Office for Multicultural Affairs

The Office for Multicultural Programs provides the necessary support and educational experiences to enhance the learning process that helps students, faculty, staff, and administrators obtain a global perspective, appreciate diverse and multicultural students, serve the community, and ultimately assist students in succeeding in their academic and career goals.

Our office coordinates efforts to foster an inclusive campus community that attracts, respects, and supports inclusion in multiple forms. We promote multiculturalism and inclusion, and what we can do as Vikings to celebrate, honor and promote diversity and inclusion at VCSU and beyond.

Resources available include:

• Safe Zone Ally
• Navigating Identities
• International Student Tuition Waiver
• Cultural Diversity Tuition Waiver Application
• 1st St. (First Generation Student Support)
• Black History Month
• Native American Heritage Month
• Social Justice Council
• Resource Pantry (McFarland 132)
• Office for Multicultural Affairs (McFarland 131)

VCSU Land Acknowledgement

We hereby acknowledge that the VCSU campus sits on traditional and ancestral lands of the Red Lake and Pembina bands of Ojibwe, and Sisseton and Wahpeton bands of Santee Dakota peoples. This land is deeply connected to the many indigenous people who have held and continue to hold it sacred. We pledge to work toward a strong and lasting relationship with Ojibwe and Dakota tribes as well as other indigenous peoples of our region to hold this land and community in celebration of its rich cultural history.

VCSU Statement on Racial Injustices

Valley City State University recognizes that we are living during a time of profound frustration, hurt, anger and, for many, a time of deep despair regarding the recent high-profile violent events targeting Black Americans. We believe that it is important to speak out against these atrocities. We stand with and embrace our Black students, staff, and faculty. We are committed to building an inclusive environment here at VCSU, one that recognizes and respects people of all backgrounds and experiences. We know that these words alone are not enough; we must take urgent and immediate actions to provide a more equitable experience for Black students, staff, and faculty at VCSU. We stand against racism and racial injustices and we support those who are targets of violence and social inequity. Today, we affirm an investment in this work.

Affirmed by Valley City State University, 09/23/2020