The Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center is “the hub for Blackness at Oregon State University” according to its director, Terrance Harris. The center’s mission is to provide resources that Black students and students of the African diaspora need in order to succeed and feel supported.
Oregon State’s Pride Center provides programs and services to members of the LGBTQIA+ community while fostering safe environments where those same students — learning on campus and online through OSU Ecampus — feel a sense of belonging. And in its quest to improve its service to students, the Pride Center is exploring methods to offer even more tangible benefits.
The work of highlighting and supporting the university’s Latinx and Chicanx community is something Oregon State’s Centro Cultural César Chávez does day in and day out. El Centro lifts up students online and on campus in pursuit of their academic and career goals while creating a welcoming and inclusive space for others.
Sara Caldwell-Kan, the interim director of OSU’s Asian & Pacific Cultural Center, shares her insights on the center’s efforts to achieve a sense of community, how ongoing social issues shape its work, and the ways in which student leadership is making waves.
We work endlessly to find new ways for online students to connect with the larger OSU community from a distance. Thankfully, Oregon State’s seven cultural resource centers make it possible for Ecampus students to engage with these vibrant, diverse communities no matter where they live.
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