Programs

The Office of Multicultural Affairs & Diversity provides an array of educational lectures, workshops, and student leadership opportunities that promote diversity and enhance cross-cultural understanding.  All events are open to the entire UNE community and most often to the general public as well. 

Multicultural Affairs staff works closely with student groups, faculty and staff from other UNE Departments to collaborate on programs.  We are always open to suggestions for speakers or programming ideas.  For more information on ways to get involved, contact the Director of Multicultural Affairs at dgaspar@une.edu or 602-2461.

Some of the programs coordinated by the Office of Multicultural Affairs & Diversity Programs include:

UNE Diversity Lecture Series hosts speakers and programs that critically examine issues of diversity, equity, and justice and promote a more diverse and culturally pluralistic community. More

Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration is an institutional event held annually to commemorate the life and legacy of MLK, Jr. with keynote speakers, cultural events, volunteer opportunities, and other activities that promote social justice. More

Intercultural Excursion is held as part of UNE orientation/welcome back week events to welcome first year undergraduate students from diverse or traditionally under-represented backgrounds to the UNE community and assist students with their transition to college life.

Passport to Culture International Festival is held each spring for elementary school aged students from the Biddeford/Saco community to promote cross-cultural understanding, create goodwill, and raise students’ awareness of the wider global community. The program is co-sponsored by the Office of International Education and hosted by UNE multicultural/international/study abroad students. 

Inter-Professional Education Collaborative (IPEC) The Mission of IPEC is to educate practitioners, scholars, and researchers to work together and with patients and clients for relationship-centered health care that is comprehensive, collaborative, caring, safe, and continuous throughout the life cycle. Multicultural Affairs participates in IPEC activities to help foster cross-cultural understanding and coordinate programs that raise awareness of multicultural/diversity issues as they relate to healthcare professionals. More

UNE Safe Space is a three-hour training program that helps participants understand the challenges that many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered persons experience. More