Additional Diversity Resources at Penn State
In addition to resources already provided within the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity Web site, this page includes other diversity and diversity-related Web sites at Penn State.
Penn State for Adult Students
Helps adult learners who are thinking about beginning or returning to college or transferring from another institution or Penn State location.
American Indian Leadership Program
Provides support for American Indian students seeking graduate degrees from the College of Education.
Affirmative Action Office/Diversity Education Services
Responsible to support and monitor Penn State's Affirmative Action plan and provide diversity training for Penn State work units.
Center for Ethics and Religious Affairs
Provide and facilitate opportunities for the voluntary practice of religion so as to make evident the contribution of religion to the life of the mind.
Center for Women Students
Provides advocacy, information, educational programming, services, and referrals for women students.
College Multicultural Programs
College-based programs that provide support for students and staff of color within their respective colleges. All University Park based colleges have a college multicultural office. The links below lead to a list of college multicultural programs offices and those colleges that have Web pages for these offices.
Commission for Adult Learners
Recommends changes in policies and procedures and fosters coordination and information sharing about programs and services that recruit and retain adult learners.
Diversity Efforts at Penn State
FastStart (Faculty Alumni Student Triad)
A mentoring program designed to help first-year students from African American, Latino/Hispanic, Asian and Asian/Pacific Americans backgrounds, as well as those students who simply want to get their college careers off to a fast start.
Office of Graduate Educational Equity Programs
Coordinates the recruitment, retention, and professional development of underrepresented graduate students.
McNair Scholars Program
Works with undergraduate students from disadvantaged backgrounds in order to prepare them to pursue advanced studies in the disciplines of their choosing.
Multicultural Resource Calendar
Sponsored by OVPEE for use by the Penn State community. Please note that a valid Penn State Access account is required to view the calendar.
Paul Robeson Cultural Center
A forum for the cultural, educational, and social involvement of all students at Penn State, emphasizing the many forms of African American culture and how they intersect, overlap, and complement other cultures.
Student Minority Advisory and Recruitment Team
Student organization designed to share success stories at Penn State and assist the university with the recruitment of ethnic minorities.
Women in Engineering Program
Recruits women into engineering, facilitates the development of women engineers through advocacy and action, and promotes an equitable and productive learning and work environment within the College of Engineering.
Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity
314 Old Main, University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 865-5906 / Fax: (814) 865-3997
http://www.equity.psu.edu
Copyright 2005-2009 OVPEE
Web page last modified
June 3, 2009
by Web Coordinator.