faces of America An original nationally acclaimed One Person Show featuring the many faces of American society. Sept. 25, 2008 8pm.

The Multicultural Community Multicultural Welcome Week will be in August. More details coming soon.

OMA also supports…… USF Orientation & Bulls Night Out

VISION

The Vision of the Office of Multicultural Activities is to educate and inspire all students at the University of South Florida to discover and experience the value of cultivating culturally diverse interpersonal relationships.

MISSION

Furthermore, it is our mission to provide an open and inclusive environment where students from dissimilar cultural groups are encouraged to engage in meaningful social and educational relationships through involvement in co-curricular activities.

STAFF

CARMEN GOLDSMITH
Interim Director
(813) 974-5111

CHRIS CHELL
Interim Coordinator
(813) 974-5111

DONNA ALVAREZ
Senior Clerk
(813) 974-5111

BRITTANY STOKES
Graduate Assistant
(813) 974-2988

SHIVALI VYAS
Student Assistant
(813) 974-2988

JIMMY TAPIA
Student Assistant
(813) 974-7014

PATRICIA DOMINGUEZ
Student Assistant
(813) 974-7014

 

OFFICE OF MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS
University of South Florida
Phyllis P. Marshall Center
4202 East Fowler Avenue, CTR 246 (Loc. CTR 254)
Tampa, FL 33620