Programs
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Cultural Events
The Multicultural Center proudly sponsors a variety of cultural events
throughout the year. These events are designed to focus on cultural heritage,
knowledge, recognition and empowerment. The Center focuses on the following
cultural heritage groups: African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American and
European. The Center also hosts general diversity and leadership programs.
Sponsorship Request Form (pdf)
Multicultural Peer Advocates (MPAs)
The MPAs are responsible for participating in the planning, coordinating, and implementation of the Multicultural Center’s programs. These students provide peer advising, tutoring, general office assistance, advising, diversity presentations, and assistance in recruitment of minority students. They also participate in freshmen orientation, Comet Camp and Scholars Weekend, create newsletter articles, maintain and update a resource library, and are knowledgeable of UT Dallas policies, rules and regulations. The MPAs are personal and academic role models on the campus; the success of the MPA program can be attributed in large, to the dedication, creativity, and leadership they have provided over the past fifteen years.
Vida Social
Vida Social is a program designed to bring together the Hispanic community on campus. The program is a night of food, fun, interactive games, activities and networking. This is also an opportunity for all of the campus Hispanic student organizations to come together and for non-affiliated students to hang out and meet each other. The night is ended with a traditional pinata breaking. The overall purpose is to create an environment for Hispanics to feel connected to each other, the community and to UT Dallas. The event is traditionally hosted in the phase II Waterview apartment clubhouse.
MC 3.0 Challenge
The MC 3.0 Challenge is a peer competition to promote academic success and increase awareness of student support resources across campus. Different from other GPA challenges, the MC 3.0 Challenge is simply based on the current semester grade point average instead of overall grade point average. In both long semesters, the MC will recognize all participants who achieved a 3.0 grade point average or higher.
Diversity Merit Scholarship Program
The Diversity Merit Scholarship Program is aimed to increase the diversity of students enrolling at The University of Texas at Dallas. The scholarship targets students who have a record of academic excellence in high school or community college and show significant financial need. It is an intentional integration of academic and non-academic resources to foster learning-center interaction with faculty, staff, and peers. The Diversity Merit Scholarship Program is a working collaboration between the Office of Diversity & Community Engagement and the Multicultural Center.
Hispanic Student Organizations Leadership Program
The center host several events to support the Hispanic student organizations. The programs consist of the Fall officers training session, Hispanic Leadership workshop, Spring officers training and the Hispanic leaders luncheon.
