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Welcome to the

Office of Multicultural Student Affairs

A place where you are included. A place to get involved and be involved. A place to develop a sense of community. To learn about different aspects of campus life. To fulfill your educational goals. To get counseling on your concerns, whether they're academic, social, financial, career, or personal concerns. A place where you learn to meet the challenges of life.

The Joan Burley O’Neal Alumni Scholarship

The Joan Burley O’Neal Alumni Scholarship is a memorial to the late Joan Burley O’Neal (1953-1984) by her sister and family. The African-American Chapter of the Texas State Alumni Association joined the family to recognize African-American students at Texas State University. This scholarship provides $500 per semester for two academic semesters.

Distributions from the endowment shall be used to award scholarships to students that are junior or senior classification and currently enrolled in Texas State. Applications for the scholarship should be made through the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office at Texas State University-San Marcos and the Director of the Texas State Alumni Association will review applicants. Additional criteria for the recipients follow.

Reciepients must have a 2.75 grade point average or higher
Reciepients must be enrolled as a full-time student (at least 12 hours)
Preference for recipient to be African-American.

For application information, please contact Alumni Relations at 512.245.2371 or 888.798.2586. Join the Alumni Association today at www.TxStateAlumni.org

Join us for these upcoming conferences....

16th Annual African American Leadership Conference

The mission of the conference is to lay a foundation for educational success of incoming and returning African American students by providing the opportunity for networking and learning.

Date: September 11-14, 2008

Location: Texas State LBJ-Student Center

Contact: Jonnie Wilson or Beverly Woodson Day

Phone: 512.245.2278 or 512.245.7439

4th All Male Conference

The mission of the All Male Conference is to inspire young males from all ethnic backgrounds and educational levels to reflect on their cultural past in order to foster leadership qualities that will provide social, economic, cultural and political development.

When: November 6-8, 2008

Where: Texas State LBJ-Student Center

Contact: Jesse Silva

Phone: 512.245.2278

Hip Hop Congress

Hip Hop Congress is a diverse community service based student organization that strives to unite cultures through the art of Hip-Hop by encouraging creativity, expression, and social activism.

Latinas Unidas

To promote the education and empowerment of Latinas through networking, support and friendship

Meetings every Wednesday at 5:30 in room 4-9.1 in the LBJ Student Center. Latinas Unidas is involved with the Spring Social, Images of Women, Hispanic Heritage Month, and the Latino Leadership Conference.

Allies

The Allies of Texas State program aims to create and sustain "safe places," places where LGBTQ persons can speak with an Ally in confidence, for LGBTQ students, faculty, and staff. The program also seeks to include LGBTQ individuals in all aspects of campus life. The Allies of Texas State program fulfills these goals by providing information, trainings, and social gatherings; honoring diversity; and fostering a welcoming campus environment.

African American Leaderhship Conference

The Mission of the conference is to lay a foundation for educational success of incoming and returning African American students by providing the opportunity for networking and learning.