Multicultural Services

The Center for Multicultural Services was created in 2008 to provide access and leadership in supporting under-represented students and overall student learning and success. The Center directly serves and celebrates the contributions of African Americans, African immigrants, Asian Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, GLBT and students from lower socio-economic backgrounds. It focuses on monitoring, evaluating, mentoring, recruitment, retention and the timely graduation of all traditional and non-traditional students. Our work enriches students' lives and inspires an affinity for community service, thus instilling in them that "education is not only about an individual gain, but a public good."

The Center for Multicultural Services promotes a welcoming climate and serves in an advocacy role for under-represented students. Normandale has a commitment to excellence in a comprehensive range of academic disciplines that foster academic equity and inclusion of all students and promoting a learning environment that is conducive for people of color to succeed.

In order to offer students the most informative programs and services we can, the Center collaborates with academic departments and other Normandale offices, such as Admissions, Counseling, Child Care Center, the Office for Students with Disabilities, the Mahendra Nath Career & Academic Planning Center, Financial Aid & Scholarships, Student Life and the Testing Center.

The Center for Multicultural Services is located in the Library Building, Room L 1755 and can be reached at 952-487-8436 or by email at multicultural_services@normandale.edu.