Register for the 2025 Belongingness Series
The Center for Multicultural Services (CMS) creates and supports programs, services, and resources that empower all members of our diverse community. CMS is dedicated to fostering a collaborative environment that encourages investigation of biases and assumptions, and celebrates cultural communities. CMS strives to nurture an inclusive and justice-oriented learning community, and encourage community members to explore their socio-cultural identity, systems of oppression and their impact on society.
Our Vision
To create, sustain, and nurture a dynamic, inclusive, and just 21st-century learning community.
This mission will be carried out by:
- We offer a “cultural hub” for students to gather, study, collaborate, and flourish.
- We encourage self-discovery and exploring the significance of diversity in all its forms for one’s life and their community.
- We provide experience and knowledge that enables others to become culturally proficient.
- We coach students and others working with diversity issues.
- We advocate for equal inclusion and participation at all levels of the university structure, as well as off campus.
- We challenge assumptions and acknowledge that learning is a lifelong process.
- We strengthen relationships and foster partnerships with surrounding communities.
Programs and Services
The Center for Multicultural Services offers a number of program resources, including: As context for these programs and services, the University of La Verne recognizes and is proud to be a Hispanic Serving Institution as designated by the Federal Department of Education and recognizes the richness that diverse perspectives bring to an educational experience. To become a campus that centers “servingness” is always a work in progress. Ask us about our campus community partnerships that support our Latinx/a/o/e students and alumni.
Premiere Programs
Access Program
We’ve developed intentional partnerships across campus and within our community to support Foster Youth and Give Something Back Scholars. Through these partnerships, we are able to provide high-impact support services that contribute to the success of our students. These services include standing monthly meetings, assistance navigating university departments like financial aid, access to mentors, and book support.
Black Student Services/Black Scholars Success Program
Providing a comprehensive range of programs and services to support the academic success of the Black/African American students through community meet and greet events, student retreats and conferences, the Black & Latinx Alumni Mentorship Program, and the Black Scholars Living Learning Community.
Community Building for Belongingness
This is a 7-part series held in the fall and spring focused on community building by learning to address difficult community issues around identity, equity, diversity, and inclusion. The end goal, “Belongingness”, is achieved through an experiential and interactive methodology that has dialogue as its foundation.
Black and LatinX Scholars Living Learning Community
Our Living, Learning Communities are about providing familiar spaces where students can create a sense of home away from home. The goal is to build community and support students in achieving academic excellence. We want participants to be able to grow and share the richness of who they are with the ULV community and enrich the community with their presence.
Multicultural Graduation Celebration
A complementary commencement celebration of our graduates where they are able to share their unique cultural background with everyone present. Our cultural festivities shine a spotlight on the accomplishments of students’ successes within their familial and unique cultural environment.
Additional Programs and Supports
- Mediation services
- Counseling, coaching, and supporting cultural clubs
- Diversity retreats
- Peer facilitator training
- Leadership training and funding opportunities
- Brothers’ Forum mentorship and scholarship program
- Resources and support to DACA/Dreamers, undocumented and/or mixed status students
- Representing and advocating for diversity on various university committees
- Native/Indigenous Advisory Group
- Dream Team Advisory Group