Contact Us

mtthorns@svsu.edu
(989) 964-4068
(989)790-9221
Dr. Mamie T. Thorns
Special Assistant to the President
for Diversity Programs

Office

Wickes 314

Cultural Diversity Initiatives

SVSU takes great pride in the variety of Diversity Initiatives it offers to its students, faculty, staff and the community. Listed below are many of the initiatives that are in place for the betterment of our University and surrounding area.

The Martin Luther King, Jr.-Cesar Chavez-Rosa Parks Initiatives (KCP)

  • The College Day Program
  • The Future Faculty Fellowship
  • The Visiting Profess Program 3
  • The 4-S Program

Sister University Relationships

  • Shikoku University, Tokushima
  • Shih Hsin University, Taiwan

Outreach Programs

  • Opportunity for Professional Education Nursing (OPEN)
  • Young Educators Society (High School)
  • Grow Your Own Teacher Program (High School)
  • Teacher Cadet Program (High School)
  • Minority Mentoring Program, M2P
  • Urban Teacher Preparation Program Partnership
  • Roosevelt Ruffin Symposium

Other Initiatives

  • Diversity Study Guide Project
  • International Faculty Members
  • Diverse Academic Disciplines
  • Unity Month Celebration
  • Affirmative Action Symposium
  • Study Abroad Opportunities
  • Hispanic Heritage Activities
  • Student Get Acquainted Day
  • Black History Activities
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
  • Ablers Forum
  • Women's History Month
  • Gay/Straight Alliance
  • International Festivals
  • Talented 10th Teen Summer Institute
  • Ethnic & Cultural Student Organizations
  • Diversity Coffee Chats

 

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