Office of Multicultural Affairs
VISION: To provide CCBC with the resources needed to better understand, value, appreciate and celebrate the cultural assets of its entire community of learners.
MISSION: The mission of the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) is to foster the creation of a culturally conscious environment, where equal educational access and opportunity is provided to persons of every race and ethnic heritage, gender, religion, ability and sexual orientation. In collaboration with existing college programs and offices, OMA promotes and facilitates the academic, professional and personal development of the CCBC community with an emphasis on underrepresented groups. This is accomplished through advocacy, direct services and cultural programming.
The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) is a unit within the Division of College Life.
Services provided by the Office of Multicultural Affairs are as follows:
• Educational and cultural programming
• Student Advocacy
• Mentoring and mentor training programs
• Advisement to student organizations
• Coordinates the “President’s Distinguished African-American Lecture Series”
The following are a sample of the various affiliated services, initiatives and offices that OMA works with on a regular basis:
• Achieving the Dream (AtD)
• The Community Book Connection
• Pilot Course on Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
• The Global Educational Initiative
• Office of Student Life
• The Essex Cultural Diversity Committee
• Office of International Education
In collaboration with offices and student organizations, OMA celebrates the following (partial list):
• National Hispanic Heritage Month
• National Disability Awareness Month
• Black History Month
• National Women’s History Month
• Gay and Lesbian History Month
• Native American Heritage Month
OMA FY 2009-2010 events and discussions (partial list):
• Culture, Coffee & Conversation: a series of culturally relevant discussions
• The Community Book connection:
CCBC Students’ Reflection on “a long way gone”
• President’s Distinguished African-American Lecture : Dr. Berniece Johnson Reagan: “Sweet Honey in the Rock, Voice of the Civil Rights Movement”
• Eileen Torres: Lecture/Performance/Dance Instructions. Learn all about salsa music.
• Japanese American Veteran's Lecture:"What Do You Do When Your Entire Country Associates You With The Enemy?"
Professional Staff:
Essex Campus
Dr. Larry Coleman, Director
LColeman@ccbcmd.edu
443.840.1382
B 123-A
Kesha King, Program Assistant
KKing@ccbcmd.edu
443-840.1570
B 123-A
Dundalk Campus
Dr. Patricia Quintero-Hall, Administrator
PHall@ccbcmd.edu
443.840.3206
K 229
Catonsville Campus
Mr. Carlos Muhammad, Coordinator
CMuhammad@ccbcmd.edu
443.840.4145
J 205
