Multicultural Club
The Multicultural club is a fun and active group on campus that offers students from all around the world the opportunity to build close friendships with each other, while sharing their cultures with each other and the community. The club, which is one of the largest on campus, helps international students adjust to being away from home by giving them a place where they can feel comfortable, relaxed and yet involved in something meaningful. Club members become very close over the two to three years that they are here, and leave knowing they have life-long friends.
The club sponsors several fundraisers throughout the year so that it can afford to take various trips, have parties and do other fun activities. One of our largest fundraisers, "A Taste of Culture", is a night of entertainment in which club members share their talent in song, dance, marshal arts, etc. The money raised from the show goes into an International Student Scholarship fund. These special scholarships are only awarded to active members of the club who have demonstrated exemplary participation.
The club meets once every week throughout the school year, and every other meeting we try to plan a presentation from a member of the club about his/her country. Often at meetings we like to have a sampling of some native food as well. Each year the club plans various trips, including one big fieldtrip at the end of each spring semester. Trips in the past have included places like Denver, CO and Rapid City, SD.
Anyone is welcome to join, whether international or not. If you are interested in being a part of the Multicultural Club, contact the International Student Advisor.