Location : Kagin Commons Phone : 651-696-6243 *Visit the Lealtad-Suzuki Center Website Read Our Newsletters: Spring 2009 Fall 2008 Spring 2008 Read the Department's Fall 2004 Interim Report (Revised) 2002-2003 One Year Plan Cultural Student Organizations For more information about multicultural life at Macalester, contact Tommy L. Woon. This webpage is updated by Karla Benson Rutten.
	DML Mission Statement The mission of the Department of Multicultural Life (DML) is to integrate and affirm the peoples, discourses, thoughts, and experiences of marginalized people into the fabric of the Macalester community. The goals of the DML are to identify, assess, and promote social justice for the campus community; create partnerships with academic and administrative departments to infuse multiculturalism through all aspects of campus life; and foster and promote a pluralistic environment that is inclusive of the entire college community. Our Guiding Principle The Department of Multicultural Life, through the Lealtad-Suzuki Center, the Cultural House, and other initiatives, provides leadership in supporting Macalester's stated purpose "to prepare people to become intellectually vital and productive citizen leaders in a world that includes a multiplicity of cultures, perspectives, and needs." We recognize that campus diversity and close contact among people of different backgrounds often perpetuate conflicts that emanate from the larger society, and there is a need for collective responsibility to encourage a learning environment which honors our multiple perspectives and works toward equity and social justice. The Department of Multicultural Life helps the campus community to address these concerns with intention, inclusion, and integrity. DML Initiatives The Lealtad-Suzuki Center The Alumni of Color & Friends Host Family Program The Emerging Scholars Program The Cultural House Harambee! A Celebration of Multicultural Moments 2009-2010 DML Staff CENTRAL STAFF Tommy L. Woon - Dean of Multicultural Life Karla Benson Rutten - Director,  Lealtad-Suzuki Center Alina Wong – Assistant Director, Lealtad-Suzuki Center Afifa Benwahoud - Department Coordinator, Multicultural Life Sedric McClure - Multicultural Counselor, MAX Center STUDENT ASSISTANTS: LEALTAD-SUZUKI CENTER Joseph Beaulieu ‘12 Sallem Berhane ‘10 Lucy Chen ’12 (Volunteer) Natalie Clifford ‘12 Elyse Dempsey '10 Angela Gutierrez ’11 (Fall 2009) Emily Lesnick ’11 (Spring 2010) STUDENT ASSISTANTS: CULTURAL HOUSE Bimbola Akinbola ’11 (Volunteer) Gabriella Deal-Marquez ‘12 (Volunteer) Noah Exum ‘12 (Programming Assistant) Jade Johnson ’12 (Programming Assistant) Angelina Momanyi ’12 (House Manager) SCHOLAR MENTORS: EMERGING SCHOLARS PROGRAM Helinna Ayalew ‘10 Jamila Humphrie ’11 (Spring 2010) Luisa Paredes ‘11 Celeste Prince  '10 Natalee Raymond ‘12 Doris Zhao ‘12 Jeffrey Yamashita ’11 (Fall 2009) DEAN’S STUDENT ASSISTANT Kyera Singleton ‘11	UPCOMING EVENTS Oct. 15, 6pm Tapas Series: “The Changing Face of Sports” (Cultural House) Oct. 20, 6-8pm “In the Kitchen with Chinese Culture Club (Cultural House) Oct. 23, 8pm Poetry Slam Cultural House) Oct. 27, 6-8pm “In the Kitchen with… (Cultural House) Nov. 3, 6-8pm “In the Kitchen with the Cultural Orgs (Cultural House) Nov. 5, Noon Soup & Substance Sponsored by the LSC (Kagin Commons, Lower Level) Nov. 6, 7pm Fresh Fridays (Cultural House) Nov. 10, 6-8pm “In the Kitchen with Adelante (Cultural House) Nov. 11, 4:45pm Tapas Series: “Spirituality at Mac” (Cultural House) Nov. 12, 6pm Xpressions: “Stop ‘N Swap Clothing Exchange” (Campus Center) Nov. 13, 9am Allies Project Training (Email awong3@mac to sign up) Nov. 17, 5pm SPEAK! Series: Well Red ~ Native American Playwrights & New Native Theater (Hill Ballroom) Nov. 17, 6-8pm “In the Kitchen with BLAC (Cultural House) Nov. 19, 4:30pm Holla Back Café Cultural House) Nov. 24, 6-8pm “In the Kitchen with PIPE (Cultural House) Dec. 1, 6-8pm “In the Kitchen with CSA (Cultural House) Dec. 2, 3pm Allies Project Training (Email awong3@mac to sign up) Dec. 3, Noon Soup & Substance Sponsored by the LSC (Kagin Commons, Lower Level) Dec. 4, 7pm Fresh Fridays (Cultural House) Dec. 8, 6-8pm “In the Kitchen with ASA (Cultural House)

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