We hold the further establishment of on-campus gathering places celebrating the multicultural history of the university through the development of the Woodrow court and when enacted, the new university student union which includes a Multicultural Center to serve as a gathering place for diverse students, facilitates diversity education and incorporates high functioning state-of-the-art technological systems and educational tools.
Strategies/Action Plan
- Creation of a multicultural center as a part of a new student center; and exploration of development of the Woodrow Court
- Student Affairs is exploring options for relocating the Intersection Lounge in the Russell House to a more central location.
- Creation of the Woodrow Court Committee to examine uses for the space and solicit feedback/ideas
- Timeline: Completed
- Who is responsible: Student Affairs
- Increase prayer spaces on campus and update website that lists on and off-campus prayer spaces.
- Timeline: Completed
- Who is responsible: Russell House Advisory Board/Student Affairs Office of Spiritual and Religious Life
- Student Affairs is hiring a researcher to study, design, and implement updates the African American Experiences at UofSC Wall in the Russell House Student Union.
- Timeline: Ongoing (possible ribbon cutting Aug 2021)
- Who is responsible: Russell House Advisory Board/Student Affairs
- UofSC Foundation has allocated $30,000 in one-time funding to update and expand the African-American Experiences at UofSC wall.