The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA), through academic initiatives students, staff, and faculty share an enriching and enlightening connection to one another, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Community, and our surrounding communities. It is the goal of OMSA to provide resources and opportunities that enhance the growth and development of underrepresented students. Additional res
ources available through OMSA include scholarship information, employment opportunities, campus referrals, graduate school information, and an informal setting for student networking. A Brief History of the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs
Beginning
1982: Creating High Aspirations and Motivations Program (CHAMPS) & Minority Student Services Program is created
- total of 2 employees (1 director/coordinator, 1 program assistant)
1983: Hired on a counselor/coordinator
Creating its own entity
1987: Minority student services program attains its own entity by becoming the Center for Educational and Cultural Advancement (CECA)
- UW System mandates diversity course required for graduation; UWP implements the diversity course (DV) required for graduation
1988: Center hires 1 more individual as a program manager to supplement other positions of a counselor, program assistant, and director
- receives an intercultural commons
Growing & expanding to meet our commitment to Diversity
1989: Pre-college program (CHAMPS) is housed in its own office as the Pre-College Department
1990: CECA moves to its current location with the intercultural commons
1996: CECA is renamed and called the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs
2001: OMSA receives an additional FT employee as a student services coordinator with a total of 4 employees (2 coordinators, 1 program assistant, 1 director)
2009: Offices of Pre-college, Student Support Services, & OMSA are combined to create the Multicultural Student Opportunity Services Unit.
2013: Sustained as Office of Multicultural Student Affairs with 3 employees
